As part of its commitment to reduce immigration levels, the UK Government has recently announced a review of Tier 2, the Points Based System by which intra-company transferees and other skilled workers can move to the UK from outside the European Economic Area. This could possibly result in restrictions on dependants’ right to work, which […]

Permits Foundation is continuing to campaign for accompanying spouses to be allowed to work in India. Following new appointments at various levels at the Ministry of Home Affairs, the foundation has written to key decision makers to urge them to support a change to Employment Visa regulations. The foundation’s proposal involves a new visa category […]

The work of Permits Foundation was highlighted in a recent radio programme broadcast by Deutschlandradio Kultur, the culture-oriented radio station of the German national radio service. The programme, Zeitfragen, discussed the challenge of expatriate partners who want to work abroad; and our very own board member Karen Lange, Head of Global Assignments at Volkswagen AG, took part. Entitled Opfer für […]

The U.S. Government will soon allow certain H1B-dependent spouses to apply for employment authorisation in a move to help U.S. employers retain highly educated H1B employees who have applied for permanent residence and are caught in the long queue for a green card. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director León Rodríguez announced the change, which […]

Following the election of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government, Permits Foundation has written to the PM as well as the Ministers of External Affairs and Commerce to urge them to give policy support for a change to the regulations on employment visas for intra-corporate personnel and their spouses. Over the past five years, Permits Foundation has […]