European Union European Parliament endorses new single permit rules On 13 March 2024, the European Parliament adopted an update to the single permit directive (2011/98/EU), which provides combined work and residence permits for third-country (non-EU) nationals. The proposed changes would ensure that decisions on applications are made within 90 days; that a permit holder can […]
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Finland / Canada New youth mobility agreement Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) and the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment of Finland have announced that the Canada–Finland Youth Mobility Agreement, signed on 19 May 2023, took effect on 1 March 2024. This agreement will allow Canadian and Finnish nationals aged 18 to 35 to
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Austria / United States New working holiday program established On 20 February 2024, Austria and the United States signed a Professional Development and Cultural Exchange Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish a Working Holiday Program (WHP). The exchange program promotes mutual understanding by offering young Austrian and U.S. citizens the opportunity to get to know
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United Kingdom Changes to Ukraine schemes and care worker route On 19 February 2024, the government published a new statement of changes to the immigration rules which makes significant amendments to the humanitarian schemes for Ukrainian nationals and to the Skilled Worker route for care workers. On 30 January 2024, the immigration minister confirmed that
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Denmark New application form for sideline employment and work permit for accompanying family The Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI) has announced that, effective 14 February 2024, it will make a new printable application form available which is tailored to those who wish to apply for a work permit for ‘sideline employment’, or
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This week’s updates include: No more service point visits for child applications in Finland and more…
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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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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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