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Broader EU and Schengen immigration developments relevant to Indian, Bangladeshi, Nepali, Sri Lankan, Pakistani, Filipino, Indonesian, and Vietnamese workers.
Romanian companies now have to register on the government platform and either become an authorised employer or hire through a licensed placement agency. Firms that start the process only after picking a candidate should expect at least two months before any application can be filed.
Globaris Immigration Desk · Aug 14, 2026 · 3 min read
Croatia's amended Foreigners Act, in force since June 4, 2026, lets foreign workers switch employers after six months without a new permit and extends unemployment grace periods — but also slows permit processing and adds a mandatory Croatian language test.
Globaris Immigration Desk · Jul 21, 2026 · 3 min read
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
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
The EU's biometric Entry/Exit System went live in April 2026 and is now fully operational across Schengen; ETIAS pre-travel authorization is targeted for Q4 2026, but any site charging for it today is a scam.
Globaris Immigration Desk · Apr 10, 2026 · 1 min read
