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Flanders Tightens Work Permit Rules and Adds New Regional Fee in 2026
9+ hour, 34+ min ago (370+ words) Flanders has raised the bar for hiring non-EU nationals in 2026: highly-skilled permits depend on the job's qualification level, low-skilled roles are largely excluded, the shortage-occupation list has been revised, and a new regional filing fee will apply. Employers face longer…...
Parliament creates Australian Tertiary Education Commission, signalling reforms to international student sector
4+ hour, 20+ min ago (282+ words) Parliament creates Australian Tertiary Education Commission, signalling reforms to international student sector'VisaHQ Legislation establishing the Australian Tertiary Education Commission (ATEC) cleared Parliament on 30 March 2026, ushering in what Universities Australia called "a new era of coordinated, independent oversight" for the country's…...
El Bundesrat pide agilizar el permiso de residencia para graduados de la formación profesional alemana
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (243+ words) Los gobiernos regionales de Alemania han solicitado formalmente a Berl'n que permita a los aprendices no pertenecientes a la UE comenzar a trabajar como empleados cualificados en cuanto se grad'en, eliminando as' los costosos periodos sin permiso. Si el Ministerio…...
Le Bundesrat appelle à une procédure accélérée pour les permis de séjour des diplômés de la formation professionnelle allemande
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (102+ words) Les gouvernements r'gionaux allemands ont officiellement demand' " Berlin d'autoriser les apprentis non europ'ens " commencer " travailler comme employ's qualifi's d's l'obtention de leur dipl'me, mettant ainsi fin aux interruptions co'teuses li'es aux permis de travail. Si le minist're de l'Int'rieur pr'sente…...
Bundesrat urges fast-track residence permit for graduates of German vocational training
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (255+ words) Bundesrat urges fast-track residence permit for graduates of German vocational training'VisaHQ With German companies still struggling to plug skills gaps, the Bundesrat today published the final text of a resolution adopted at its 6 March plenary that calls on the federal…...
Les nouveaux seuils de salaire 2026 pour la carte bleue européenne en Allemagne provoquent une ruée de dernières minutes pour les demandes
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (125+ words) Un communiqu" juridique publi" le 26 mars confirme que les seuils de salaire pour la carte bleue europ"enne en Allemagne en 2026 seront de 50 700 " (standard) et de 45 934 " pour les m"tiers en p"nurie et les jeunes dipl'm"s. Les employeurs doivent…...
Last-Minute Rush for UK Student Visas Strains University CAS Systems
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (263+ words) Last-Minute Rush for UK Student Visas Strains University CAS Systems'VisaHQ Universities across the United Kingdom reported unprecedented, round-the-clock activity in their visa and admissions offices on 2425 March as they scrambled to issue Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) numbers ahead…...
Poland abolishes Labour-Market Test for most work-permit cases, accelerating foreign hiring
6+ day, 9+ hour ago (271+ words) Poland abolishes Labour-Market Test for most work-permit cases, accelerating foreign hiring'VisaHQ The change, introduced via amendments to the Act on the Employment of Foreign Nationals earlier this year, only became operational this week after provincial labour offices updated internal instructions…...
UK universities issue urgent guidance as ‘visa brake’ for four high-risk nationalities enters final countdown
1+ week, 2+ day ago (258+ words) UK universities issue urgent guidance as "visa brake" for four high-risk nationalities enters final countdown'VisaHQ In the early hours of 21 March, several leading universities " including Westminster, Oxford and Loughborough " quietly updated their international-student web pages to warn applicants from Afghanistan,…...