At the start of the pandemic, global shipments inevitably either slowed down or stopped completely. As demand continued to build over the last 12 months, this situation has only become worse with time, impacting international assignments and organizations’ mobility programs. Here, we discuss the…

A new UK immigration system was introduced on December 1, 2020. This comes ahead of the Brexit Transition Period closing at the end of the year. With applications now open, immigration rules under the new system will treat both European Economic Area (EEA) and non-EEA nationals equally (Irish…

Although the UK has officially left the European Union (EU), the Brexit transition period is due to end on December 31, 2020. It’s at this point when things really change in terms of freedom of movement and unrestricted business travel for UK nationals moving to the EU and Europeans moving to the…

A number of British expats living in EU member states have had their UK bank accounts and credit cards closed as a result of rule changes linked to the end of the Brexit transition period on 31 December 2020. This has the potential to impact UK assignees on relocation in an EEA country (all EU…