Brazil is joining the growing number of countries that allow family members of foreign workers to work during an assignment. In a decree regulating the legal status of foreigners, issued on 10 May 2016, a number of changes have been announced that will help remove some of the bureaucracy inherent in regulations dating back to […]

Permits Foundation has written again to the Minister of State for Home Affairs and the Minister of State for External Affairs to discuss our proposal that spouses of intra-corporate transferees be allowed to work. Meetings last year with both ministers indicated broad support for a visa policy change. However, despite the consensus that this would be […]

Permits Foundation has proposed an amendment to the migration Bill being considered in the Brazilian National Congress. If it becomes law, the amendment would allow accompanying dependants of temporary working visa holders to work or be self-employed during an assignment to Brazil. Currently, dependants of temporary workers need to apply for a work visa if they […]

The UK government today issued a statement that ‘there will be no change to the work rights of dependants of Tier 2 migrants’ while announcing a series of reforms to the Points Based System for skilled workers, following a review by the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) commissioned last year. Permits Foundation applauds this decision, which follows our […]

The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) has not recommended any restrictions on dependants’ access to employment in its wide-ranging review of the Tier 2 points based system in the UK. It proposes to use higher salary thresholds and a new Immigration Skills Charge or levy on companies that use foreign workers as the main way to make Tier 2 […]