This article provides an overview of Vander Elst implementation in several countries. The Vander Elst process derives from a 1994 ruling by the European Court of Justice regarding the right of a European Union (EU) company to provide services within the EU. It generally allows a non-European Economic Area (EEA) national who is legally employed […]
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This article provides an overview of how various countries attract entrepreneurs and what types of immigrant investment programs exist. INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON CHART. The authors thank Henley & Partners for allowing ABIL to reprint its chart. Belgium Belgium does not have specific immigrant investment programs. As a general rule, entrepreneurs and investors need a permit before […]
ABIL Members published an overview of immigration benefits for same-sex and/or domestic partners in various countries. This article provides an overview of immigration benefits available for same-sex spouses and/or domestic partners in fifteen countries. The article is limited to immigration-related issues and does not cover the situation of lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender individuals in […]
Laws and regulations relevant to business immigration were amended on a wide scale on January 1, 2014. Most of the new changes improve options to deploy foreign staff in the Netherlands, such as the introduction of short-stay highly skilled migrant (HSM) permits. Some changes, however, are restrictive, such as the increase of the term for […]
Additional conditions concerning salary payment will take effect January 1, 2014, for the highly skilled migrant residence permit. The main condition to meet the gross annual salary threshold is changed to a monthly salary threshold. The highly skilled migrant must receive the applicable amount (excluding 8% holiday pay, which can still be paid annually) monthly […]
The government is introducing additional work permit exemptions on January 1, 2014. Currently, foreign staff attending an in-house company training in the Netherlands are not exempted from the work permit requirement. This will change for multinational organizations transferring employees to their Dutch establishments for certain training purposes. The maximum period for this work permit exemption […]