Effective 10 December 2018, an RPTKA can only be valid for up to two years initially, rather than five as previously.
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On 1 November 2018, Regulation 10/2018 of the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) took effect.
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Effective immediately, the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) has clarified an existing rule that, for the Atypical Worker Scheme, letters of approval issued for entry clearance must be used within 90 days of issuance, after which they will become invalid.
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IRELAND – Authorities Clarify 90-Day Validity of Letter of Approval for Atypical Work Scheme
Effective December 19, the Iraqi Ministry of Interior has begun limiting the validity of Letters of Approval (LOAs) for all visas to three months. Previously, LOAs were issued with varying validity periods depending on visa type, giving LOA holders up to one year in which to enter Iraq and activate or renew their visas.
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IRAQ – Visa Letters of Approval Limited to Three Months Validity
Effective immediately, companies in Saudi Arabia will have to utilize their block visas more quickly in order to hire foreign employees. The Saudi Ministry of Labor has announced that it is reducing the validity period of its block visas from two years to one year.
Thus, companies now have just one year to recruit and hire the needed foreign workers before their block visa automatically expires.
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Effective 27 September 2017, the regulations governing work permits and temporary residence permits have been amended, introducing changes to permit categories, validity periods, minimum salaries, government filing fees, notification and renewal rules and documentary requirements, among other changes.
Note that further clarification of the changes is expected from the Ukrainian authorities, and that there may be delays while the new regulations are implemented.
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UKRAINE – Major Changes to Immigration Rules
Effective 31 May 2017, Panama has reduced the duration of stay of visitors who are nationals of Colombia, Nicaragua and Venezuela to 90 days (from 180 days previously).
PANAMA – Visits Restricted to 90 Days for Nationals of Colombia, Nicaragua and Venezuela
Effective immediately, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) in Singapore has removed the limit of 60 days for Work Pass Exempt Activities.
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SINGAPORE – Work Pass Exempt Activities No Longer Limited to 60 Days
Effective January 2017, the Department of Home Affairs (DHS) of South Africa will no longer honour Temporary Residence Visas (TRVs) issued with a validity period exceeding the foreign national’s passport expiry date, beyond the expiry date of the passport.
In all instances, where the DHA or a South African Mission abroad has issued any TRV with a validity date which exceeds the validity date of the passport, regardless of the period, the DHA will deem the visa to have expired upon the expiry date of the passport. The DHA will also not transfer a valid visa from an expired passport into a new passport.
On 28 December 2016, the Panamanian government issued an executive decree that reduced the validity period for provisional ID cards from one year to six months.
PANAMA – Reduced Validity for Provisional ID Cards
