Permits Foundation’s next roundtable discussion, kindly co-hosted by Alstom, will be held in Paris mid-morning on Thursday 16 October. Roundtables are an excellent opportunity for our network of HR and global mobility professionals to get together in an informal setting, hear insightful updates from experts, learn about the Foundation’s latest and upcoming global activities, and […]

Today Permits Foundation updated our world map UK page with yet another restriction on accompanying dependants of international employees. Effective 22 July 2025, workers sponsored in occupations on either the Immigration Salary List or the Temporary Shortage List at RQF levels 3-5 will not be able to bring dependants.* This measure is the latest in […]

Read on for a quick overview of our latest activities, policy developments, recent collaborations and upcoming events. South Africa considers spousal employment access in two significant policy developments Both the National Labour Migration Policy White Paper released on 29 May, and the upcoming iteration of the Trusted Employer Scheme now include proposals to consider direct […]

South Africa is a priority country where the Foundation, with the support of our local network, has been active over the past few years. We are now pleased to report two significant developments. Firstly, the National Labour Migration Policy White Paper was just released on 29 May. It recommends that the automatic issuance of work […]

On 23 April, in response to concerns raised by our network,  Permits Foundation wrote to the Irish Minister for Justice to recommend that measures be taken to reduce the current processing times for join family visas. Impacted applications include family members of employment permit holders, and family members of Irish, EEA, and UK nationals. The […]