General Updates France The French government has proposed a new requirement for applicants for a multi-year carte de séjour residence permit to pass a French language test. This would not apply to current carte de séjour holdersor to British nationals living in France under the Withdrawal Agreement. Multi-year cartes de séjour pluriannuelles, lasting up to four […]
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General Updates Denmark The Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI) has announced new Positive Lists for respectively, people with a higher education and skilled work, which will take effect from 1 July 2022. The positive lists will be in effect until 31 December 2022. The Positive List for People with a Higher Education will
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General Updates Denmark The Danish Immigration Service has extended its expected processing times for applications submitted until September 2022. The reason for the extended application processing times is due to the prioritization of the many applications submitted under the Special Act on residence permits for displaced persons from Ukraine Delays will affect many applications, including
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General Updates Ireland The government of Ireland has updated its Critical Skills Occupations List. The following jobs have been added to the list: Pharmacist, Cardiac Physiologist; Medical Scientist; Occupational Therapist; Physiotherapist; Podiatrist/Chiropodist; Psychologist and Speech and Language Therapist. Quota limitations have been removed from the occupations of Bricklayer, Plasterer and a number of other construction
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General Updates Iceland Effective 20 June 2022, the Directorate of Immigration will stop sending residence permit cards by mail. Holders must instead collect the cards at the Directorate of Immigration at Dalvegur 18 in Kópavogur or ask for cards to be sent to the offices of district commissioners outside the capital area. Notification will be
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General Updates Italy The Italian Ministry of Internal Affairs has announced that a new “decreto flussi” will soon be published, with a quota of 75,000 work permits. This amounts to an increase of more than 5000 on last year’s quota. COVID-19 Updates Finland Germany Malta Spain
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General Updates Belgium Effective 26 May 2022, government fees for residence applications have been amended. The changes include: A decrease from €366 to €126 for a single permit application for researchers, highly-qualified employees, work, seasonal work or intracompany transfer. A decrease from €209 to €181 for the spouse or partner of a residence permit holder.
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General Updates Sweden The government has published further guidance on the changes to the work permit rules which take effect on 1 June 2022. Key changes in the new rules include: Those applying for a work permit will need to present an employment contract before they can receive a decision. Those who have or are
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General Updates Italy The government’s new website for work permit applications opened on 16 May 2022. Work permit applicants must now upload all required documents before submitting the online application. Delays are expected due to technical issues with the new system. United Kingdom Effective 1 June 2022, nationals of Saudi Arabia and Bahrain can apply
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General Updates European Union The European Commission has published new guidance on the suspension of visa facilitation for some Russian nationals, and on general visa issuance in relation to Russian national applicants. The visa facilitation agreement, suspended on 25 February 2022, enabled expedited processing and a reduction in fees. The partial suspension targets specific categories
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