Sweden 2013-2014

Commissioned by the GFMD, the mapping study was carried out by the Hague Process on Refugee and Migration with assistance of International Organisation of Employers (IOE), the World Economic Forum (WEF), the Council for Global Immigration and other contributing partners in order to gather information on how to deepen and diversify GFMD engagement with targeted business sectors including construction; mining and extractives, recruitment, insurance, financial services, and others.

The Dutch Government Immigration website provides potential immigrants to the Netherlands with all the information required prior to their arrival.

Upon defining a set of criteria, the system produces a customizable checklist that identifies the necessary procedures and the responsible government entity. 

The Business Express Program (BEP) expedites business travel from China, India, Mexico, and was also rolled out in Bulgaria and Romania. It is a facility provided on a need-by-need basis by Canadian embassies in places where there is an identified neeed to expedite visa requests for business travelers.Under BEP, visas are issued within days and there is a near-perfect approval rate for those registered in the program. The Travel Express program in Mexico offers a fast, simplified visa application process for tourists who use travel agencies registered with the Canadian Embassy.

Turkey has implemented an e-Visa system (Electronic Visa Application System) that allows for eligible nationalities to request and get their visa online, just like an e-ticket.

This online system makes it easier and faster to get a visa to enter Turkey.

Through Canada’s Agreement on Internal Trade, federal, provincial and territorial governments agreed to eliminate inter-provincial barriers to the free movement of workers, goods, services and investments within Canada.  In early 2009, all governments approved amendments to Chapter 7 of the Agreement to achieve full labour mobility for workers in regulated professions and red seal trades.  The Chapter now requires that a certified worker in one province or territory who wishes to relocate to another province or territory to work shall, upon application, be certified for that occupa

Multicultural Access and Equity Policy, 'Respecting diversity. Improving responsiveness', is about ensuring that all Australians receive equitable access to government services regardless of their cultural or linguistic background. The approach aims to maximise the benefits to Australia of its culturally and linguistically diverse society through addressing barriers to effective participation in Australia’s social and economic life.

• Where an eligible Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or New Zealand citizen wishes to sponsor a Skilled relative to live and work in a designated area of  Australia for up to four years, Australia’s skilled migration programme offers a pathway through the Skilled Regional (Provisional) (subclass 489) visa – this provisional visa provides a pathway to permanent residency through the Skilled Regional (subclass 887) visa after the provisional visa holder has resided for two years, including working full time for one year, in a designated a

All people working in Australia, including foreign workers, are entitled to basic rights and protections in the workplace. Workplace laws in Australia generally apply equally to all workers employed in Australia. Employers engaging foreign workers must ensure they comply with Australian workplace laws. These laws, including the payment of minimum rates of pay and conditions under awards and agreements, are enforced by the Fair Work Ombudsman.

The International Network of Congolese Abroad (Réseau International des Congolais de l'Exterieur - RICE), is an association that gathers the Congolese diapora in France.

In October 2013 it launched a call for a business plan of €50,000 to finance local projects orthe creation of enterprises to the benefit of entrepreneurs from DRC, Gabon and the Republic of Congo.  

The National Bureau of Statistics in Moldova is gathering information about Migration in three national surveys:

• Labour Force Migration (2012, 2013),
• Labour Force Survey (quarterly) and
• Research on Household Budget (quarterly).

Every Survey focuses on different aspects of Migration (labour, remittances use, etc...), contributing important data to the IOM Extended Migration Profile (EMP) Report of the Republic of Moldova released in 2012.