China Launches New Online Visa Application System for US Applicants
The Chinese Embassy in the United States has officially launched a new online visa application system (COVA) as of September 30, 2025, streamlining the process for travelers
Read More »Italy and Japan Finalize Working Holiday Visa Agreement for Young Travelers
Italy has officially ratified its Working Holiday Visa agreement with Japan, following the publication of Law No. 136 in the Official Gazette on September 27, 2025. This law
Read More »Singapore Revises PR Re-Entry Permit Rules Effective December 1
The Ministry of Home Affairs has announced that, from December 1, 2025, the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) will implement changes to the Permanent Resident
Read More »Australia’s Victoria State Opens 2025–26 Skilled Migration Program
The government of Victoria has announced that its skilled migration program for 2025-26 is now open. Program allocation The Australian Government’s Department of Home
Read More »Czechia Tightens Foreign Worker Notification Rules Under Employment Act
The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs has announced that, effective October 1, 2025, an amendment to the Employment Act brings changes to the reporting of employment for
Read More »Portugal Issues New Guidelines for Residence Permit Renewals
The Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA) has announced that holders of residence permits that expired between February 22, 2020 and June 30, 2025 who have not
Read More »Hong Kong to Invalidate Old Smart ID Cards by October 12, 2025
The Immigration Department (ImmD) has announced that all old forms of smart identity cards bearing a year of birth up to and including 1969 will become invalid on October 12,
Read More »Denmark Updates Positive List for Skilled Workers with Higher Education
The Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI) has updated the Positive List for People with a Higher Education. The update has been implemented based
Read More »Australia Expands Immi App Access to 10 More Countries for Faster Visa Processing
From September 30, 2025, the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) expanded the use of the Australian Immi App to ten more countries. This will allow thousands of applicants who
Read More »Canada Introduces AI-Powered Border Screening at Select Land Crossings
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has launched a new artificial intelligence (AI) screening system at six undisclosed land ports of entry. Known as the Travel
Read More »Japan Releases Guidelines for Permanent Residency Visa Revocation Under Revised Immigration Law
On September 29, 2025, Japan’s Immigration Services Agency has issued new guidelines detailing how it will enforce a revised immigration law provision that allows for the
Read More »India Launches Digital e-Arrival Card for Foreign Travelers Starting October 1
In a major step toward modernizing its border control systems, India will replace its paper-based disembarkation form with a fully digital e-Arrival Card, effective October
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