Sweden Speeds Up Residence Permit Processing for Returning Swedes’ Families
As of January 12, 2026, the Migration Agency is promising that fully completed digital applications by family members of Swedes living abroad who want to move back will be
Read More »Denmark Increases Residence Permit Fees for Work, Study, and Family Cases
The Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI) has increased its fees for processing residence permit applications, effective January 1, 2026. The fee
Read More »Iceland Raises Fees for Residence and Citizenship Applications in 2026
Effective January 1, 2026, the Icelandic Parliament has approved increases to the fees for residence permit and citizenship applications. The same legislation also abolished
Read More »Finland Raises Immigration Application Fees for 2026
The Ministry of the Interior has issued a new decree on the Finnish Immigration Service’s fees. The decree will enter into force on January 1, 2026 and remain in force
Read More »Kuwait Announces Changes to Residency Rules
The Kuwaiti government announced an updated residency regulation on November 23, 2025. The changes, which include higher visa fees, new stay categories, and tighter rules for
Read More »Austria Introduces Residence Permit for Cross-Border Workers (Dec 2025)
On October 24, 2025, the Austrian parliament approved amendments to the Settlement and Residence Act (NAG) and the Foreign Employment Act (AuslBG) which create a new
Read More »Portugal Ends Automatic Extensions for Residence Permits
The Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA) announced that, effective October 15, 2025, expired residence permits will no longer be valid if the holder has not
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 »Poland Proposes Online Residence Permit Applications in New Draft Law
On August 5, 2025, the government announced that it had adopted a draft law amending the Act on Foreigners and certain other acts, submitted by the Minister of Internal
Read More »Portugal Residence Permit Process Updates
The Portuguese Immigration Authorities (AIMA) has launched a new portal for residence permit renewals. Applicants can now submit their residence permit renewal requests
Read More »Slovakia Introduces Quotas and New Rules for Business Residence Permits
Effective July 1, 2025, amendments have been made to Act No. 404/2011 on the Residence of Foreigners. The changes largely affect the residence permit for business purposes.
Read More »Denmark Launches New Study Residence Scheme for Working Professionals
On May 27, 2025, the Danish Parliament adopted rules on a new study residence scheme that allows foreign nationals to obtain a residence permit to complete a master’s
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