Immigration Summertime
“Summertime, and the livin’ is easy” says the song… Of course, but this is a little less accurate for the immigration industry 😊 Here is a summary of the summer schedule and actions to make indeed life easier! ...
Working abroad : compliance, respecting the basis
Immigration compliance is like good flour at a bakery, good car in Formula 1, good foundations for a building: it’s THE BASE. As an immigration expert, it is our job to remind our clients of the basics: anyone working in...
Applying for a visa – understanding the requirements
Often, when assembling the file for a visa application, the requested documents leads to questions or comments, such as “but it’s private!” or ” I don’t see why I would provide this“. Understanding why you have to provide these documents,...
May 2023 : French minimal wage’s increase
On the 1st May 2023, the French monthly minimum wage will increase by 2.19%. This revaluation follows in particular the consumer price index, and occurs when it exceeds 2% per year – since 2019, the amount of the SMIC has...
The impact of “real life” on your immigration process
An immigration procedure is never comparable to another: this is partly what makes an immigration expert’s work interesting, and which makes it quite essential to personalize as much as possible the accompaniment and management of each immigration file. A process...
Schengen area : the 90 days rule and the Schengen Information System
In 2021, 2.6 million short-term visas were issued by the Schengen member countries*. An impressive figure but certainly much lower than that of 2022, not yet published but which should reflect the post-Covid period. While the Schengen visa is necessarily...
Consular registration when living abroad
When you go to live abroad, administrative matters ( immigration, taxation, social security, children’s school, housing, driving license, etc …) can keep you quite busy! There is, however, one point that is sometimes forgotten during a mobility: the consular registration....
Focus on the US H1B
In the last days, the IT system that regulates H1B applications has experienced a technical – it has been resolved, and the deadline for registering applications has been extended to yesterday Monday, March 20th 2023. Requests taken into account before...
Immigration & Employee Experience
In corporate immigration, there is this cruel and well-known law of “a file that starts badly only gets worse“. It is relentless, and anyone who has been immersed in the world of immigration for a few years will answer “oh...
Which immigration status to create your business in France?
Do you already live in France, or are you thinking of moving there to start a business? If you are not an EU, EEA or Swiss national (in which case no immigration formalities are necessary), you must obtain the appropriate...