Hanna Geurtsen, who leads the Migration Agency's work permit processing improvement project, spoke to The Local about the new list of job titles which could be excused a future higher salary threshold ...

A possible travel visa could enable many work permit applicants to make long-awaited trips home. Photo: Henrik Montgomery/TT Swedish Migration Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard told The Local that she ...

SINGAPORE: Lifting work permit duration limits and raising the age ceiling will not lead to an increase in foreign worker numbers as Singapore's work permits remain capped by quotas, economists said.

The Department of Immigration’s Work Permit Policy will take effect on November 1st 2025, Minister of Economy and Labour Jason Hayward said. Speaking in the House of Assembly today [Sept 26], the ...

SINGAPORE – An upcoming revamp of the work permit framework is set to reduce the costs and time needed to train new migrant workers. This will help firms carve out higher-value jobs for locals while ...