Category: Immigration updates

Visas, Immigration & Nationality

EU Expands Grounds to Suspend Visa-Free Travel for Third Countries

The European Union (EU) is introducing tougher rules that will make it easier to suspend visa-free travel agreements with countries outside the EU. These changes are meant to help the EU respond more quickly to threats such as security concerns, human rights violations, or misuse of investor citizenship schemes—also known as “golden passports.” Currently, citizens…
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Spain Requires Transit Visas for Russians Starting July 2025

Starting July 12, 2025, Russian citizens will no longer be able to transit through Spanish airports without a visa, even if they remain within the international transit zone.  The Spanish Foreign Ministry announced that all holders of ordinary Russian passports must now apply for an airport transit visa (ATV) to change planes in Spain. This…
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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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