In an effort to ensure parity of wages across skilled migrant workers and Australian workers, the Department of Home Affairs has announced that, from 1 July 2025, skilled visa income thresholds will be increased by 4.6%. This is in line with changes to the annual Average Weekly Ordinary Time Earnings (AWOTE). Income thresholds are indexed annually to ensure…
In recent years, Singapore’s immigration policies have undergone significant transformations in response to shifting economic conditions, societal needs, and concerns about the local workforce. As a global hub for multinational corporations, the country has long relied on foreign talent to remain competitive. However, balancing the influx of foreign workers with the interests of Singaporean employees…
As we approach the 3 month mark under the second Trump administration, the quick pace of changes and impacts to immigration has been relentless- particularly within the realm of asylum and refugee protections. The unprecedent level of activity within immigration by the current government requires foreign nationals, employers, law firms, and US citizens alike to…
Antonia 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.
We are delighted to partner with MyGMPD as Subject Matter Experts to provide professional development training and content to Global Mobility specialists across a range of industries and companies.
Just launched in 2019, MyGMPD aims to provide a professional development programme to improve skills and specialist Global Mobility knowledge leading to accreditation and recognition.
Our specialist subject area is business immigration and we will be providing content and technical guidance on UK, US and Global immigration issues. In addition to written updates and insights we will be launching a series of webinars in the autumn to enable busy GM professionals to access outstanding training and knowledge from their desktop.
You can find out more about MyGMPD, including how to join and participate here.
We are delighted to partner with MyGMPD as Subject Matter Experts to provide professional development training and content to Global Mobility specialists across a range of industries and companies.
Just launched in 2019, MyGMPD aims to provide a professional development programme to improve skills and specialist Global Mobility knowledge leading to accreditation and recognition.
Our specialist subject area is business immigration and we will be providing content and technical guidance on UK, US and Global immigration issues. In addition to written updates and insights we will be launching a series of webinars in the autumn to enable busy GM professionals to access outstanding training and knowledge from their desktop.
You can find out more about MyGMPD, including how to join and participate here.
In an effort to ensure parity of wages across skilled migrant workers and Australian workers, the Department of Home Affairs has announced that, from 1 July 2025, skilled visa income thresholds will be increased by 4.6%. This is in line with changes to the annual Average Weekly Ordinary Time Earnings (AWOTE). Income thresholds are indexed annually to ensure…
In recent years, Singapore’s immigration policies have undergone significant transformations in response to shifting economic conditions, societal needs, and concerns about the local workforce. As a global hub for multinational corporations, the country has long relied on foreign talent to remain competitive. However, balancing the influx of foreign workers with the interests of Singaporean employees…
As we approach the 3 month mark under the second Trump administration, the quick pace of changes and impacts to immigration has been relentless- particularly within the realm of asylum and refugee protections. The unprecedent level of activity within immigration by the current government requires foreign nationals, employers, law firms, and US citizens alike to…
They are a monumental pain (which is so obvious I’m not counting it as one of the five) and that is why they are so effective in terms of negotiation strategy. They are time consuming and when made by an employee result in the employer having to search data held over numerous different systems. If…
In our spotlight on APAC series, we round up the latest developments across the region. In this post, we look at the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) introduction of a new Investor Pass for foreign investors and expatriate groups effective 1 Apr 2025. The new pass initiation is to improve the efficiency of entry processes…
In our Spotlight on APAC series, we round up the latest developments across the region. In this post, we focus on the Hong Kong government’s launch of the Immigration Facilitation Scheme for Invited Persons. Effective from 18 March 2025, the new scheme is designed to create ease of travel for invited persons from the Association…
