Permits Foundation’s Executive Director has written a letter to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services and the Department of Homeland Security ahead of a planned announcement (expected later this month) to rescind employment authorisation for certain H4 dependent spouses. Permits Foundation asks that the US authorities maintain the current programme which enables access to […]

Permits Foundation has had a busy 12 months with policy developments, events, webinars and useful resources to share with our Sponsors. With so much going on, we thought we would share this handy summary of our 2017 highlights. Making Headway in India In early November Permits Foundation Board Member Katy van der Wilk and Executive […]

Permits Foundation Directors Katy van der Wilk and Michiel van Campen visited New Delhi recently for talks with the Ministry of Home Affairs and other key stakeholders. The aim of the visit was to discuss the Foundation´s proposal for spouse work authorisation, linked to an intra-corporate transfer visa. As the Minister of State for Home […]

This is a short overview of Permits Foundation’s biennial conference Family Matters in Global Mobility held in London on 12 October where high level speakers from both business and government emphasised that now is the time to speak up for dual careers in the global workplace. You can read the full conference summary here You can view the […]

Last week, negotiations began between the EU Commission, Council and Parliament on entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of highly skilled employment. Representatives from these three institutions are meeting regularly to discuss revising the Blue Card Directive, as there has not been enough uptake of the scheme since its adoption in 2009. […]