Immigration updates – 2nd of January

Weekly Immigration Updates / By Edwin Pijpers

Denmark Positive Lists updated 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 are applicable from 1 January 20254. The Positive Lists are lists of professions experiencing a shortage of qualified professionals in Denmark. Those offered a job included in the Positive List can apply for a residence and […]

Immigration updates – 2nd of January Read More »

Immigration updates – 19th of December

Weekly Immigration Updates / By Edwin Pijpers

Denmark Authorities publish updated income statistics applicable from 1 January 2025. 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 Limit Scheme, the Positive List and the Fast

Immigration updates – 19th of December Read More »

Immigration updates – 12th of December

Weekly Immigration Updates / By Edwin Pijpers

Finland Transfer of work permit services from TE Offices to Finnish Immigration Service The Finnish Immigration Service (Migri) will be responsible for all residence permit matters for employed persons as of 1 January 2025. Because of this reorganisation of responsibilities, employee announcements regarding employees hired from outside the EU/EEA area must be submitted to the

Immigration updates – 12th of December Read More »

Immigration updates – 5th of December

Weekly Immigration Updates / By Edwin Pijpers

Denmark Extension of residence permit under the Ukraine-Special Act On 26 November 2024, the Danish Parliament decided that residence permits granted under the Act on Temporary Residence Permits for persons displaced from Ukraine can be extended until 17 March 2026. The new rules for extending residence permits under the Act on Temporary Residence Permits for

Immigration updates – 5th of December Read More »

Immigration updates – 28th of November

Weekly Immigration Updates / By Edwin Pijpers

Switzerland Federal Council lifts quotas for Croatian nationals in 2025 From 1 January 2025, Croatian nationals coming to work in Switzerland will benefit once again from full freedom of movement. At its meeting on 27 November 2024, the Federal Council adopted an amendment to the Ordinance on the Free Movement of Persons (FMPO) to this

Immigration updates – 28th of November Read More »

Immigration updates – 21st of November

Weekly Immigration Updates / By Edwin Pijpers

European Union Commission proposes new online portal for posted worker declarations The European Commission has proposed to establish a single declaration portal for companies posting workers to provide services in another European Union (EU) country. The single digital declaration portal will: EU countries will be able to use the portal on a voluntary basis. Participating EU

Immigration updates – 21st of November Read More »

Immigration updates – 14th of November

Weekly Immigration Updates / By Edwin Pijpers

Australia Mobility Arrangement for Talented Early-professionals Scheme (MATES) announced for India The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) has announced that, from December 2024, graduates and early career professionals from India’s top universities can register in the pre-application ballot for a Mobility Arrangement for Talented Early-professionals Scheme (MATES) (subclass 403) visa. If selected in the ballot,

Immigration updates – 14th of November Read More »

Immigration updates – 7th of November

Weekly Immigration Updates / By Edwin Pijpers

Finland Updated income requirements for residence permits The Finnish Immigration Service has announced that new income thresholds for residence permit applicants will affect applications that are submitted on or after 1 November 2024. The new income thresholds concern the following residence permits: Background Usually, the authorities can grant a residence permit only if the applicant

Immigration updates – 7th of November Read More »

Immigration updates – 31st of October

Weekly Immigration Updates / By Edwin Pijpers

Italy Operational guidelines for entry quota applications On 24 October 2024, the Ministry of the Interior, the Ministry of Labor and Social Policies, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry and the Ministry of Tourism sent out a joint circular with operational guidelines on the 2025 entry quotas for foreign national workers. For the

Immigration updates – 31st of October Read More »

Immigration updates – 24th of October

Weekly Immigration Updates / By Edwin Pijpers

Finland Updated online form for new employee announcements Effective 31 October 2024, the employee announcement form in the Enter Finland for Employers online service will be updated. From that date, there will be a new and simplified employee announcement form, making it quicker and easier for employers to submit the announcement. Employers must submit an

Immigration updates – 24th of October Read More »

Weekly Immigration Updates

Contact us