Sweden 2013-2014

The Temporary Return of Qualified Nationals (TRQN) program is managed by IOM and the Georgian State Ministry of Diaspora Issues. It allows for the temporary return of Georgian nationals to Georgia in order to transfer their skills to their hosts organizations.

Georgia has been engaged in TRQN programmes for some time. It has a large and wellresourced IOM office, which is both very supportive and very strategic. Unlike many  other countries, it has an active State Minister’s office for Diaspora Issues and a task

The Occupation Permit (OP) is a combined work and residence permit which allows foreign nationals to work and reside in Mauritius under the following 3 specific categories(Investor, Professional & Self-Employed).

With this facility, if private sector needs are not met, the Government can issue Occupation Permits allowing a company to meet their needs abroad. This facility also covers foreign investors.

The Dual Training and University Program is based on the active cooperation of the Private Sector and the universities in Mauritius. In this collaboration, the university and private sector representatives sit together and assess the future job needs. This close collaboration allows for gradutes to have higher possibilities of finding a job after finishing university.

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 t

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.