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Permits Foundation writes to United States immigration authorities in support of H4 spouse work authorisation
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 […]
Read morePermits Foundation Newsletter Round-Up of 2017
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 […]
Read morePermits Foundation holds positive talks in India about work authorisation for spouses of intra-corporate transferees
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 […]
Read moreBusiness Standard – “Ease of working for spouses of expats mutually beneficial for India”
“Domestic markets have a lot to gain from the expertise of a highly-skilled foreign worker, say directors of Permits Foundation Multinational corporations with operations in several countries regularly offer their employees projects away from home. Apart from better remunerations and positions, employees gain a global experience and the companies benefit from utilising the full potential […]
Read morePermits Foundation International Symposium: A Decisive Time to Support Family Access to Employment in Global Mobility Policy
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 […]
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