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Malaysia: New Document Requirement for Employment Pass Change of Category Applications
In our spotlight on the APAC series, we round up the latest developments across the Asia Pacific. In this post, we look at the update on the Malaysian Immigration Department new requirement for change of pass category. Effective from 1st January 2025, the Malaysian Immigration Department will require employers or companies to submit a ‘’change of category…
UK Government Unveils Strategic Plan to Attract Global Artificial Intelligence (AI) Talent
The United Kingdom announced a comprehensive strategy to strengthen its position as a global hub for artificial intelligence by focusing on attracting and retaining highly skilled AI professionals from around the world. AI Opportunities Action Plan: government response – GOV.UK. This initiative forms a crucial part of the government’s broader Industrial Strategy, emphasising the UK’s…
Employer Liability for Third Party Harassment
This morning The Times (app anyway) led with the heading Pubs “could ban patrons from talking about transgender rights” following on from commentary from evidence given by Equality and Human Rights Commission about the provisions of the Employment Rights Bill that propose to protect workers from being harassed at work by “third parties”. You will…
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View Anita OfisDepartment: UK ImmigrationI work in the Immigration Department, currently based on secondment at a large financial institution
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View Antonia GrantDepartment: Global ImmigrationAntonia is a dual qualified UK/Hong Kong lawyer who lived and worked in Hong Kong for a number of years where she also sat on the British Chamber of Commerce Women in Business Committee and regularly hosted meetings.
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View Ben SheldrickDepartment: UK ImmigrationBen is the firm's Managing Partner and leads the Immigration Department
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Malaysia: New Document Requirement for Employment Pass Change of Category Applications
In our spotlight on the APAC series, we round up the latest developments across the Asia Pacific. In this post, we look at the update on the Malaysian Immigration Department new requirement for change of pass category. Effective from 1st January 2025, the Malaysian Immigration Department will require employers or companies to submit a ‘’change of category…
UK Government Unveils Strategic Plan to Attract Global Artificial Intelligence (AI) Talent
The United Kingdom announced a comprehensive strategy to strengthen its position as a global hub for artificial intelligence by focusing on attracting and retaining highly skilled AI professionals from around the world. AI Opportunities Action Plan: government response – GOV.UK. This initiative forms a crucial part of the government’s broader Industrial Strategy, emphasising the UK’s…
Employer Liability for Third Party Harassment
This morning The Times (app anyway) led with the heading Pubs “could ban patrons from talking about transgender rights” following on from commentary from evidence given by Equality and Human Rights Commission about the provisions of the Employment Rights Bill that propose to protect workers from being harassed at work by “third parties”. You will…
Denmark: Updates to the Positive Lists for 2025
As of 1st January 2025 the Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI) has updated the Positive Lists for applicants with a higher education and also for Skilled Work. The Positive Lists are lists of professions experiencing a shortage of qualified professionals in Denmark. Those offered a job included in the Positive List can…
Canada: Changes to Express Entry rules
In this post we take a look at the proposed changes to Express Entry Rules, to be imposed in Canada from Spring 2025. Canada: Changes to Express Entry rules Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has announced that, effective spring 2025, Express Entry candidates will no longer receive additional points for having a job offer….
Spain: The Job Seeker Visa
In this Spotlight on EMEA Series we look at Spain’s newly proposed validity period for the Job Seeker Visa. The Spanish Government will extend the validity of the Job Seeker Visa from 3 months to a full year in 2025. The Job Seeker Visa enables foreign nationals to live in Spain temporarily while actively searching…