Thursday, June 30, 2022

England - Government launches review into short-term tourist accommodation

  • Open call for evidence aims to understand impact of increase in short-term holiday lets in England following the rise in use of rental booking websites and apps

  • Review will look at the market and the opportunities and challenges presented for consumers and tourism communities

  • Airbnb listing data showed a 33 per cent increase in UK listings between 2017 and 2018

A review into the effect of short-term holiday lets will seek to improve the holiday letting market for those living in popular tourism destinations. 

Tuesday, June 28, 2022

UAE - UAE citizens granted visa-free access to UK from 2023 through new ETA system

The United Arab Emirates was added to the United Kingdom’s list of countries eligible for its new Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) system, removing visa restrictions for UAE passport holders to the UK from 2023. 

Thursday, June 23, 2022

Ireland - Suspension of re-entry visa requirements for children under the age of 16 years

Re-entry visa requirements for children under 16 have been suspended with immediate effect and until further notice.

Children under 16 who wish to re-enter the State must be accompanied by a parent or guardian who has a legal permission to reside in the State. The adult accompanying the child must also provide appropriate documentation to prove they are the legal parent or guardian of the child in question. 

Wednesday, June 22, 2022

Vietnam - Minimum wages to be increased by 6% from July

The Government has decided to increase minimum wage by 6% from July 1, 2022, according to Decree No. 38/2022/ND-CP promulgated on Sunday. 

Tuesday, June 21, 2022

Denmark - Change in the rules for accompanying family members to foreign employees and students who have been granted permanent residence or Danish citizenship

On the 8th of June 2022 the Danish Parliament passed a law proposal that will give accompanying family members to foreign employees who have been granted permanent residence or Danish citizenship the possibility to continue extending their residence permits as accompanying family members in Denmark. 

Wednesday, June 15, 2022

The United Kingdom-Singapore Digital Economy Agreement enters into force

The United Kingdom (UK) – Singapore Digital Economy Agreement (UKSDEA) will enter into force on 14 June 2022. 

Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat will officially announce this on 14 June 2022 at the London Tech Week held in the UK. 

Tuesday, June 14, 2022

Taiwan to cut COVID-19 quarantine for arrivals to 3 days

Taiwan will reduce the mandatory quarantine for arriving travelers from seven to three days, starting June 15, Health and Welfare Minister Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) said Saturday June 11. 

United States - Rescission: Requirement for Negative Pre-Departure COVID-19 Test Result or Documentation of Recovery from COVID-19 for all Airline or Other Aircraft Passengers Arriving into the United States from Any Foreign Country

On June 10, 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) rescinded the Order titled “Requirement for Negative Pre-Departure COVID-19 Test Result or Documentation of Recovery from COVID-19 for All Airline or Other Aircraft Passengers Arriving in the United States from any Foreign Country.” 

Friday, June 10, 2022

China - Shanghai relaxes hukou rules to attract more talent

Shanghai will relax its household registration permit regulations from July by granting the permits, or hukou, to non-locals who've graduated from the world's top 50 universities and work in the city, without requirements on the amount of social security paid beforehand. 

BTS (방탄소년단) 'Yet To Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)' Official MV


Was it honestly the best?
'Cause I just wanna see the next
부지런히 지나온
어제들 속에 참 아름답게
Yeah, the past was honestly the best
But my best is what comes next
I'm not playin', nah for sure

그날을 향해 숨이 벅차게
You and I, best moment is yet to come
Moment is yet to come, yeah
다들 언제부턴가
말하네 우릴 최고라고
온통 알 수 없는 names
이젠 무겁기만 해
노래가 좋았다고
그저 달릴 뿐이라고
Promise that we'll keep on coming back for more
너의 마음속 깊은 어딘가
여전한 소년이 있어
My-y-y-y moment is yet to come, yet to come
Uh, 당신은 꿈꾸는가, 그 길의 끝은 무엇일까
Moment is yet to come, yeah
Uh, 모두가 숨죽인 밤, 우린 발을 멈추지 않아
Yet to come
Uh, we gonna touch the sky, 'fore the day we die
Moment is yet to come, yeah
Uh, 자 이제 시작이야, the best yet to come
언젠가부터 붙은 불편한 수식어
최고란 말은 아직까지 낯간지러워
난 난 말야 걍 음악이 좋은 걸
여전히 그때와 다른 게 별로 없는걸
아마 다른 게 별로 없다면
You'll say it's all a lie, yeah
난 변화는 많았지만
변함은 없었다 해, a new chapter
매 순간이 새로운 최선
지금 난 마치 열세 살
그때의 나처럼 뱉어, huh
아직도 배울게 많고
나의 인생 채울게 많아
그 이유를 물어본다면
내 심장이 말하잖아
We ain't about it, 이 세상의 기대
We ain't about it, 최고란 기준의, step
(We ain't about it왕관과 꽃, 수많은 트로피
(We ain't about itDream & hope & goin' forward
(We so about it) 긴긴 원을 돌아 결국 또 제자리 back to one
너의 마음속 깊은 어딘가
여전한 소년이 있어
My-y-y-y moment is yet to come, yet to come
Uh, 당신은 꿈꾸는가, 그 길의 끝은 무엇일까
Moment is yet to come, yeah
Uh, 모두가 숨죽인 밤, 우린 발을 멈추지 않아
Yet to come
Uh, we gonna touch the sky, 'fore the day we die
Moment is yet to come, yeah
Uh, 자 이제 시작이야, the best yet to come
So was it honestly the best? (The best)
'Cause I just wanna see the next ('Cause I just wanna see the next, yeah)
눈부시게 지나온
기억들 속에 (속에참 아름답게 (답게)
Yeah, the past was honestly the best (The best)
But my best is what comes next (But my best is what comes next, yeah)
We'll be singin' till the morn
그날을 향해 (향해더 우리답게 (답게)
You and I, best moment is yet to come

Thursday, June 09, 2022

South Korea - Quarantine-Free for All International Travelers to Korea Starting June 8

Starting June 8, 2022, all international travelers to Korea will not be required to quarantine regardless of their vaccination status. 

During the briefing on June 3, it was announced by the Central Disease Control Headquarters that with a continuous decrease in the number of COVID-19 cases and stabilizing in progress, lifting quarantine for international travelers will be possible. 

Wednesday, June 08, 2022

EU - Deal reached on new rules for adequate minimum wages in the EU

The agreed legislation aims to ensure that minimum wages in all EU countries guarantee decent living standards for workers.

With a deal struck on Monday night, Parliament and Council negotiators agreed on EU rules to set adequate minimum wages, as provided by national law and/or collective agreements. 

The new legislation will apply to all EU workers who have an employment contract or employment relationship. 

The EU countries in which the minimum wage is protected exclusively via collective agreements will not be obliged to introduce it nor to make these agreements universally applicable.  

Monday, June 06, 2022

Japan - Border Measures from 10 June 2022

Based on the New Border Measures (29), from June 10, 2022, foreign nationals who apply for new entry into Japan based on either of the following categories (1), (2) or (3) below are regarded as those with “special exceptional circumstances” and are allowed for new entry into Japan in principle, if the receiving organizations located in Japan complete prescribed applications in the Entrants, Returnees Follow-up System (ERFS).

(1) Foreign nationals newly entering Japan for a short-term stay (less than three months) for purposes including business and employment (continued from March 1)

(2) Foreign nationals newly entering Japan for a short-term stay for tourism (only when a travel agency among others organizing the trip serves as the receiving organization of the entrants) (start from June 10) (New)

(3) Foreign nationals newly entering Japan for a long-term stay (continued from March 1) 

Vietnam - New policies take effect from June 2022

A series of new policies on chip-based ID cards, online ordinary passport issuance, interest rate support from the State budget for loans borrowed by businesses will come into effect from July 2022. 

Friday, June 03, 2022

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Releases New Forms for Immigrant Investor Program

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has released two new forms under the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022, which revised INA 203(b)(5).

The new forms are:
Form I-956F is a new form that can only be filed by an approved regional center. Form I-956F is similar in some respects to an “exemplar” submission on Form I-924 under the previous program; however, Form I-956F is required by statute for regional centers to apply for approval of each particular investment offering through an associated new commercial enterprise.

China - A Guide to Working and Living in China as Business Expatriates launched in the WeChat mini program of the State Council app

State Council  jointly with the Ministry of Commerce, have launched A Guide to Working and Living in China as Business Expatriates (2024 Edi...