New Zealand Announces Changes to Active Investor Plus Visa
Immigration New Zealand (INZ) has announced that changes are being made to the Active Investor Plus Visa to help New Zealand encourage growth and make investing in New
Read More »Mission India to Limit Visa Interview Waiver Eligibility
US consulates in India will restrict visa interview waiver eligibility to those who have a previous U.S. visa in the same class as the visa for which they wish to apply
Read More »Canada to Strengthen Temporary Resident Document Cancellations
On February 12, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced that it had updated Canada’s Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations to strengthen
Read More »Allocation Priorities for New Zealand’s International Student Visa Applications
Immigration New Zealand (INZ) is changing the way it allocates international student visa applications from students in New Zealand, so it has more flexibility and can
Read More »ESD Online Companies Must Update Information
As part of the overall initiative to enhance the efficiency of Malaysia’s tax administration management, the Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (IRBM) commenced the
Read More »Japan Publishes New Immigration Fees
The Immigration Services Agency has announced that, effective April 1, 2025, the fees for various immigration procedures, such as change of residence status and extension of
Read More »Iceland Announces Longer Processing Times for Certain Applications
Iceland’s Directorate of Immigration has noted that the processing time for work permit applications in the expedited procedure at the Directorate of Labour is now
Read More »Denmark 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 February
Read More »Canada to Launch New Rural and Francophone Community Immigration Pilots
On January 30, 2025, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced the launch of the Rural Community Immigration Pilot and the Francophone Community
Read More »Portugal’s New Procedure for Pending Expressions of Interest
Portugal’s Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA) is changing the procedure to schedule the service needed to obtain a residence permit, to speed up
Read More »UK Announces Automatic Granting of Settled Status
The UK Home Office has announced the introduction of a new process to automatically convert eligible pre-settled status holders to settled status, without the need for them
Read More »Cargo Ship Crew and Passengers can Apply for an NZeTA from February 3, 2025
From April 1, 2025, all crew members and passengers on foreign cargo ships must have a New Zealand electronic Travel Authority (NZeTA) before they can travel to New Zealand.
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