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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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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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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