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Hong Kong allows foreign employees to renew work visas three months earlier
Effective 1 March 2026, Hong Kong will let most foreign employees and their dependants lodge visa-extension applications up to 3 months before expiry instead of the current 4-week window. The earlier filing will give assignees, HR teams and dependants more time to collect documents and avoid last-minute travel-status uncertainty.
Gibraltar-Spain border fence to be dismantled as post-Brexit treaty published
The full text of the EU-UK treaty on Gibraltar was published on 26 February, confirming that the land fence will disappear and that Gibraltar will apply Schengen rules. From April 2026 travellers will clear dual controls at the Rock’s airport and port, and visits will count towards the EU’s 90/180-day limit. While the pact promises a seamless land border for workers and tourists, companies must prepare for Schengen-day accounting and new indirect taxes.
China Confirms 30-Day Visa-Free Entry for Canadian Passport Holders Until End-2026
Beijing has officially granted 30-day visa-free access to ordinary Canadian passport holders from 17 February 2026 through 31 December 2026, eliminating application fees and paperwork. The move is expected to boost Canadian tourism and ease short-term business travel, but employers must still monitor activity that could require work authorisation.
Hong Kong relaxes e-Channel rules so frequent visitors can register after just two trips
From 27 February 2026, visitors who have entered Hong Kong only twice in the past two years can enrol in the territory’s e-Channel automated-gate programme, with fingerprint collection dropped for e-passport holders. The relaxed criteria and simplified registration aim to cut airport queue times and reinforce Hong Kong’s attractiveness for international conferences and business travel.
Applicants blindsided by France’s higher B2 language rule for citizenship
From 1 January 2026 France requires a B2 French-language certificate and a civics test for most citizenship applications. Prefectures are applying the rule even to dossiers lodged but deemed ‘incomplete’ in late 2025, forcing applicants to pay for new exams and delaying naturalisation timelines for expatriate staff.