In this 20th anniversary year for Permits Foundation, current and founding Directors Helen Frew and Katy van der Wilk-Carlton take the long view on the issue of dependent employment authorization in the US and how making work access incident to status, in line with globally established practice, would help to address backlogs, delays and potential […]

Permits Foundation’s US position paper features in this blog post by Worldwide ERC explaining why on 13 May 2021, Worldwide ERC and other business stakeholders signed onto an amicus brief in support of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Employment Authorization for Certain H-4 Dependent Spouses rule. Read the full blog on the WorldwideERC website […]

“The non-profit organisation Permits Foundation must leave no stone unturned when lobbying governments to make legislative changes that would allow accompanying spouses / partners to work.” Read the full Global Connection interview with Permits Foundation Board Member Michael Ephgrave here

It was a pleasure to contribute to the latest NetExpat Rethinking Mobility podcast to talk about how we work together and how Permits Foundation advocates around the world. Permits Foundation and NetExpat have collaborated for many years. It was great to take this moment to talk together about our shared goals in a much changed […]

At the close of 2020 Permits Foundation’s  interactive map launch featured in FemmeExpat, by Expat Communication. “La question des permis de travail du conjoint est bien souvent un sujet épineux pour les expatriés. En effet, lorsque qu’au sein d’un couple, l’un des conjoints décide de suivre l’autre à l’étranger, il n’est pas toujours évident de […]