France is the latest country to allow family members of skilled international staff to work during an assignment. The changes, which apply to intra-group transfers and a new category for ‘competences and talents’, were part of the 2006 Immigration and Integration Law, implemented in May 2007. The change is applauded by Permits Foundation, which promotes open work permits for the spouses and partners of international staff worldwide…

Summary of a meeting at the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office, London, 14 March 2007 – Press Release. Fifty representatives of international employers, government ministries and diplomatic missions met at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) to discuss access to employment of spouses and partners during an expatriate assignment. Permits Foundation, which promotes improvements in […]

The new regulation permitting accompanying spouses of professional staff and capital investors to work without prior approval of the Immigration Department was implemented on 15 May 2006. Spouses who were living in Hong Kong prior to 15 May 2006 may apply to the Immigration Department for removal of the previous restriction. This change applies to […]

Immigration and shorter-term migration will help to mitigate the effect of demographic imbalances. That’s the view of Permits Foundation in its response to the EU Commission’s Green Paper “Confronting demographic change: a new solidarity between generations” The consultative document raised questions about the possible contribution of immigration and specific policy initiatives. Permits Foundation proposes that […]

Permits Foundation responded in writing to the EU Commission’s Green Paper on Managing Economic Migration. The Commission’s consultative document was silent on the subject of work permits for accompanying spouses and partners. Permits Foundation asserts that open work permits for accompanying spouses are an essential element of a successful economic migration policy. Read Permits Foundation’s […]