2025 has been another year marked by political and economic changes. With the ripple effect impacting how companies manage their workforces across the globe, Permits Foundation is proud to have helped international employers, employees and families as they continue to navigate this ever shifting landscape. Our success was possible thanks to our sponsors, we are hugely grateful for your support!
In 2025
We welcomed three new sponsors to the Permits Foundation network:
Thank you for valuing international dual careers and supporting our work!
We were excited to launch our brand-new website
We partnered with AGCS to create the beautiful new site, see their latest blog explaining the process!
Our advocacy helped bring progress in two of our priority destinations
Policy that includes spouse/partner work access is now under consideration in South Africa and Costa Rica!
We submitted evidence in four further areas! Read about our latest efforts in support of:
- H-4 spouses in the United States – read our submission here.
- Family members facing processing delays in Ireland – read our letter here.
- International standards via the UN Global Forum for Migration and Development (GFMD) Business Advisory Group, and
- Spouses of intra-company transferees at the India All Party Parliamentary Group, UK House of Lords.
We have also been reaching out to you via our media and newsletters
- On the UK, we asked for your feedback regarding the Government immigration white paper.
- On the US, we asked for input on the removal of the EAD automatic extension.
- On Ireland, we asked about processing delays and shared how new immigration policy enables work access for children aged 16-18.
- In the APAC region, we carried out a round of stakeholder outreach with sponsors, global mobility specialists and press.
- On the EU, we shared our Blue Card explainer now that all Member States have implemented the revised Directive.
We connected with our network whenever we could. Events and media highlights included:
- Our Paris Roundtable!
- The Expat Academy Bitesize Briefing.
- Participating as keynote panel speaker at FEM Amsterdam.
- Hosting a corporate roundtable at FEM London.
- Holding two seminars for students at ESCP Business School.
- Hosting a table at Relocate Think Women London.
- Participating in this vodcast and articles, with Xpatweb, picked up in the SA press.
- Speaking at the RES Forum.
- This blog about our work by AirInc.
- This article about our website by Global Connection.
We are proud to be a part of the global mobility community and it was an honour have:
- Permits Foundation Chair Gill Gordon recognised by Relocate Global as an Outstanding Global Woman of 2025!
- Participated as a judge at the Expat Communication prize ceremony, in Paris, presenting a prize to Agence Française de Développement.
- Judged at FEM EMEA Expatriate Management and Mobility Awards and presented a prize to SAP.
Our World Map continues to be hugely popular with our network
The World Map is the most visited page on our site after the home page! 42 green countries are now on the map, 54 countries were updated in 2025.
Not a sponsor yet? Join us in 2026!
It is the support offered by like-minded globally facing companies that makes our work possible and steers our course. Together we can do more for international employers, employees and families.
If your organisation is interested in sponsorship for 2026, now is the perfect time to speak with us. Click here to find out more.