UAE Reminds Private Employers of June 2026 Emiratisation Deadline
The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) has reminded private sector companies with 50 employees or more that June 30, 2026 is the deadline for achieving the
Read More »DHS Finalizes Rule Allowing USCIS to Deny Immigration Filings for Invalid Signatures
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued an interim final rule (IFR) clarifying how US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will handle immigration
Read More »Dubai Eases 2026 Rules for the Two-Year Property Investor Visa
Dubai Land Department (DLD) has updated the qualifying requirements for the two-year property owner residence visa, removing the AED 750,000 minimum property value
Read More »Kazakhstan Migration Reform Targets Foreign Talent, Investors, and Digital Residents
Kazakhstan is preparing to introduce new measures to attract highly qualified foreign specialists as part of a broader effort to increase the country’s openness to talent,
Read More »Italy Allocates More 2026 Seasonal Work Quotas for Agriculture and Tourism
On May 6, 2026, the Ministry of Labour and Social Policies announced the assignment of additional quotas for seasonal dependent work for the requests submitted by the most
Read More »France Updates EU Blue Card Short-Term Mobility and Experience-Based Eligibility Rules
Decree No. 2026-308 of April 24, 2026 has finally transposed the short-term intra-EU mobility provisions of the EU Blue card Directive (2021/1883). This complements the
Read More »DHS Proposes Significant Fee Increase for Stay of Removal Applications (Form I‑246)
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), through US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), has issued a proposed rule to significantly increase the filing fee for Form
Read More »Sweden Announces New Citizenship Rules from June 6, 2026
The migration agency (Migrationsverket) has announced that the Swedish Parliament has decided on new rules for obtaining Swedish citizenship. The requirements for habitual
Read More »Canada Updates Further Details of In-Canada Workers Initiative
On May 4, 2026, the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship announced progress on the department’s one-time In-Canada Workers Initiative, as announced in Budget
Read More »New Zealand PAC and Samoan Quota Ballot Draw: May 20, 2026
Immigration New Zealand (INZ) has announced that the ballots for the Pacific Access Category (PAC) Resident Visa and Samoan Quota (SQ) Resident Visa to select who will be
Read More »France Residence Permit Fees Increase (May 2026): New Rates and Taxes
The government has announced increases in the cost of the tax that a foreign national must pay for the issuance of a residence permit, effective May 1, 2026. To obtain
Read More »Finland Proposes Immigration Reforms for International Students (2026–2027)
On April 30, 2026, the government announced two proposed legislative packages to address the income difficulties faced by some international students in Finland. The first
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