AI illustrationAustralia consults on student visa evidence: proposals are not new rules
Australia is consulting on student visa evidence and financial capacity; no decisions have been made on the proposals.
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AI illustrationCanada changes its asylum process: why an online start and a formal claim are different
Canada’s asylum changes distinguish an online start, a formal claim and a later deadline. Understand the extension and transitional guidance.
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AI illustrationEU Advocate General examines AI chatbots and press publishers’ rights
The non-binding Like Company opinion, generated answers, expression and the separate training questions.
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AI illustrationEU court explains sentence proportionality in European arrest warrants
The Tagu judgment, the two-stage fundamental-rights test and the national court’s role.
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AI illustrationNew Zealand announces Green List residence changes for March 2027
The planned removal of 17 roles, transitional work experience and changes for teachers and other occupations.
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AI illustrationUK sets out earned-settlement policy as detailed rules remain pending
The proposed settlement framework, transitional protections and rules still to come.
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AI illustrationAustralia changes Bridging B rules for protection visa applicants
New Bridging B validity and grant rules, pending protection proceedings and checks before travel.
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AI illustrationAustralia introduces upfront fees for most protection reviews
ART protection-review fees, exceptions, refunds and why the transition requires case-specific checking.
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AI illustrationEuropean asylum law handbook gains three translations
New FRA handbook translations, their practical use and the difference between EU and Convention law.
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AI illustrationUK HPI university list applies to degrees awarded from November 2026
Which HPI university list applies to your award date, what Ecctis checks and which other visa conditions matter.
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AI illustrationUK passport delivery guidance clarifies address checks
UK passport guidance explains checks on business addresses, post-office boxes and overseas delivery, with separate publication dates.
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AI illustrationAustralia changes where Training visa applicants may apply
From 12 November 2026, new location requirements apply to Training visa applications and grants, subject to any specified-class exception.
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AI illustrationCanada and Frontex sign new border cooperation arrangement
The Canadian border agency and Frontex announced closer cooperation. The announcement does not itself change individual visa requirements.
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AI illustrationGeorgia adds customs declaration codes for gas and coal service fees
New declaration codes and service fees for specified gas and coal apply from 1 November, subject to transport, origin and timing exceptions.
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AI illustrationNew Zealand publishes parent visa selection estimates
New Zealand has published estimated parent-visa selection dates. Queue and ballot shares describe methods, not an individual chance of selection.
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AI illustrationNew Zealand reports migrant-worker exploitation sentencing in Christchurch
New Zealand reports a Christchurch exploitation sentence; the company reparations order was separate, and protection-visa eligibility is conditional.
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AI illustrationUK updates guidance on a child joining a relative with protection
Updated UK guidance reflects an age eligibility change effective 8 October; the detailed exception and family-life assessment still require care.
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AI illustrationUSCIS seeks comments on electronic filing waiver form
USCIS accepts comments on its electronic-filing hardship waiver information collection through 30 November; the notice is not a blanket mandate.
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AI illustrationBC issues 772 high-economic-impact invitations
British Columbia’s 29 October draw used wage and points selections. Check the actual invitation and evidence before treating a threshold as an entitlement.
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AI illustrationHMRC explains prohibited tax-scheme promotion
New guidance published on 30 October explains existing Finance Act 2026 powers. Promotion can include organising arrangements, not only selling a scheme.
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AI illustrationUK proposes halving business disposal relief limit
The 29 October policy paper proposes a £500,000 lifetime limit from 6 April 2027. Past claims and anti-forestalling provisions matter to transaction planning.
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AI illustrationUK updates Ethiopia protection guidance
The Home Office’s October note addresses access to state protection. Its general assessment must be read with regional, personal and conflict-related limits.
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AI illustrationUK monitoring guidance adds a care safeguard
Updated immigration detention guidance asks staff to consider informing care providers about tracking devices when a person needs social care or lacks capacity.
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AI illustrationUK opens refugee lead-sponsor applications
Applications opened on 29 October for organisations supporting two refugee routes. Accreditation is distinct from an individual refugee’s visa application.
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