Category: Immigration updates

Visas, Immigration & Nationality

UK Passport Application: Common Passport Mistakes to Avoid

Planning a summer getaway? Ensure your passport application is not rejected. As the summer travel season approaches, His Majesty’s Passport Office has issued a timely reminder to UK passport applicants: get the details right or risk delays—or worse, rejection. In a social media post shared via the official HM Passport Office X account, applicants were…
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UK and EU Resolve Final Brexit Issue with Gibraltar Deal

The European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom (UK) have reached a long-awaited agreement to ease cross-border trade and travel in Gibraltar, ending years of uncertainty following Brexit. EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič announced the breakthrough calling it “a truly historic milestone” in EU-UK relations. The deal, he said, “benefits everyone and opens a new…
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Spain Extends Job Seeker Visa to 12 Months

Spain has extended the duration of its Job Seeker visa, giving foreign professionals up to 12 months to find employment, up from the previous three-month limit. The new rule took effect on May 20 and is part of a broader effort to attract skilled workers from abroad and address labour shortages in various sectors. The…
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Europe Opens Doors To Top US Researchers

As political tension and science funding cuts shake the United States, the European Union is stepping up with a bold offer: a stable, well-funded home for American researchers. And to make that promise real, Europe is cutting red tape and speeding up visas. The EU is actively working to attract US-based scientists, researchers, and innovators…
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UK Tourists Urged to Prepare for EES Fingerprint Checks at EU Borders

British holidaymakers heading to the EU will soon face more time-consuming border checks, as new rules will require fingerprint scans and facial photographs every time they enter the Schengen Area. Due to delays in the EU’s digital biometric systems, travellers will initially need to exit their cars or coaches at border control to complete these…
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