India Introduces E-Visa for International Students
The government of India has announced two new visa categories for international students, the e-student visa and the e-student-x visa. Key Information Foreign nationals must
Read More »Spain Golden Visa Program to End April 2025
Spain’s Official State Gazette published Organic Law 1/2025 on January 3, 2025, outlining the end of the Golden Visa program. The law will enter into force three months
Read More »Bulgaria and Romania Join the Schengen Area from January 2025
Effective January 1, 2025, Bulgaria and Romania have fully joined Europe’s Schengen Area. The previously in place border checks at the internal land borders between
Read More »South Korea Extends K-ETA for Singapore through 2025
South Korea has extended the Korea Electronic Travel Authorisation (K-ETA) exemption for tourists from 22 countries until December 31, 2025. The temporary exemption currently
Read More »USCIS Policy Manual Update for Certain Populations, and Form I-589 and Form I-881 Applicants
On Jan. 7, 2025, USCIS updated guidance in the Policy Manual to clarify the customer service options available to certain applicants and their representatives and certain
Read More »UKVI Updates Skilled Worker Sponsor Guidance
The UKVI, on December 31, 2024, made changes to the Skilled Worker sponsor guidance. The changes primarily focus on new sponsor licence applications, but there are provisions
Read More »Kuwait Publishes Decree-into-Law Regarding Citizenship
Kuwait’s official gazette, Kuwait Alyoum, published the decree-into-law 116/2024, amending provisions of the Amiri Decree 15/1959 regarding the Kuwaiti citizenship. Key
Read More »Germany Digitizes the National Visa Process from January 1, 2025
Germany’s Consular Services Portal launched worldwide on January 1, 2025, enabling people around the world to submit applications for German visas online. Through the
Read More »Reminder: Philippines Annual Report Due March 2025
The Philippines Bureau of Immigration (BI) has issued a notice reminding all registered foreign nationals in the Philippines to report in person to the BI between January 1
Read More »UAE Announces New Basic Health Insurance For Private Sector Employees, Domestic Workers From January 1
The United Arab Emirate has implemented a new basic health insurance scheme for private sector employees and domestic workers from January 1, 2025. The insurance scheme
Read More »UAE Introduces Residency Visa for Retirees 55+
The UAE Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs, and Port Security (ICP) has announced new regulations for issuing residency and identification cards to retired
Read More »Dubai Reduces Domestic Worker Visa Processing Requirements
The Dubai government has streamlined the process for the Domestic Worker Visa, shifting services to be managed and accessible through the Dubai Now app. Government
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