In many immigration procedures in Spain, criminal record certificates become the first administrative hurdle when the rest of the application is in order. If you have lived in more than one country, if you alternate stays for work or study, or if you are handling the application via a family route, the usual risk is […]

Immigration updates across the following countries: Ireland introduces a bridging permission for students transitioning to higher education in 2026; Italy activates the “working holiday” agreement with Japan; the Netherlands simplifies administrative processes for residence permits and highly skilled migrants; Poland launches a mandatory online system for residence applications; and Spain approves an extraordinary regularisation process […]

Recent immigration updates highlight developments in Italy and the United Kingdom. In Italy, the government approved a draft bill introducing stricter family reunification requirements as part of broader measures aimed at strengthening migration management and combating illegal immigration, while also implementing elements of the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum. In the United Kingdom, the […]

Italy and Japan have ratified a Working Holiday Agreement (Law No. 136 of September 17, 2025), which entered into force on April 1, 2026.New Zealand is continuing their transition to a fully digital immigration system, with further updates taking effect from June 1, 2026. In Ireland, The Immigration Service Delivery (ISD) has announced a temporary […]

La movilidad internacional de profesionales se ha convertido en un elemento estructural del mercado laboral. Empresas españolas que incorporan talento extranjero, grupos multinacionales que desplazan empleados a España y profesionales que aceptan un destino internacional se enfrentan a una misma cuestión crítica: entender correctamente los impuestos para empleados expatriados y las obligaciones fiscales que se […]

In the case of Pradeep Narasimhan,1 the Bangalore Bench of the Income-tax Appellate Tribunal (‘the Tribunal’) analysed dual residency under the India-Kazakhstan tax treaty (the “India-Kazakhstan Treaty”) and reiterated that the Income-tax Act, 1961 (the “1961 Act”) does not recognise split residential status for a part of a financial year (FY).   Accede al recurso  […]