Effective immediately, any foreign national residence permit holder in Turkey intending to renew their residence permit must submit their renewal application in person at the immigration office.
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FRANCE – New Temporary Residence Permit for Talent Passport Visa Holders
Effective 1 March 2019, talent passport (“passeport talent”) applicants who have been issued a three-month D visa will now be issued a six-month temporary residence permit (“Autorisation Provisoire de Séjour” or APS) on application for an initial residence permit, post arrival in France.
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FRANCE – New Temporary Residence Permit for Talent Passport Visa Holders
This alert was prepared with information provided by APRO Consulting.
BRAZIL – Residence Permit for Property Investment
The National Immigration Council has published Normative Resolution 36/2018, which regulates the issuance of a residence permit on the basis of real estate investment in Brazil.
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BRAZIL – Residence Permit for Property Investment
This alert was prepared using information provided by Newland Chase.
POLAND – New Appointment Booking Procedures
Effective immediately, a new online appointment booking system is in place at the Warsaw immigration office (Mazovian Provincial Office) for initial and renewal applications for type A work permits (local contract and payroll). The applicant can select a preferred date from an available range. However, the date confirmed by the authorities may not be the same as the date requested.
In addition, the Kraków immigration office (Malopolskie Provincial Office) has implemented a new system for booking an appointment for any work and residence permit application by email. In return, the applicant will receive an SMS notification with the appointment time.
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POLAND – New Appointment Booking Procedures
This news alert was prepared using information provided by Expatax.
NETHERLANDS – Self-Employed Activities Permitted for Intra-Corporate Transferees
Effective 1 October 2018, third-country nationals working in the Netherlands with an intra-corporate transfer (ICT) permit can perform self-employed activities alongside the main working activities for which their residence permit in the Netherlands has been initially granted, according to a recent decree.
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NETHERLANDS – Self-Employed Activities Permitted for Intra-Corporate Transferees
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NETHERLANDS – Cross border workers no longer limited to 90 out of 180 days
Effective immediately, third country nationals resident in another member state (for example Belgium or Germany) who work in the Netherlands with a work permit but return to their country of residence at least once a week (so-called “cross border workers” or “frontier workers”) are no longer limited to 90 days stay in the Netherlands in any 180-day period.
The Dutch Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) has removed the reference to this limit from its website and confirmed to Newland Chase that cross border workers are indeed exempt from the 90/180 days limit.
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NETHERLANDS – Cross border workers no longer limited to 90 out of 180 days
This news alert was prepared using information provided by Newland Chase.
GERMANY – Closer Scrutiny of Academic Qualifications for Blue Card Applications
The German immigration authorities (Ausländerbehörde) will require official evaluation of university diplomas submitted in support of EU Blue Card applications, according to the Frankfurt authorities, who are already implementing this new rule.
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GERMANY – Closer Scrutiny of Academic Qualifications for Blue Card Applications
This news alert was prepared using information provided by Cheryl Koenig Relocation Services Group.
TURKEY – Update on Residence Permit Process
The Migration Directorate has recently introduced changes to its rules for short-term (touristic) residence permits, with the stated aim of limiting the number of foreign nationals illegally engaging in work while holding these permits.
These measures are expected to develop further as the Migration Directorate tests their effectiveness.
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This news alert was prepared using information provided by Bener Law Office.
ITALY – Family Residence Permit Applicants Can Start Work Upon Application Submission
On 7 May 2015, with immediate effect, the Italian Ministry of Labour clarified that applicants for residence permits for family reasons can start work as soon as they have submitted the application.
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ITALY – Family Residence Permit Applicants Can Start Work Upon Application Submission
This news alert was prepared using information provided by Mazzeschi.
CANADA & PORTUGAL – New Opportunities for Young Workers
Starting in 2019, the new bilateral Youth Mobility Arrangement signed May 3 between Canada and Portugal will authorize up to 2,000 young Canadian nationals to live and work in Portugal, and up to 2,000 young Portuguese nationals to live and work in Canada for periods of up to two years. To be eligible, applicants must be citizens of one of the two signatory countries and aged 18 to 35.
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