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0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
Simplying administration/streamlining operations
Aligning mobility program with talent srategy
Technology solutions
Establishing clearly defined criteria to make…
Introducing new policy types
Eliminating existing policy types/simplying the…
What are Global Mobility’s top priorities for the
year
(multiple responses possible)
GLOBAL IMMIGRATION
TRENDS
Source: AIRINC 2019 Mobility Outlook Survey
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City-Tier
China’s City Tier Classification by GDP, Political Administration, and Population
City-tier
classification
Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Tier 4
GDP Over US$300
billion
US$68 – US$299
billion
US$18 – US$67
billion
Below US$17
billion
Political
administration
of the city*
Directly-
controlled
municipalities
leading
provincial capital
cities
Directly-
controlled
municipalities,
provincial capital
cities and
economically
important cities
Provincial cities
and prefecture
level cities
Prefecture-level
cities and
county-level
cities
Population Over 15 million
people
3-15 million
people
150,000 to 3
million people
Less than
150,000 people
Examples Beijing
Guangzhou
Shanghai
Shenzen
Changsha
Chengdu
Chongqing
Dallan
Hangzhou
Nanjing
Ningbo
Qingdao
Suzhou
Tianjin
Tsingdao
Wuhan
Xi’an
Changde
Dongguan
Foshan
Guiyang
Hohhot
Lanzhou
Lhasa
Nangton
Nannnig
Urumqi
Wnzhou
Zhuhai
Zibo
Chanshu
Chenzhou
Hulin
Linhai
Taixing
Xiangcheng
Zaoyang
Source: AsiaBriefing Ltd
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JAPAN ECONOMY
3RD LARGEST ECONOMY
Japan’s $5.18 trillion economy – 3rd
largest in the world – had the largest
electronic goods industry and patent
filings.
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CERTIFICATE OF ELIGIBILITY
PROCESSING TIME
4-6WEEKS
Prior to applying for a work
visa, an application for a COE
must be filed at the
Immigration Bureau.
Foreign nationals will be
evaluated on the condition
relating to their stay based on
a “Certificate of Eligibility”
issued by the Minister of
Justice.
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3 WORKING VISA OPTIONS
INTRA
COMPANY
TRANSFER
BUSINESS
MANAGER
ENGINEER/
SPECIALIST
HOME OR HOSTHOME
PAYROLL ANY LOCATION
-YEARS
0-YEARS3-YEAR
1SENIORITY
CONTRAC
T
HOST
LINKED BY
COMMON
OWNERSHIP
MANAGEMENT
EXPERIENCE
REQUIRED
IN THE
HUMANITIES OR
INTERNATIONAL
SERVICES CATEGORY
DESCRIPTIO
N
ANY LOCATIONANY LOCATION
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STEP 1: CERTIFICATE OF ELIGIBILTY
APPLICATION
STEP 3: ENTRY TO
JAPANApplicant can begin working
STEP 2: ICT ENTRY VISA
APPLICATION
STEP 4: RESIDENT CARD
APPLICATIONProcessing time: 1 day
Processing time: 3-7 days
STEP 5: REGISTRATION W/ LOCAL MUNICIPAL
OFFICEProcessing time: 1 day
Process
Map
Process Map
Processing time: 4-6 weeks
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HIGHLY SKILLED FOREIGN
PROFESSIONAL
SENIORIT
Y
0-YEARS
POINTS BASED
SYSTEM
70
BENEFIT:
MAY APPLY FOR PR AFTER 3 YEARS, OPPOSED TO
STANDARD 10 YEARS
ALLOWS FOR INDEFINITE PERIOD OF STAY
MULTIPLE PURPOSES OF ACTIVITIES
PRIORITY PROCESSING OF 10 BUSINESS DAYS
SPOUSE MAY ENGAGE IN WORK ACTIVITIES EVEN IF
HE/SHE DOES NOT HAVE THE REQUIRED ACADEMIC
BACKGROUND OR WORK EXPERIENCE
PARENTS OF HSFP WORKER MAY ENTER AND STAY IN
JAPAN FOLLOWING CERTAIN CONDITIONS
SCORE OF AT LEAST
POINTS OR ABOVE
DURATIO
N
5
PAYROLL IN
ANY
LOCATION
YEARS
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Salary Criteria
Higher points are awarded for salaries above JPY 3,000,000 on a sliding
scale and also depend on the age of the applicant
Employee must be paid at least JPY 3,000,000 gross per annum
Payroll can be in any location, subject to Japanese tax regulations
Allowable Expenses for salary calculation:
Salary requirement may include allowances
Cost of living adjustment may be included if guaranteed
Expenses not allowed per salary calculation:
Expense reimbursements such as commuting allowances, dependent
allowances, and housing allowances
Overtime payment
HIGHLY SKILLED FOREIGN PROFESSIONAL
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Renewals should be filed at
least 3 months prior to expiry
of visa
COE does not need to be
renewed
The entry visa and resident
card can be renewed
indefinitely
RENEWAL APPLICATIONS
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Foreign workers are required to notify the Immigration Bureau within 14
days of any changes to the following:
Name
Gender
Nationality
Residential address
Employer
Failure for notification within 14 days can result in fine of JPY 200,000
Providing false information may result in a fine of up to JPY 200,000- or
one-year jail term
If notification is not provided within 90 days, this may result in the
cancellation of residence status
NOTIFICATION OF CHANGES
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Fines up to JPY 3 million and/or imprisonment for up to 3 years for
Employers found encouraging or practicing illegal employment
Foreign workers violating their immigration status may be:
1. Deported
2. Barred from re-entering for up to 10 years
3. Fined up to JPY 3 million and/or imprisonment for up to 3 years
PENALTIES FOR NON-COMPLIANCE
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• Share the characteristics
of rapidly growing
populations combined
with significant
industrial capacity
and/or potential
• Growing consumer
market with increased
earning potential
• Creates business
opportunities for both
local and international
firms
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Bangladesh Egypt Indonesia Iran Mexico
Nigeria Pakistan Philippines Vietnam
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SOUTH KOREA
40,096 USD per capita
Projected growth rate:
2.5%
Source: OECD
Gross domestic product (GDP) Total, US dollars/capita 2018 or latest available
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C-4 Short Term Employment Visa
D-7 Visa for Intra-Company Transfer
D-8 Visa for Inter-Company Transfer
E7 Visa for Local hire
THE NEXT “11” – SOUTH KOREA OVERVIEW
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C-4 SHORT TERM
EMPLOYMENT
VISA
Required for for-
profit activities that
generate revenue
May include activities
such as installation,
repair, inspection and
acquisition of know-
how of operation of
machinery
Applicable for up to
90 days and is NOT
renewable
Payroll in home
country
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Eligibility D-7 Visa for Intra-Company Transfer D-8 for Inter-Company Transfer
Tenure with Sending
Entity
1 year None
Specialized Position Managerial or skilled technical worker Managerial or skilled technical worker
Contract Location Home Home
Payroll Any location Any location
Quota No prescribed quota Enforced quota of one D-8 visa holder for every
KRW100 million (about US$86,000) in foreign
investment induced by the host entity and has
10% or more of voting rights in Korean
company
Common Ownership The Korean office sponsoring the visa
must be a branch or liaison office of the
overseas entity which invested in it, and
which employs the transferee.
The Korean entity sponsoring the visa must be
a registered foreign-invested subsidiary of the
overseas parent company.
Maximum validity of
initial duration
2 years and may be renewed indefinitely 3 years and may be renewed indefinitely
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STEP 1: D-7 VICN FILED AT IMMIGRATION OFFICE IN KOREA
STEP 3: ENTRY TO KOREA
STEP 2: D-7 APPLICATION AT CONSULATE LEVEL
STEP 4: APPLICATION FOR ALIEN REGISTRATION CARD
Processing time: 2-3 weeks
Processing time: 3-5 days
STEP 5: ISSUANCE OF INTERIM CERTIFICATE
Processing time: 7-10 business days
South Korea
D-7
Process Map
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The job description must
match one of 83
categories of occupation
classified by the
immigration department
in Korea
Qualifying Occupations
Must be fully established
and registered with the
commercial registry, tax
office and designated
foreign exchange bank
with delegated authority
from the government.
Sponsoring Company
Only a Korean company with
five or more Korean
employees can sponsor the E-
7 visa, and an E-7 visa is
subject to a quota where the
number of foreign nationals
cannot exceed 20% of the
total number of Korean
employees
Quota
Valid for a maximum initial
duration of 2 years. The
visa may be renewed
indefinitely, if all
requirements are satisfied.
Sponsoring Company
Must have a local
contract and payroll
in South Korea
Local
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E-7 Visa for Local Hire
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6,900 USD per capita (2017 est.)
Gross domestic product (GDP) Total, US dollars/capita 2018 or latest available
Source: World Development Indicators
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THE NEXT “11” – VIETNAM Annual Report of Demand
• Employers are required to report their demand
every year and seek approval for using
foreigners for each specific positions where
Vietnamese nationals cannot meet the
employer’s requirements
• The Vietnamese government is keen to see
that foreign investment is committed to up-
skilling the Vietnamese labor market
Commitment to Training
Local Labor Market
• Foreign national must surrender and cancel
their Temporary Residence Card (TRC) prior to
departing the country.
• Sponsoring entity must also return the original
work permit of an individual in case of early
termination
Departure Requirement
• Employers hosting foreign nationals must
submit a quarterly report (before the fifth day
of the month) to the Labor Department, on
the status of any foreign nationals employed.
Quarterly Reporting
VALID FOR A
MAXIMUM
INITIAL
DURATION
2-YEARs
SENIORIT
Y
1-YEAR
MEDICALS
REQUIRED
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Document intensive, requiring PCC, translations, legalizations, etc..
Employment contract must remain with home entity
Application must be sponsored by entity in Vietnam. If the home entity has no entity of its own in
Vietnam, the host entity can be a client, contractor or supplier.
Companies must be linked by common ownership. For an intra-company transfer, the sending entity
must be the owner or a shareholder (overseas investor entity) of the Vietnamese host entity.
If the sending entity is not the overseas investor entity, but is part of the same group of companies,
then the employee must be locally hired by the host entity in Vietnam, rather than assigned.
WORK PERMIT – ASSIGNMENT
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STEP 1: Visa Pre-Approval Application
Processing time: 7 days
STEP 2: Visa Endorsement and Collection
Processing time: 1-7 days
STEP 3: Entry to Vietnam
STEP 4: Residence Registration
Processing time: 1-3 days
STEP 5: Medical Certificate
STEP 6: Local PCC Application
STEP 7: Work Permit Application
Processing time: 3 weeks
STEP 8: Temporary Residence Card or
Visa Extension Application
Processing time: 1-2 weeks
Processing time: 1 week
Vietnam
Process Map
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Processing time: 3-4 days
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4,771 USD per capita (2018 est.)
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PHILIPPINES
Gross domestic product (GDP) Total, US dollars/capita 2018 or latest available
Source: World Development Indicators
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Local Payroll & Contract
Labor Market Test
Applicant in Philippines at time of approval
Valid for a maximum initial duration of 3 years
Accompanying Dependent
CRITERIA 47(a)(2)9g MESV
Applicable to companies which are not registered with the BOI or PEZA to hire foreign nationals locally for
executive, technical, managerial or highly confidential positions for at least one year.
Applicable for corporate transfers in executive supervisory, technical or advisory positions for Philippines
Economic Zone (PEZA) and Board of Investments (BOI) registered companies, or government projects.
Applicable to applicants employed in executive positions by regional or area headquarters or regional operating
headquarters of multinational companies and offshore banks duly licensed by the Central Bank of the Philippines
THE NEXT “11” – PHILIPPINES
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STEP 1: Visitor Visa Application
Processing time: 3 days – 2 weeks
STEP 2: Entry to the Philippines
STEP 3: Tax Identification Number (TIN) &
TIN Identity Card Application
STEP 4: Alien Employment Permit Application
Processing time: 3-4 weeks
STEP 5: Provisional Work Permit Application
STEP 6: 9(g) Pre-Arranged Employment
Visa Application
STEP 7: Application for Alien Certificate
of Registration (ACR I-Card)
Processing time: 3-4 months
STEP 8: Collection of 9(g) Visa
Processing time: 1-2 weeks
Processing time: 1-4 weeks
Philippines
Process Map
for 9g
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Processing time: 3-4 weeks
Processing time: 2-7 days
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Projected growth rate:
5.1%
Source: OECD
12,381 USD per capita
Gross domestic product (GDP) Total, US dollars/capita 2018 or latest available
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1. Conducting audits, production quality
control or inspection at the company's
branch in Indonesia for more than one
month;
2. The production of a commercial film;
3. Work related to the installation of
machinery, electrical, after-sales service, or
products in the exploratory business period.
Work Permit is Applicable for:
Ministerial Decree No. 40/2012 bans foreign
nationals from holding one of 19 positions
connected with personnel management and
Human Resources. The decree is designed to
protect Indonesian workers and increase
local knowledge and skills.
For each foreign national who is hired for
more than six months in a non-Director
position, the Indonesian company must have
a local employee as their counterpart.
HR Positions Closed to FN
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OVERVIEW APPLICABLE TO STANDARD & TEMPORARY WORK
PERMIT
Local Counterpart
All Indian nationals travelling to any of
18 'notified' countries for employment
purposes are advised to register with
the eMigrate portal of the Ministry of
External Affairs (MEA) at least 24 hours
prior to departure.
Exit Clearance Required
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STANDAR
D WORK
PERMIT
The sponsoring company
must register at corporate
level to be a sponsor.A ratio of at most one foreign
national for each local employee is
allowed. If there are fewer than 10
local employees per foreign
national employee, MOM may ask
the company to hire more locals,
or issue work permits for shorter
periods for some or all of the
foreign national employees.
Contract with host entityManpower Decree 464 allows
foreign nationals to be employed
only in certain job positions.
The applicant should be at least
25 years old.
Travel in and out of Indonesia
is not permitted until the
applicant has obtained their
MERP post-arrival.
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STEP 1: Expatriate Placement Plan (RPTKA)
Processing time: 10-15 business days
STEP 2: Notification MOM
Processing time: 5-8 business days
STEP 3: Limited Stay Visa (VTT)
Processing time: 7-10 business days
STEP 4: Consular Post Application
STEP 5: Entry to Indonesia
Processing time: 3-7 business days
STEP 6: Limited Stay Permit (ITAS) &
Multiple
Exit Re-Entry Permit (MERP)Processing time: 1-2 weeks
STEP 7: Registration with Local Police
STEP 8: Temporary Residence
Certificate (SKTTS)
STEP 9: Travel Permit (SKJ)
Processing time: 20 business days
STEP 10: Expatriate Existence Report
Processing time: 1-2 weeks
Processing time: 3 days
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Indonesia
Standard Work
Permit Process
Map
Applicant can begin working