United States

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ProgrammeService
B-1 business visitor: what it permits and where it stopsWG Corporate
EB-1C: multinational executives and managersWG Corporate
EB-3: skilled workers and professionals through PERMWG Corporate
H-1B: specialty occupation workersWG Corporate
L-1A: executives and managersWG Corporate
L-1B: specialised-knowledge transfersWG Corporate
PERM labour certification: the employer's labour-market testWG Corporate
TN: Canadian and Mexican professionals under USMCAWG Corporate
E-2: treaty investor and entrepreneurWG Private
EB-5: immigrant investorWG Private
Trump Gold Card: current frameworkWG Private
AC21 adjustment portability: changing jobs with a pending green cardWG Signature
EB-1A: extraordinary abilityWG Signature
EB-1B: outstanding professors and researchersWG Signature
EB-2 National Interest WaiverWG Signature
J-1 exchange visitor: research scholars, trainees and internsWG Signature
O-1A: extraordinary professionals and foundersWG Signature

Canada

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CUSMA professionals and intra-company transferees: LMIA-exempt work for US and Mexican citizensWG Corporate
Canada Federal Express EntryWG Corporate
Canada Intra-company Transfer Work PermitsWG Corporate
Global Talent Stream: expedited LMIA for innovative employers and in-demand occupationsWG Corporate
Intra-company transfer under the International Mobility Program: C61, C62 and C63 (formerly C12)WG Corporate
Keeping permanent residence and qualifying for citizenship: the three day-countsWG Private
Study permit to Post-Graduation Work Permit: the student route and the bridge to Canadian experienceWG Private
C11 work permit: entrepreneurs and self-employed business owners with significant benefitWG Signature
Provincial Nominee Programs: Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta and the Quebec distinctionWG Signature
Start-up Visa: founder permanent residence with designated-organisation support (intake paused)WG Signature

Japan

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Business ManagerWG Corporate
Engineer / Specialist in Humanities / International ServicesWG Corporate
Intra-company TransfereeWG Corporate
Labour dispatch, contracting and secondment: structuring foreign assignees lawfullyWG Corporate
Dependant and family statuses: 家族滞在, HSP family privileges and spouses of Japanese nationalsWG Private
Permanent Residence: the ten-year rule and the Highly Skilled Professional shortcutsWG Private
Business Manager after 16 October 2025: what founders must now showWG Signature
Designated Activities: the Digital Nomad status, job-hunting permissions and other designated categoriesWG Signature
Highly Skilled ProfessionalWG Signature
Highly Skilled Professional (ii): indefinite residence for established professionalsWG Signature
J-Find: Future Creation IndividualWG Signature
J-Skip: Special Highly Skilled ProfessionalWG Signature
Startup Visa: Designated Activities for founders preparing a Japanese businessWG Signature

Singapore

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ProgrammeService
COMPASS and Employment Pass renewal: the points framework employers must plan aroundWG Corporate
Dependant's Pass and Long-Term Visit Pass: family status, work rules and the Letter of ConsentWG Private
Family Office: Sections 13O and 13UWG Private
Global Investor Programme (GIP): permanent residence through business or family-office investmentWG Private
Permanent residence and citizenship: the PTS scheme, re-entry permits and National ServiceWG Private
Variable Capital Company (VCC)WG Private
Employment Pass (EP)WG Signature
EntrePass: founders of venture-backed or innovative technology businessesWG Signature
Overseas Networks & Expertise Pass (ONE Pass)WG Signature
Personalised Employment Pass (PEP): a non-renewable pass not tied to one employerWG Signature
Tech.Pass: senior technology talent working across several rolesWG Signature

Hong Kong

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ProgrammeService
Admission Scheme for Mainland Talents and Professionals (ASMTP)WG Corporate
General Employment Policy: professionals and intra-company transfersWG Corporate
Technology Talent Admission Scheme (TechTAS): R&D hires under a company quotaWG Corporate
Dependant visa: spouses, children and parents of Hong Kong sponsorsWG Private
Immigration Arrangements for Non-local Graduates (IANG)WG Private
New Capital Investment Entrant SchemeWG Private
Right of abode and permanent residency: the seven-year ordinary-residence testWG Private
Entry for investment as entrepreneurs: start-ups and joining a businessWG Signature
Quality Migrant Admission Scheme (QMAS)WG Signature
Top Talent Pass Scheme: Categories A, B and CWG Signature

Australia

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ProgrammeService
Employer Nomination Scheme (subclass 186): permanent residence through the employerWG Corporate
Skills in Demand visa (subclass 482): employer-sponsored temporary workWG Corporate
Australia National Innovation VisaWG Signature
Skilled Independent (189) and Skilled Nominated (190): points-tested permanent residenceWG Signature

New Zealand

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Active Investor Plus · BalancedWG Private
Active Investor Plus · GrowthWG Private

United Kingdom

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ProgrammeService
Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist WorkerWG Corporate
Global Business Mobility: UK Expansion WorkerWG Corporate
Skilled Worker: sponsored employment at graduate levelWG Corporate
Indefinite leave to remain and British citizenship: residence, absences and tax residenceWG Private
High Potential Individual: two years for recent graduates of listed universitiesWG Signature
Innovator Founder: endorsed founders of innovative, viable, scalable businessesWG Signature
Scale-up Worker: six months sponsored, then unsponsored, with a settlement routeWG Signature
United Kingdom Global Talent VisaWG Signature

Malta

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Global Residence Programme and The Residence Programme: Malta's special tax statusWG Private
Malta Citizenship by Merit: legal frameworkWG Private
Malta Permanent Residence Programme: residence by contribution and propertyWG Private
Nomad Residence Permit: remote work from Malta for non-EU nationalsWG Signature
Startup Residence Programme: founders and core employees of Malta Enterprise-approved start-upsWG Signature

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