France New immigration law published On 27 January 2024, the new immigration law took effect. The principle changes affecting work immigration include: A clause providing British nationals owning a second-home in France with an automatic long-stay visa was rejected by the Constitutional Court on 25 January 2024, along with 31 other provisions of the new […]
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Finland Residence permits for temporary protection to be extended The Finnish Immigration Service (Migris) will extend all residence permits granted on the basis of temporary protection until 4 March 2025. Migris will send the holder a letter when they have extended a permit on the basis of temporary protection. If Migris has their phone number,
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Serbia, a country with a rich cultural heritage and a growing economy, has recently introduced significant changes to its immigration landscape. Some of these have already been adopted in July 2023, but most amendments will enter into force on 1st February 2024. Key Amendments: When it comes to the labour market test, the new timeline
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In the business environment, streamlining processes and eliminating bureaucratic barriers are crucial. A notable example is by expediting the circulation of crucial documents between EU member states. A notable example is Regulation (EU) 2016/1191, an essential component for facilitating employee/international mobility and hence, business operations in the European Union. This regulation simplifies the requirements for
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Denmark Proposal to change the rules regarding permanent residence permit and family reunification of spouses The Ministry of Immigration and Integration has drafted a proposal to change the rules regarding permanent residence permits and family reunification of spouses. The proposal was sent to the relevant authorities and organisations for comments on 18 January 2024. The
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France Increased minimum wage Effective 1 January 2024, the government has increased the monthly minimum wage (le SMIC). The minimum wage has increased by 1.13% to EYR 11.65 gross per hour. The minimum monthly salary has increased from EUR 1747.20 to EUR 1766.92. This has in turn increased the salary requirement for several work immigration
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Denmark Updated Positive Lists The Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI) has updated the Positive Lists for people with a higher education and for skilled work. The new lists re applicable from 1 January 2024. The Positive Lists are lists of professions experiencing a shortage of qualified professionals in Denmark. Those offered a
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Denmark New au pair rates upcoming The new rate for the monthly allowance (pocket money) for au pairs is expected to be DKK 4850, and the new rate for the amount that helps finance Danish language classes is expected to be DKK 19,305. The new rates apply to au pair applications that are submitted from
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Canada will join the Apostille convention on January 11th 2024. As of then, authenticated documents can be legalized with a standard certificate called an apostille. Currently, Canadian public documents need a two-step authentication to be accepted in countries where the Apostille convention is already in effect. Documents need to be authenticated both at Global Affairs
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Denmark Authorities publish updated income statistics applicable from 1 January 2024. The Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI) uses income statistics made by the Confederation of Danish Employers (DA) in the case processing of applications to decide if an offered job is within the Danish standards for salary. This applies to the Pay
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