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the announcement made yesterday that the proposal to rescind work authorization for certain H4 spouses has been withdrawn.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 […]

At the close of 2020 Permits Foundation’s  interactive map launch featured in FemmeExpat, by Expat Communication. “La question des permis de travail du conjoint est bien souvent un sujet épineux pour les expatriés. En effet, lorsque qu’au sein d’un couple, l’un des conjoints décide de suivre l’autre à l’étranger, il n’est pas toujours évident de […]

In this Blog for SHRM, the Foundation’s Director Helen Frew, provides a background to the Permits Foundation panel discussion at the 2020 SHRM Global Mobility and Immigration Symposium. “In our session, the Foundation and guest speakers will focus on the issue of mobile partner employment access worldwide. We will explain why now is a perfect […]

A new interactive feature has today been unveiled on the Permits Foundation website. This map of partner work access legislation around the world is the only one of its kind, providing a hub of information on country legislation and key criteria on this particular issue. Government authorities and global mobility professionals can instantly identify those […]

Permits Foundation has written to the Irish Government Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation, providing evidence in support of labour market access for dependants of Intra-company Transfer Employment Permit holders in Ireland. In our submission, we set out the rationale for policy change in relation to the Irish economy, labour market challenges and the strong […]