Ireland's Employment Permits Portal remains offline after unauthorised activity. Processing continues, but restoration is delayed and no new date is set.

Brazil creates a dedicated residence pathway for foreign workers on qualifying megaevents, covering locally employed workers and technical assistance providers.

A practical 2026 holiday travel guide for foreign nationals: passport validity, visa re-entry, AVR, ESTA, EVUS, SEVIS and I-94 rules.

The UK confirms a 10-year standard pathway to settlement, with 3-year and 5-year routes for high earners and public-service workers.

Milan requires wet-ink or qualified digital signatures on EU Blue Card job offers. DocuSign and similar platforms are rejected, including on pending applications.

Russia proposes cutting e-Visa validity from 120 to 45 days while letting travellers stay for the entire validity period.

Dubai will allow tourist visa applications through Visit Dubai from November 2026, integrating government services into its official tourism platform.

The UK Budget cuts occupation salary thresholds to the 25th percentile from spring 2027 and expands the High Potential Individual visa to top 150 universities.

Sierra Leone denies boarding without a health declaration, while Uganda drops its yellow fever certificate requirement for entry.

Uganda requires an online health declaration for all arrivals, with no exemptions, and bars transit for anyone with recent DRC travel history.

Ireland's Employment Permits Portal is offline after unauthorised activity, with access expected by 3 November 2026.

The Philippines cuts AEP processing to 10 days and removes newspaper publication from the Labour Market Test from 11 November 2026.

China extends the APEC Business Travel Card stay limit from 60 to 90 days from 1 November 2026.

Ireland extends its Short Stay Visa Waiver Programme to 31 December 2026, but eligibility rules and post-New Year uncertainty remain unchanged.

The Ninth Circuit stayed an order to reopen the DV-2027 lottery, leaving registration closed while the appeal proceeds.

Saudi Arabian citizens can now apply for US Global Entry, joining 23 partner countries. Fee, process and disqualifying factors explained.

Poland raises notarial page fees from 5 November 2026, doubling the cost for documents of ten pages or fewer.

Canada began fining unauthorised immigration advisers on 28 October 2026 — up to CAD 1.5 million, plus public naming.

Malaysia moves two expatriate applications online from 1 November 2026 — and the benefit is uneven across employers.

New Zealand expands Business Visitor Visa activities and formalises Specific Purpose Work Visa criteria from 20 October 2026.

Ontario’s REDI initiative returns through 2027 with nomination spaces for six communities, but federal PNP draws remain paused.

Latvia closed two golden visa routes and abolished self-employment permits from 15 September 2026, reshaping investment and residence options.

China closed visa application centres in Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata from 26 October 2026, moving to direct embassy processing with mandatory online review.

From November 3, 2026, every passenger flying to the US must sign a CDC Ebola attestation confirming no DRC presence in the prior 21 days.