1. business and industrial
2. company
3. merger and acquisition

Key contacts
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Elizabeth (Liz) Espín Stern
Partner
T: +1 202 263 3825
E: [email protected]
Grace Shie
Partner
T: +1 202 263 3845
E: [email protected]
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United States of America
Paul Virtue
Partner
T: +1 202 263 3875
E: [email protected]
Paul Sarauskas
Counsel
T: +1 312 701 7019
E: [email protected]
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United States of America
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Immigration and Business
Visitors Traffic Lights
Asia Pacific 2014
Mayer Brown is a leading global law firm with offices in major cities across the Americas, Asia and
Europe. Our presence in the world’s leading markets enables us to offer clients access to local
market knowledge combined with a global reach.
Human resources play a crucial role in determining business strategy
and, with the growing scope and complexity of today’s workforce,
companies need a global solution.
Mayer Brown’s Global Mobility & Migration team knows this terrain
well. We have the agility, on-the-ground experience and dedicated
resources to help clients manage their global workforce.
We operate in the world’s principal financial centers - in the
Americas, Europe and Asia - and collaborate with a carefully
nurtured selection of internationally experienced lawyers in other
countries with whom we have worked closely for many years.
Our Global Mobility & Migration team works hand-in-hand with our
Global Employment & Benefits team. Comprising more than 100 lawyers,
we serve all aspects of the mobility needs of our clients. Our international
practice is renowned for steering clients through complex, multijurisdictional legislation and for delivering shrewd commercial advice.
We advise on all global mobility and migration matters. This includes
advising on visa strategy, audits and immigration compliance, the impact
of changes in company structure on visa status and new market entry.
We advise on the full range of employment law issues, from
recruitment to termination to restructuring, and all matters in
between. Our strengths include employment counselling,
employment litigation, employee benefits, executive compensation,
global restructuring, outsourcing of human capital, employment and
severance agreements, pensions plans, including fiduciary duties of
employers and plan trustees, employee stock ownership and other
incentive-based compensation, labour relations and union matters.
We also advise on HR regulation, risk management and compliance,
personal data privacy, the use of social media in the workplace,
diversity and inclusion, mediation, arbitration and litigation.
We are noted for our commitment to client service and our ability to assist clients with their most
complex and demanding legal and business challenges worldwide.
We provide legal services in areas such as employment and benefits, real estate; banking and
finance; corporate and securities; litigation and dispute resolution; antitrust and competition;
environmental; financial services; insurance; government and global trade; intellectual property;
tax; restructuring; and bankruptcy and insolvency.
Mayer Brown is a global legal services provider comprising legal practices that are separate entities (the “Mayer Brown Practices”). The Mayer Brown Practices are: Mayer Brown
LLP and Mayer Brown Europe–Brussels LLP, both limited liability partnerships established in Illinois USA; Mayer Brown International LLP, a limited liability partnership incorporated
in England and Wales (authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority and registered in England and Wales number OC 303359); Mayer Brown, a SELAS established
in France; Mayer Brown JSM, a Hong Kong partnership and its associated entities in Asia; and Tauil & Chequer Advogados, a Brazilian law partnership with which Mayer Brown is
associated. “Mayer Brown” and the Mayer Brown logo are the trademarks of the Mayer Brown Practices in their respective jurisdictions.
This publication provides information and comments on legal issues and developments of interest to our clients and friends. The foregoing is not a comprehensive treatment of the
subject matter covered and is not intended to provide legal advice. Readers should seek legal advice before taking any action with respect to the matters discussed herein.
© 2014. The Mayer Brown Practices. All rights reserved.
Asia Pacific Immigration and Business Visitors Traffic Lights 2014
Australia
China
Hong Kong
India
Japan
South Korea
New Zealand
Singapore
Taiwan
Thailand
Vietnam
Converting business visitor status into work status in country
Obtaining work permits quickly (2-4 weeks)
Family members of employee working in country
Renewing work permit indefinitely so length of stay in country is
unlimited
Switching employee to local payroll in country as local employee
Working without a university diploma or specialized skills
Visiting country as business visitor while work permit application is
pending
Doing the following as a business visitor:
Attend meetings
Negotiate contracts
Visit client sites
Repair equipment sold by the foreign company
Supervise local employees
Train local employees
Be trained by local employees
Working in country before work permit issued
Prohibited by legislation
May be permitted by legislation, depending on the circumstances of the case
Permitted by legislation
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Bangkok
Beijing
Hanoi
Ho Chi Minh City
Hong Kong
Shanghai
Singapore
Mayer Brown JSM (Thailand) Limited
Unit 903-4, Sathorn Square Office Tower
98 North Sathorn Road, Silom, Bangrak
Bangkok 10500 , Thailand
T: +66 2 108 8555
JSM Beijing Representative Office
Suite 1102, Tower 2, China Central Place
79 Jianguo Road, Chaoyang District
Beijing 100025, China
T: +86 10 6599 9200
Mayer Brown JSM (Vietnam)
12th Floor, Pacific Place
83B Ly Thuong Kiet, Hoan Kiem District
Hanoi, Vietnam
T: +84 4 3825 9775
Mayer Brown JSM (Vietnam)
Suite 1705-1709, 17th Floor Saigon Tower
29 Le Duan Street, District 1
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
T: +84 8 3513 0300
Mayer Brown JSM
16th - 19th Floors,
Prince’s Building, 10 Chater Road
Central, Hong Kong
T: +852 2843 2211
JSM Shanghai Representative Office
Suite 2305, Tower II, Plaza 66
1266 Nan Jing Road West
Shanghai 200040, China
T: +86 21 6032 0200
Mayer Brown JSM (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
6 Battery Road, #11-06
Singapore, 049909
T: +65 6327 0233