March 2, 2021

How to Get Mexican Citizenship

Partner Contribution – Immigration to Mexico 2021-02-25 The process of obtaining Mexican citizenship or becoming naturalized is quite straightforward. You might consider this if you are a long-term resident, or you have family in the country. As usual, you must meet their requirements and present the correct documentation to the authorities (SRE – External Relations…

March 2, 2021

The Portuguese Non-Habitual Resident (NHR) Tax Regime

“Non-Habitual Resident (NHR) Tax Regimes essentially grant qualifying individuals the possibility of becoming tax residents of white-listed jurisdictions. It also legally minimises income tax on certain categories of income and capital gains for a period of 10 years.”   The NHR came into force in Portugal in 2009. It’s proving very successful at attracting individuals…

March 2, 2021

Incorporating in Mexico

Partner Contribution – Rodriguez Rueda, S.C. 2021-02-27 General overview. Mexican General Law of Business Organizations (“Ley General de Sociedades Mercantiles” or “LGSM”) provides for six types of business entities, however, the most prevalent in Mexico are: (i) the “Sociedad Anónima” (“S.A.”) or stock corporation; and (ii) the “Sociedad de Responsabilidad Limitada” (“S. de R.L.”) or…

February 17, 2021

Global expansion into Egypt

Egypt is in a strategic geopolitical location, giving it an ideal advantage of access to the markets through various trade agreements. This includes Pan Arab Free Trade Agreement/ Greater Arab Free Trade Agreement (GAFTA), Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), Egypt-MERCOSUR Free Trade Agreement etc. Being a party to such trade agreements gives…

February 17, 2021

Australian Global Talent Scheme and Visa Pathways

Partner Contribution – Visa Executive Pty Ltd 2021-02-09 The Global Talent Scheme (GTS) allows Australian companies a pathway to sponsor skilled workers not covered by the standard programs. This program caters new STEM positions where the occupations will not already be approved for visa purposes. There are two visa streams in this program, these are:…

February 16, 2021

Small & Medium-Sized Enterprises Support in South Africa

The SMEs sector is the lifeblood of successful economies and they should be supported in every manner possible. Hence, amidst a heavy hand from the state, Indevaldi has expanded its service offering to include a regulatory compliance unit. The new unit’s focus is on the entire statutory corpus. This is inclusive of constitutional principles, legislation,…

February 8, 2021

Doing Business in The Middle East – Risk and Rewards

Doing Business in The Middle East – Live Strategy Session March 10, 2021 The Middle East is a complex region and not the easiest place to operate. If you wish to scale a business into the Middle East, it is undeniably advantageous to operate across multiple countries. However, as a region diverse in geography, ethnicity,…

January 29, 2021

South Africa Visa & Immigration 2021

Partner Contribution – IMCOSA 2021-01-27 Visa Concessions Expired During Lockdown and Permanent Residents As per an extended Ministerial exemption, no one whose visa has expired during or shortly before the lockdown will be penalised. Persons with visas that have expired after 15 February are permitted to stay in the country, leave the country or apply…

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