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Dear Sophie, My H-1B expires in late May and my employer recently filed an extension. I’m anxious for the results. Can I add in premium processing and personally pay for it? I’m thinking about self-petitioning an EB-2 NIW g...

ETIAS is a new system to make travel within the EU and Schengen area easier for those travellers arriving from outside the EU. Especially British visitors who are interested in coming to the EU for travel or work purposes wil...

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Ever read a travel article like ‘How to Live Like a Local in (insert latest hot city here)’? Sure. We all have. Were you disappointed that the article didn’t tell you how to live like a local? Instead, it was a travel artic...

Decree-Law No. 26/2022 of March 18, which will come into force on September 1, 2022, imposes new rules for granting this nationality. The Decree-Law nº30-A/2015 of February 27 made it possible to award Portuguese nationality...

ETIAS has been in development since 2016 and will be fully implemented in 2023. Read on to find out what ETIAS is exactly and what impact it will have on travel to countries within the Schengen area. ETIAS is an electronic s...

After his visit to the UK, Rohan George decided to use this opportunity to travel to Poland, where he offered his support to help the Ukrainian refugees there navigate the specially set up Canadian support program. Here are h...

Can an applicant be eligible for permanent residency in Germany when he has serious debts and is paying them off as agreed? VG Berlin decided on this dispute between immigration in Berlin and an applicant on January 26, 2018,...

New Zealand's government announced to reform the country's immigration laws, but some consider the changes to be lackluster and to not address the real issues migrants seeking work in New Zealand are facing. Aaron Martin expl...

Bloomberg New Energy Finance ubicó a Chile en el primer lugar del ranking de países más atractivos para la inversión en energías renovables, en su reporte Climatescope 2020, que considera a 137 países. Esta distinción respon...

More and more initiatives are built for Ukrainians, and finally clear and concrete support programs are announced by the Japanese Immigration Bureau. As of April 19th, 2022, 664 Ukrainians arrived in Japan. #### Financial s...

The EU Blue Card is a residence title that gives highly-qualified workers from outside the EU the right to live and work in an EU country, provided they have higher professional qualifications, such as a university degree and...

The provisions of the Law on Foreigners ("Official Gazette of RS", No. 24/2018 and 31/2019) regulate the conditions and procedures for issuing a temporary residence permit, extending the validity of temporary residence, and t...

Argentina has joined the ranks of countries offering digital nomad visas aimed at boosting the economy in a post-COVID era. In many ways this is a win-win for those thinking about one of Latin America's hotspot destinations....

Non-EU nationals applying for a Czech long-term visa are obliged to provide proof of meeting specific financial criteria for their stay in the Czech Republic. What are these criteria and how to calculate the required amount? ...

Dear Sophie, I co-founded a startup in Pakistan with a couple of cofounders a few years ago. One of the co-founders and I want to move to the United States, accessing the U.S. market. What visa options are available to us? T...

It’s a truism that babies grow to little children, little children to young adults… Since visa applications from one’s home country will usually take too much time, it can easily happen that a youngster turns 18 – right in th...

Expat life is not an exception. Every life has its own soundtrack. The expat life is full of extreme highs and lows. It's difficult to describe the joy and excitement that comes with living in another country, or the feeling ...

New Zealand's government has announced a new immigration reset designed to rebalance the immigration system and make it easier for the skilled migrants we need to get a fast track to residency. Unfortunately, rather than make...

One Australian immigration pathway is for those looking for employment as a skilled occupant. The Skilled Occupation list outlines which occupations are sought after, then you go through the process to ensure you fit the crit...

Did you know that Hokkaido offers two types of startup visas? Most of us know about the standard 1-year startup visa offered across multiple cities in Japan – Hokkaido is also one of these cities to offer this 1-year startup...

What items can we safely take with us when we travel, without having problems at customs? When we make purchases abroad and then bring them back to Italy, what can pass through customs? Here are all the rules to follow for fo...

Relocate is on a mission to connect you with leading migration practitioners in top-destinations around the world. Take a moment and learn more about those pioneering the way for global mobility today. ### Have a Question fo...

After two years of limited travel during the pandemic, we’ve all acquired a degree of virtual fatigue plugging in remotely. While this newfound accessibility is empowering, we’re all still desperate for some face-to-face inte...

Are you considering a relocation to the Netherlands, or perhaps you've recently moved already. Either way, you'll need to be aware of how the tax system works. This article answers some questions on common matters you'll need...

A visit visa is required by a visa national who is wishing to visit the UK. The list of visa nationals can be found in paragraph VN1.1 of the Immigration Rules. In contrast, a non-visa national, such as an EU national or US n...

I’m 66, and in about six years, I can retire in Argentina. But what about those who have retired and are looking for a low cost of living, outstanding food, natural landscape diversity, or value-for-money real estate? Come ...

If you are an American living in Europe you may benefit greatly from financial and wealth management across borders. This article addresses a few important questions I believe you should ask a potential financial adviser or b...

The Ireland Investor Visa programme has become known as the “Golden Visa” which is an excellent way for families residing outside of the EU to obtain residency in Ireland in exchange for making an approved investment in the I...

On 4 November 2019, the Global Talent Independent (GTI) program was officially launched to provide a streamlined, priority pathway for highly skilled and talent individuals to obtain Australian permanent residency. This prog...

Relocate is on a mission to connect you with leading migration practitioners in top-destinations around the world. Take a moment and learn more about those pioneering the way for global mobility today. ### Have a Question fo...

I am an eternal optimist – and it’s not easy to make this claim. There is so much in life that drains you. Knocks the air out of you. Keeps you down. There is struggle. Perhaps being a realist is more comforting – you know wh...

Relocation can be simply perceived as an Exodus. So, let’s move Do you know that Immigration in the 21st century emphasizes procedures? These processes may seem like an impediment but are merely safety protocols for the rece...

It’s a common story. A team comes up with an idea for a product. It’s convinced that the product will fill a gaping void and capture at least 1% of the market. It approaches venture capitalists and raises funds. In the mean...

What we know, and don’t know, about a rare government program to help Ukrainians fleeing war. On April 21, 2022, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) [announced](https://www.federalregister.gov/document...

Immigration lawyer Aaron Martin explains why NZ businesses are suffering a shortage of both skills and labour – and why immigration policies fall well short of addressing the issue. Our labour market is tight and is only goi...

If you’ve ever boarded a plane in search of better opportunities, you know the idea of relocation could be as frightening as it is exciting. On one hand, you’re leaving the safety of the familiar, but on the other, you’re exp...

Relocate is on a mission to connect you with leading migration practitioners in top-destinations around the world. Take a moment and learn more about those pioneering the way for global mobility today. ### Have a Question fo...

Buenos Aires is a great city to explore on foot, but if you're like most travelers and you're lugging around a ton of luggage, you'll want to dump it as soon as possible. Here are some tips on where to leave your stuff in Bue...

More than 54,600 organisations hold a worker / temporary worker sponsor licence, enabling them to sponsor workers relocating to the UK. Some organisations secure a sponsor licence to assist with the recruitment of just one wo...

When a European citizen pays support for his non-European relative, does he have to pay for the living costs in full? The applicant seeks to be granted a residence card as a family member of a Union citizen. The Administrativ...

What are the ideal parameters to get a mortgage in Italy as a non-Italian resident? If you are looking for an Italian mortgage and are not an Italian resident, here are the ideal parameters to increase your success chances ...

Relocate is on a mission to connect you with leading migration practitioners in top-destinations around the world. Take a moment and learn more about those pioneering the way for global mobility today. This week the spotligh...

Partner sponsored visa's can be a common immigration pathway to immigrate to Australia, either to join in on the journey or reunite with a loved one who has already or plans to immigrate to Australia by another means. It’s he...

When I learned I was moving abroad to the Philippines with two young kids (ages 5 years and 7 months when we moved), my first concern was for their transition and comfort. We had moved often in the States, so we did not have ...

The following information is a review of occupations list for Irish employment permits to launch Q2 of 2022. The Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment have announced that a review of the Employment Permit Occupation...

The abbreviation EHIC is often mentioned in newspapers, public documents and you may sometimes be requested to provide this document. Here we set out to outline the advantages attached to the European Health Insurance Card (E...

On 11 April 2022 there was an introduction of new Global Business Mobility routes (GBM) into the UK’s immigration system. GBM is a new set of sponsored routes to assist overseas businesses with establishing a presence in, or ...