Montenegro
Suspension of visa-free regime for certain nationalities
On 9 October 2025, the government of Montenegro suspended the temporary visa exemption for nationals of Armenia, Egypt and Uzbekistan. The government also removed Kuwait from the list of countries whose citizens do not require a visa to enter Montenegro, and added Nauru to the list. These changes are intended to align Montenegro with EU visa policy.
On 27 October 2025, the government introduced a temporary suspension of the visa-free regime for nationals of Türkiye, for security reasons.
United Kingdom
Amended implementation date for fee increase for expediting sponsorship applications
The UK government has postponed until 11 November 2025 the increases in certain fees for sponsorship applications The previously-announced implementation date was 21 October 2025.
Effective 11 November 2025:
- the fee for expedited processing of a sponsorship management request made by a Worker sponsor or Temporary worker sponsor has increased from £200 to £350;
- the fee for priority service for expedited processing of sponsor licence applications has increased from £500 to £750
