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 […]

At Permits Foundation’s biennial conference Family Matters in Global Mobility held in London today, high level speakers from both business and government emphasised that now is the time to speak up for dual careers in the global workplace. The event, which focused on the benefits of highly-skilled migration and the importance of legislation enabling family […]

“The not-for-profit organisation Permits Foundation held a conference, which focused on the positive side of highly-skilled immigration and the progress being made throughout the world.” Read more from this article published in Relocate Magazine on 12 October 2017 

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. […]

Permits Foundation has responded to the EU Commission’s legal migration “Fitness Check”. This consultation which runs until 18 September 2017, is looking into the relevance, coherence, effectiveness, efficiency and EU added value of legal migration legislation (for non-EU citizens). The Commission is inviting all relevant stakeholders to help them assess policy and identifying possible gaps […]