General Updates Bulgaria The Bulgarian parliament has passed amendments to the Law on Labour Migration and Labour Mobility regarding EU Blue Cards. The following changes came into force on 24 January 2023: An online application process for EU Blue Cards is anticipated in the near future. Ireland The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (DETE) […]
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General Updates Finland Effective 23 February 2023, amendments to chapter 5 of the Aliens Act entered into force. These changes affect applications for residence permits on the basis of work. Iceland Effective 15 February 2023, the minimum financial requirement for granting of a residence permit or for Icelandic citizenship to an individual has increased from
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General Updates Ireland / United States Ireland and the United States have agreed to extend the US-Ireland Working Holiday/Intern Work & Travel programme for a further five years. First established in 2008, the Intern Work and Travel programme allows Irish citizens or permanent residents, who are students or recent graduates, to spend up to 12
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General Updates Italy The Italian government has published the annual decree fixing work permit quotas for the year ahead (“Decreto Flussi”). In 2023, Italy will grant up to 82,705 work permits to workers from outside the European Economic Area (up from 69,700 in 2022). This includes: Exceptions from the cap exist for several categories of
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General Updates Canada The government has announced that the previously-announced expansion of eligibility to work in Canada to spouses and working-age children for workers at all skill levels will start on 30 January 2023. From that date, the following may be eligible for an open work permit: Spouses and dependents of workers in a TEER
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General Updates European Union The European Union Agency for the Operational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (eu-LISA) has announced that the planned date of entry into operation of the new Entry/Exit System (EES) of May 2023 is considered no longer achievable due to delays from the contractors.
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General Updates Ireland Atypical Work Scheme Effective 1 January 2023, a number of changes to the Atypical Worker Scheme have been introduced. These amendments apply only to the “general” category of applications for permission under the Scheme (including the entertainment industry, biotech, pharmaceutical, and technology sectors) and have no impact on applications for permission to
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General Updates Iceland Effective 1 January 2023, the following changes have been made to the processing fees of the Directorate of Immigration: COVID-19 Updates European Union France Germany Italy Spain United Kingdom
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General Updates European Union The European Council has decided to extend the Schengen Area to Croatia, but not yet to Bulgaria and Romania. From 1 January 2023, checks on persons at internal land and sea borders between Croatia and the other countries in the Schengen area will be lifted. Checks at internal air borders will
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General Updates Denmark The Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI) has announced that temporary work permits for quick job start on the fast-track scheme are available at its new branch office in Esbjerg, from now until January 2023.. An appointment can be booked for a quick job start at Esbjerg by writing to the
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