The Brazilian government has been consulting on the need for immigration reform this year, with a series of public hearings on the Foreigners Bill (PL 5655/2009), which was drafted in 2009 but not yet adopted. Our legal advisors, Loeser e Portela, met with Congresswoman Mrs. Perpetua de Almeida, Rapporteur of the Congress Committee on the […]

Direct and unrestricted permission to work has now been extended to resident family members of all foreign workers who did not already have this facility under earlier legislation.

Permits Foundation recently hosted a Round Table in Delhi to discuss dual careers and the challenge of getting employment visas for the spouses of highly skilled international staff in India. Thirty representatives of international companies and public sector organisations attended including KPMG, Nasscom, Shell, the Swedish Chamber of Commerce, the UNDP and the International Finance […]

Permits Foundation recently reported on a landmark decision by the US Supreme Court to strike down part of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) which will have a positive impact on immigration benefits for same-sex married couples. However, it was not clear what the ruling meant for same-sex couples applying for non-immigrant employment visas, where neither partner […]

France recently became the thirteenth country to legalise same-sex marriage under its Law n° 2013-404 of 17 May 2013. As a result of this change in the Civil code, married couples of same-sex and opposite-sex now also have the same rights in immigration procedures. To qualify for immigration benefits, such as a spouse residence permit, a […]