Get Live Quote When It’s More Than Just A Business Trip
United States
United Kingdom
Canada
Australia
Challenge
One of Fragomen's recent cases involved the refusal of entry for one of their client's employees in Singapore. The employee had been travelling to Singapore and a number of locations on a business visa while his employment pass application was still in process. On his third visit he was stopped at immigration, questioned, and eventually asked to depart on the speculation that he was undertaking responsibilities behind the parameters of a business visa. Had Fragomen been informed, they would have been able to prepare him and provide him relevant advice on the likelihood of being questioned due to the frequency of his business travels.
We are pleased to share that the employment pass has since been obtained after a few months of tedious efforts. We are also pleased to confirm that the employee has already moved to Singapore and has commenced employment.
Solution
Fragomen was looped in by the client and were tasked to help clear the record. They addressed the situation by having several discussions with clients and stakeholders by helping prepare the supporting documentation for the appeal, having several discussions with the authorities, and subsequently monitoring the outcome.
Results
The employment pass has since been obtained after a few months of tedious efforts. The employee has already moved to Singapore and has commenced employment.
More case studies from Fragomen
Global Government Strategies and Compliance
A very large, global organisation wanted to come up with some very new and exciting policies for its employees for more agile, flexible working in a very complicated immigration landscape. Employers were challenged because they now had a future workforce that was wanting some agility and flexibility and a lot of people wanted to work from home or perhaps they'd like to work in another country as a digital nomad. The organisation needed to navigate digital nomad schemes and assess...
+8
Urgently Assessing Relocation Options for DACA Employees
A client had several hundred employees across the United States with DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) status. After the Trump Administration announced its intent to terminate the DACA programme, the client sought Fragomen's assistance in formulating strategies for this employee population. Whilst the population included employees at a variety of job levels, many of the employees were unlikely to be able to change to another immigration status, as they worked in lower-skilled positions or did not hold college degrees.
+8
EB-5 Investor Visa Program - Pathway to a US Green Card
A client was an Indian foreign national who tried the H-1B lottery a couple of times and was running out of work authorization and status authorization in the United States. With over half of H-1B applicants not being selected in the lottery, and facing long backlogs in other employment-based green card categories for Indian nationals, the individual needed an alternative pathway to permanent residency.
+8
