In this 20th anniversary year for Permits Foundation, current and founding Directors Helen Frew and Katy van der Wilk-Carlton take the long view on the issue of dependent employment authorization in the US and how making work access incident to status, in line with globally established practice, would help to address backlogs, delays and potential […]

We are pleased to announce that Diana Alarcón has joined the Permits Foundation team, enhancing our media and communications work. Diana is a strategic designer and visual communication specialist with 15 years experience in marketing, branding, design management and innovation. She also has extensive experience in organising and facilitating innovation workshops and events and a […]

Following the Biden administration announcement of the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021 and with further immigration proposals expected, Permits Foundation has launched a new position paper on dependent work access and US immigration reform. The paper sets out three key reasons to improve employment access for dependents of L1, H1-B, E, O and J1 visa holders. […]

It was a pleasure to contribute to the latest NetExpat Rethinking Mobility podcast to talk about how we work together and how Permits Foundation advocates around the world. Permits Foundation and NetExpat have collaborated for many years. It was great to take this moment to talk together about our shared goals in a much changed […]

Permits Foundation welcomes the announcement made yesterday that the proposal to rescind work authorization for certain H4 spouses has been withdrawn. We appreciate the swift attention given to this issue by the new administration. Permits Foundation has been advocating in support of maintaining H4 work access for the past three years, having voiced our concerns […]