To build the economy of the future, the United States must create the workforce of the future and U.S. employers need an immigration system that works for them, not against them. That’s the message from the American Council on International Personnel, a Washington DC-based organisation that lobbies for the improvement of regulations on employment-based immigration […]

As part of an Own-Initiative Report on the integration of migrants, the European Parliament voted today with a 334 to 247 majority to recognise improved rules for migrant spouses. Parliament “recalls that around half of the EU’s migrants are women; emphasises that an independent migration status for women and the right to work for spouses […]

The EU Council today confirmed plans to conclude negotiations with the European Parliament on the intra-corporate transferees Directive with a view to first reading agreement under the Irish Presidency. Launched in 2009, the proposed Directive would make it easier for multinational corporations to transfer managers, specialists and graduate trainees temporarily to a branch in the […]

The American Council on International Personnel recently released its principles for immigration reform, including visas and work authorization for spouses, permanent partners and children of skilled foreign professionals.

“Congratulations, you’ve got the job. Sorry your partner can’t work there” 10 Years on – How has the world changed? Ten years ago, the Economist Group Magazine European Voice reported on the launch of Permits Foundation with a punchy title capturing the essence of the problem faced by expat staff considering an international assignment. This […]