Matthew Kirk, Squire Patton Boggs, and Julia Onslow-Cole, Fragomen

Private Practice Leaders

Talent fault line: How modern risks are reshaping global mobility

Squire Patton Boggs’ Matthew Kirk and Fragomen’s Julia Onslow-Cole discuss the challenges of moving people in a politically fractured world

Woman with ukrainian and poland flag at Krakow

Immigration

Raczkowski: Legislative works extending Ukrainian citizens’ stay in Poland

New bill extends Ukrainians’ legal stay to 2027 but tightens business rights and updates rules for employers

Team meeting in Saudi Arabia

Recruitment

Relying on expat talent becoming tougher as Saudisation ramps up

Higher localisation targets for marketing, sales, engineering, and procurement roles met with stricter job title controls

Museum of the Future, Dubai

Digital Nomads

UAE narrows access to Remote Working Visa

Applicants must show six months of overseas salary payments, raising eligibility bar for new hires and freelancers

Kuwait Airways

Work Permits

Kuwait rolls out multi-trip exit permit for frequent travellers

New initiative offers greater flexibility but sits alongside strict residency and exit rules

Artificial Intelligence

Don’t treat Norway’s labour rights chatbot as authoritative, lawyers warn

Government touts accessibility gains, while experts caution against overreliance on automated guidance

Work Permits

US expands H-2B quota amid seasonal workforce pressures

Temporary rule doubles visas but prioritises returning workers and heightens employer compliance

Visas

Home Office tightens rules following MAC’s seasonal worker review

Visa framework, quotas, and worker protections clarified, while flexibility and pay limited

Private Practice Leaders

A focus on compliance means clients often miss the strategic risk

Fragomen’s George Koureas reflects on more than two decades at the front line of global mobility – and why immigration risk now sits firmly in the boardroom

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