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The decree extends residence permits of non-Emirati widows and divorced women and their children for one year from the death of the Emirati spouse or the divorce without needing a sponsor.

The Cabinet issued “Federal Law by Decree No. (19) of 2018 Regarding Foreign Direct Investment“, a new foreign investment law that allows more than 49 per cent ownership to foreigners in some read more

Decision No. 270 is regarding procedures, requirements and consequences of foreign workers leaving work.

Law No. 173 establishes "deposit residency" which grants foreigners who deposit a minimum of 7 million Egyptian pounds in local Egyptian banks a five-year residency permit and the opportunity to read more

Decree No. 2-17-740 establishes the formation and operating procedures of the National Commission for the Coordination of Measures to Combat and Prevent Human Trafficking, an inter-ministerial read more

Decision No. 23 defines the scope of application of health insurance law as all citizens, residents, and visitors. Provisions for migrant workers are included in Article 28 requiring the employer read more

Decision No. 39 establishes a three-month probation period for domestic workers.

Articles 4 and 7 of Law No. (11) of 2018 on Regulating Political Asylum stipulate that the Minister of Interior establish a Committee for Political Asylee Affairs with members from the Interior, read more

Kuwait and the Philippines signed a MOU to regulate the working conditions of migrant domestic workers in Kuwait guaranteeing rights of domestic workers to address allegations of abusive working read more

The Response Plan seeks to address the needs of Syrian refugees and Jordanian host communities affected by the crisis by adopting a resilience-based approach that combines short-term humanitarian read more

The 2018 amendments to the Nationality Act allow Sudanese women to pass on their nationality to their children if the father is from South Sudan.

Algeria ratified a MOU with Mali on labour, employment and social security, including provisions for the protection of migrant workers and the dissemination of information about their rights.

Ministerial Decision No. 31 establishes a new system for part-time contracts for migrant workers.

Law No. 1 defines human trafficking, outlines criminal proceedings and punishment for those violating the law, and includes provisions for the protection of victims.

Interior Minister Order No. 8 amended decree No. 121 of 2007 to increase the monthly salary required for foreigners to request entry visas and resident permits for family members from 250 Bahraini read more

Decree 409/PR/MI is part of a set of refugee laws passed in 2017 that streamlines the procedures to determine refugee status to help facilitate refugees' access to health care, education and read more

Decree 410/PR/MI is the second of a set of refugee laws passed in 2017 and determines the fundamental rights of refugee and asylum seekers, facilitating refugees' access to health care, education read more

Iraq and the Syrian Arab Republic signed a memorandum of understanding on a mutual exemption of entry visas for holders of diplomatic, service, private and official passports.

The Foreigners Residency Act replaces the Expats Residence Law No. 36 of 1961 as well as annulling Article 202 of the 2001 legislation that stipulated equal rights of Palestinians and Iraqis to read more