Visa Update
A Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules laid before the UK Parliament on September 3 inserts a new rule letting Skilled Worker visa holders who are formally recognised as modern slavery or trafficking victims work for any employer — or go self-employed — for the rest of their visa, instead of having to find a new sponsor within days or lose their status.
Globaris Immigration Desk · Sep 10, 2026 · 3 min read
Visa Update
For the first time, commercial research businesses — not just universities and research institutes — can endorse foreign researchers for Britain's Global Talent visa, a route with no sponsoring-employer tie and no salary threshold.
Globaris Immigration Desk · Aug 15, 2026 · 5 min read
Visa Update
The Ministry of Manpower has published its annual COMPASS C1 salary table. The new figures decide how many points an Employment Pass applicant scores on salary, and they rise across most sectors — including ICT, professional services and finance.
Globaris Immigration Desk · Aug 15, 2026 · 5 min read
Visa Update
Ten days before the Skilled Migrant Category overhaul takes effect, Immigration New Zealand has clarified which documents will evidence a work-experience claim, confirmed contractor and self-employed work does not count, and set out how far back it will look.
Globaris Immigration Desk · Aug 14, 2026 · 3 min read
Visa Update
Since August 3, 2026, hepatitis B and C no longer automatically fail a resident visa applicant's health check. Immigration New Zealand says cheaper treatment options mean each case is now assessed individually instead.
Globaris Immigration Desk · Aug 11, 2026 · 2 min read
Visa Update
Immigration New Zealand has confirmed the final rules for two new residence pathways, a simplified wage-threshold test, and a five-month grace period — the biggest reshaping of the country's main skilled-residence route in years.
Globaris Immigration Desk · Aug 5, 2026 · 3 min read
Visa Update
The Migration Advisory Committee wants the UK's Temporary Shortage List cut from 52 occupations to 28 — and even those would only qualify for an 18-month window, not the usual three years. Welders, electricians, and carpenters made the shortlist; many other trades did not.
Globaris Immigration Desk · Jul 28, 2026 · 3 min read
Visa Update
The NZ-India Free Trade Agreement creates a dedicated Temporary Employment Entry visa for up to 5,000 Indian professionals at any one time. The bill needed to bring it into force reaches oral select-committee hearings on July 27 and 30, 2026.
Globaris Immigration Desk · Jul 27, 2026 · 3 min read
Visa Update
Germany, Poland, the Netherlands, Hungary, and 13 other EU states missed the deadline to adopt the revised Single Permit Directive — the reform meant to speed up combined work-and-residence permits and let foreign workers change employers more freely.
Globaris Immigration Desk · Jul 21, 2026 · 3 min read
Visa Update
Since July 13, 2026, Immigration New Zealand only accepts Occupational English Test (OET) results taken in person at a supervised test centre — the at-home online option is gone for anyone testing on or after that date.
Globaris Immigration Desk · Jul 15, 2026 · 2 min read
Visa Update
Laminated permanent residence cards issued between August 2016 and August 2021 lose validity on August 3, 2026 under EU security-format rules — newer plastic cards are unaffected.
Globaris Immigration Desk · Jul 8, 2026 · 1 min read
Visa Update
A wide-ranging amendment effective July 15, 2026 sets clear decision deadlines for national visas, extends visa validity to 120 days, and lets foreign residents carry a digital residence card via the eDoklady app.
Globaris Immigration Desk · Jun 16, 2026 · 1 min read
Visa Update
Since April 27, 2026, every temporary residence card application must be filed through the MOS 2.0 portal — paper filing is gone, and the applicant must personally hold a Trusted Profile to submit.
Globaris Immigration Desk · Apr 27, 2026 · 2 min read
Visa Update
India and the EU have finalized a draft Comprehensive Mobility Pact targeting provisional entry into force on July 1, 2026 — but it still needs legal scrubbing and ratification, and it changes nothing for applicants immediately.
Globaris Immigration Desk · Apr 24, 2026 · 1 min read
Visa Update
The planned reform, now delayed from August to November 1, 2026, will introduce a dedicated Work Entry Visa, abolish the labour-market test, and replace it with an annual quota system.
Globaris Immigration Desk · Mar 10, 2026 · 2 min read
