General Updates European Union The European Commission has proposed lifting visa requirements for nationals of Kuwait and Qatar. Under this proposal, once agreed, Qatar and Kuwait nationals holding biometric passports would no longer need a visa when travelling to the EU for short stays of up to 90 days in any 180-day period for business, […]
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General Updates Czech Republic Effective 1 May 2022, the minimum gross salary for holders of EU Blue card increases to CZK 56,758.50 per month (up from CZK 53,417 per month). The Blue Card is an EU-wide long-term residence permit for highly skilled employees with a local job offer in the destination country and a salary at least
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General Updates France Effective 1 May 2022, the national minimum monthly wage (SMIC) will increase by 2.65% to EUR 1645.58. The SMIC is the minimum legal salary for all workers in France, and it affects the minimum salary thresholds for some types of work permit, including: Talent Passport– Employee on Assignment: Gross annual pay of at least 1.8 times the
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General Updates Italy The Italian authorities have announced that immigration offices will operate at reduced capacity from 22 April to 10 May 2022, as a new website is launched. During this period, employers will not be able to submit work permit applications and individuals will not be able to submit applications for family clearance. Immigration
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General Updates United Kingdom On 6 April 2022, the Home Office’s previously announced new right to work check procedures took effect. Employers of holders of biometric residence permits (BRP), biometric residence cards (BRC), frontier worker permits (FWP), EU Settlement Status (EUSS) or eVisas must carry out right to work checks online – they are no
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General Updates United Kingdom A new statement of changes to the immigration rules codifies the already launched Ukraine Family Scheme and Homes for Ukraine Scheme and creates a new Ukraine Extension Scheme for those already in the UK on a regular visa that may be expiring. The new rules clarify that it is possible for
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General Updates Italy The deadline for submitting certain change of status applications has been extended from 17 March to 30 September 2022. This applies to foreign nationals who wish to convert residence permits issued by other EU member states into Italian residence permits for work. The deadline for applications for the entry of non-EU citizens
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General Updates United Kingdom Visa Processing UKVI is prioritising Ukraine Family Scheme applications in response to the humanitarian crisis caused by the invasion of Ukraine, and so applications for study, work and family visas may take longer to process. ‘Priority’ and ‘super priority’ visa services have been temporarily suspended for new study, work and family
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General Updates Ireland New Residence Permit Card From Tuesday 1 March 2022, a new version of the Irish Residence Permit (IRP) card is being introduced for all non-EEA nationals who are registered to live, work or study in Ireland. The new IRP card, which complies with updated EU common format specifications, includes the cardholder’s signature
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