European Union Revised timeline fort EES and ETIAS On 5 March 2025, EU Home Affairs Ministers endorsed a revised timeline for the implementation of the Entry/Exit System (EES) and the European Travel Information and AuthorisationSystem(ETIAS). The EES is expected to become operational in October 2025. ETIAS is expected to follow inthe last quarter of 2026. At the same time, […]
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Finland Planned changes to temporary protection legislation will enter into force in March 2025 As announced in December 2024, the Ministry of the Interior has been drafting several changes to legislation on residence permits for temporary protection, which have now been adopted. Residence permits will be valid for the entire duration of temporary protection In
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Denmark New Working Holiday quota period for citizens of Chile and Argentina On 1 March 2025, a new quota period for Working Holiday residence permits for citizens of Chile and Argentina begins. Working Holiday for citizens of Chile and Argentina is covered by a quota of 150 residence permits annually. A quota year runs from
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Finland Foreign wild-berry pickers now subject to seasonal work rules Following legislative amendments that entered into force on 17 February 2025, wild-berry picking carried out by foreign nationals is now treated as seasonal work. Employers must hire foreign berry pickers for a contractual employment relationship to enable them to apply for an entry permit to
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Denmark Fees charged for residence cards under EU Association Agreement with Turkey can be refunded The Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI) and the Danish Immigration Service have notified interested parties that they have adjusted their practice so that no fee is charged for issuing replacement residence cards to economically active Turkish nationals
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Denmark New wage statistics for the Positive List for skilled work The Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI) has published updated wage statistics that apply to the Positive List for skilled work from 20 February 2025. When SIRI assesses applications on the Positive List for skilled work, it uses special wage statistics compiled
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Portugal New procedure to expedite processing of pending expressions of interest The Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA) is changing the procedure to schedule the service needed to obtain a residence permit, to speed up service scheduling and enact the new rules that were introduced in early 2024. All foreign citizens who have submitted
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Finland Automated post-decision monitoring of residence permits for employed persons The Finnish Immigration Service introduced automated post-decision monitoring of residence permits for employed persons on 20 January 2025. The purpose of automated post-decision monitoring is to verify whether the holder of a residence permit for an employed person still meets the requirements for the permit.
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Canada Changes to open work permits for family members of temporary residents Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has provided details of upcoming changes to open work permit (OWP) eligibility for family members of international students and foreign workers, as part of the broader measures announced in September 2024. Effective 21 January 2025, only spouses
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Denmark New rates for au pairs New rates for monthly allowance and for the amount to help finance Danish language classes, came into effect on 1 January 2025 The new rate for the monthly allowance (pocket money) is DKK 5000, and the new rate for the amount that helps finance Danish language classes is DKK
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