UK Home Office Application Fees to Increase
The UK Home Office announced on January 16, 2025, that certain application fees are going to increase. The main fee increases will include: Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS)
Read More »UK Home Office Proposes Increased Visa Fees
On January 16, 2025, the UK Home Office proposed changes to Parliament that would increase the maximum fee that can be charged on a range of immigration and nationality
Read More »Canada Announces Changes to Open Work Permits for Family Members of Temporary Residents
The government of Canada announced on January 14, 2025, that it will be restricting Open Work Permit (OWP) eligibility for dependents of foreign workers. As of January 21,
Read More »Norway Changes Income Requirements for Family Immigration Cases
Effective February 1, 2025, Norway’s income requirement for the reference person in family immigration cases increases from 2.7 basic amounts (G) to 3.2 G. The change
Read More »Hong Kong Visit Visa Rules Relaxed for Saudi Arabia
Effective January 15, 2025, the visa-free period for nationals of Saudi Arabia to visit the Hong Kong SAR is extended to 90 days. Also from January 15, 2025, Hong Kong
Read More »UK’s Youth Mobility Scheme for Hong Kong SAR and Taiwanese Youth to Open in February
The first ballot of the 2025 Youth Mobility Scheme opens from 12:01am on Tuesday February 4, 2025, and closes at 12:01am on Thursday February 6, 2025. Applicants for the
Read More »Immigration Service Delivery (ISD) to Process All Irish Residence Permissions
Nationals from outside the EU, EEA, UK or Switzerland, who come to Ireland to work, study, live or join family for more than 90 days, must register an immigration permission
Read More »Denmark Issues New Rates for Au Pairs
For new Danish au pair applications submitted after January 1, 2025, new rates for monthly allowance and for the amount to help finance Danish language classes will
Read More »Malaysia Enhances the Implementation of Initial Approval for Hiring Foreign Workers
Malaysia’s Expatriate Services Division (ESD) has announced that the Department of Labour Peninsular Malaysia (JTKSM) has enhanced the implementation of the initial
Read More »China and Solomon Islands Visa Exemption Takes Effect
An agreement between China and the Solomon Islands on the mutual exemption of visas took effect on December 28, 2024. According to the agreement, citizens holding a valid
Read More »Canada to Not Process New Permanent Resident Applicants by Parents or Grandparent of a Sponsor in 2025
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has announced that, as of January 1, 2025, no new permanent resident visa applications made by parents or grandparents of
Read More »Canada to Cap Agri-Food Pilot
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has announced that it is now capping the intake for permanent residence applications under the Agri-Food Pilot at 1,010
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