Starting July 31, 2018, the requirements of biometrics will expand to include citizens of Europe, the Middle East, or Africa. Applicants applying for a visitor visa, study or work permit, or permanent residence may now need to give their fingerprints… Read more »
Costa Rica is experiencing an influx of refugees from other Latin America countries that have submitted asylum applications to the Dirección General de Migración y Extranjería. The intake of applications is now creating a delay in the processing of Temporary… Read more »
Effective immediately, the Spanish authorities appear to be requiring a higher minimum salary for residence authorizations for highly-qualified workers under the Entrepreneur’s Act (14/2013). Immigration consultants in Spain have noticed that applications with salaries higher than EUR 30,000, which would… Read more »
The Slovak authorities have published lists of occupations with labour shortages during the past calendar year, for districts where the average unemployment rate was lower than 5%. These occupations are now exempt from labour market testing. Meanwhile, there are significant delays in… Read more »
