Immigration and Visas for International Medics

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SANTA FE IMMIGRATION SERVICES15th October 2016, LondonNatasha Persun – Global Immigration Consultant


AGENDA

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Introduction

Who we are?

Immigration services we can offer to you?

Case Study: Singapore

Global Immigration quick facts

Contact us


INTRODUCTION – WHO WE ARE

We make it easy for companies, organizations and people to

mobilize globally without boundaries.

• Santa Fe can provide a seamless start to end service assisting you with all aspects of

your move to your desired location. From moving your personal belongings to providing

destination services such as accommodation and school searches (for you and your

family) to assisting you with your immigration needs.

• Santa Fe has a renowned global network of Immigration specialists across 126 offices

in 46 countries and a vetted partner network to cover over a 100 countries in total.

• Countries include (to name but a few); United Arab Emirates (UAE), Singapore,

Australia, New Zealand, Canada, America and Saudi Arabia.

We are Santa Fe.

We make it easy…

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BY SANTA FEGLOBAL COVERAGE

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IMMIGRATION SERVICES WE CAN OFFER YOU

CONSULTATION & ADVISORY

Strategic and consultative immigration advice, through

providing practical solutions for your relocation

IMMIGRATION COMPLIANCE AND RISK MANAGEMENT

Ensuring your immigration compliance with national laws and

regulations

APPLICATION PROCESSING

Preparing and assisting you with the drafting and submission of

your visa application(s)

UTILISING OUR CONTACTS AND NETWORK

Liaising with the relevant government authorities on your

behalf

CREATING AND MANAGING IMMIGRATION PROGRAMMES

Aiding and assisting with the speed of deployment for

companies with a global footprint

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Santa Fe can provide start to end immigration services to suit and accommodate your immigration needs.


CASE STUDY: SINGAPORE IMMIGRATION PROCESS

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BACKGROUND AND FACTS

• A South African national currently living and working in the United Kingdom has

accepted an job offer to work in Singapore for 3 years as a Cardiologist.

• The individual has the relevant qualifications and experience to practice in this

medical field.

• They have also studied at a university that has been recognised by the Minister of

Health in Singapore, that will permit and enable them to practice in Singapore.

• The individual has a family of 3 (a spouse and two children)

WHAT TYPE OF VISA WILL THIS INDIVIDUAL REQUIRE TO PERMIT

EMPLOYMENT IN SINGAPORE AND ALLOW THEIR FAMILY TO

ACCOMPANY THEM?



EMPLOYMENT PASS

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ADVERTISING OF JOB ROLE

•1st August 2014 as part of the Fair Consideration Framework (FCF) employers required to advertise job vacancies on the Jobs Bank, which is administered by the Singapore Workforce Development Agency (WDA)

•The job advertisement must run for 14 calendar days before employees can submit their respective Employment Pass (EP) application

•Companies can be exempt from advertising job roles dependent on certain cases (i.e. the company has fewer than 25 employees, theforeign national applying to work for the company in Singapore earns over $12,000 per month. Etc)

EPOL REGISTRATION

•The company that you are working for in Singapore will need to set up an Employment Pass Online (EPOL) account with the Singapore Ministry of Manpower (MOM)

•Santa Fe is able to provide assistance in registering a companies account on EPOL. If the company already has an EPOL account, they can add Santa Fe as a user to assist with the Employment Pass application.

MEETING ELIGIBILITY

REQUIREMENTS

•The applicant will need have a fixed monthly salary of at least 3,300 SGD

•Must have the relevant qualifications and experience (to be able to practice as a cardiologist)

•Must have studied at and gained the relevant qualifications from a university recognized by the Singapore Ministry of Health

•Our Immigration specialists in Singapore, will be able to assess your case and be able to advise as to the requirements you will need to meet, as these can vary on a case by case basis



CONTINUED…

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REQUIREDDOCUMENTS

• Employment Pass questionnaire

• Clear scanned copy of your passport details page

• Clear scanned copy of you Educational Certificate(s) in English

• Clear scanned copy of your latest CV / Resume

PROCESSINGTIMES &

SUBMISSION

• Processing times for Employment Pass applications can take up to 1 – 2 week.

• The MOM in Singapore, reserves the right to request for additional information and details, which can further delay the processing of applications.

• All applications submitted to the MOM in Singapore are subject to the MOM caseworker’s discretion and approval

VISA APPROVAL

• Permitting that your application has been approved, you will then receive notification from the MOM and Santa Fe.

• You will then need to book and attend an biometric appointment in Singapore to complete immigration formalities

• Your Employment Pass card will be available approximately 5 working days after you have submitted your biometrics.


DEPENDANT PASS

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• For the main applicant’s spouse and children, they will each need to apply for

a dependant pass.

• Documents required can vary on a case by case basis, but the general

documents that can be provided are:

• Scanned copies of each dependants passport details page

• Scanned copy of marriage certificate (for spouse)

• Scanned copy of birth certificate (for children)

• Upon approval of the Dependant Pass applications, the spouse and children

will need to enrol their biometrics and receive their Employment Pass cards.


GLOBAL IMMIGRATION QUICK FACTS

• Numerous countries have adopted immigration policies thus trying to restrict the number of migrant workers. For example countries such as the UK, Australia and Switzerland have quotas on the number of employment permits they can allow on a monthly or/and yearly basis.

QUOTA REGIMES

• Some countries adopt immigration policies, where the company intending to employ a foreign worker will need to show that for every foreign worker employed, there is at least an equal or higher number of resident workers within that company. This type of immigration policy is evident in Canada under the Foreign Worker Program (Reciprocal Employment)

RECIPROCAL RATIO AGREEMENTS

• A type of bilateral agreement is a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). These are easier for countries to negotiate and implement and can be modified according to changing labour and market conditions

• For example: The Republic of Korea has MOUs with countries such as Bangladesh, Cambodia, China and Indonesia (to name a few) for the hiring of foreign workers under its Employment Permit System. These agreements state that the recruitment, selection and placement of workers under the scheme would be managed entirely by Government ministries in charge of labour migration – or entities affiliated with the relevant ministry of the two countries.

BILATERAL AGREEMENTS /

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING

(MOA)

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CONTACT US

• Sue Kukadia, Group Director Immigration - [email protected] ,

• Robert Day, Group Immigration Operations Director -

[email protected]

• Monika Heitkamp, Global Immigration Manager -

[email protected]

• Natasha Persun, Global Immigration Consultant –

[email protected]

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THANK YOU.

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