Immigration
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Ethiopia: Travel warnings issued due to security lapse in Ethiopia
The United States, the United Kingdom and other countries have warned against nonessential travel to Ethiopia following the government’s declaration of a state of emergency in October.
United Kingdom: Migration think tank publishes model Brexit deal
British Futures, a nonpartisan, nonpolitical think tank focused on migration and integration issues, has released a report, “Britain’s Immigration Offer to Europe,” which outlines a potential way forward for Brexit negotiators looking to secure access to the European single market without committing to full free movement of people. The report recognizes that the debate has so far focused on either free movement or a “hard Brexit” as mutually exclusive options, but offers a compromise position in which the British public sees more tangible control of migration, and particularly of low-skilled migration, while the remaining 27 EU member states are given sufficient preferential treatment to secure their support.
France: Implementing decree released on Law on Foreign Workers
What is the change? The first decree implementing France’s new Law on Foreign Workers has been released. Processing of all resident permits for the Talent Passport and Intra-Company Transfer (ICT) Seconded Employees categories is now handled outside France by appropriate French consulates. The decree also defines the jobs and activities that are exempt from work permits for up to 90 days.