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Austria re-issues Level 4 travel warning for Thailand’s Deep South and Cambodian border
The Foreign Ministry’s 27 December update keeps Thailand’s southern border provinces and the entire Thai-Cambodian frontier under Austria’s strictest Security Level 4. Employers must suspend non-essential travel, update insurance coverage and prepare alternative freight routes. The advisory underscores heightened terrorism risks nationwide and limits on consular help, making proactive duty-of-care essential.
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Dec 28, 2025
Christmas shutdown of Polish consulates halts global visa processing for four days
All Polish consulates and in-country immigration offices are closed 24–28 December, suspending visa and passport processing worldwide. The four-day shutdown leaves no fallback filing option, pushing appointment backlogs into January and forcing employers to adjust travel and onboarding schedules.
Dec 28, 2025
India Tells Washington H-1B Vetting Expansion Is Stranding Families
New Delhi has lodged a protest over the United States’ tighter H-1B reviews, saying cancelled interviews and 500-day queues are stranding Indian professionals and their families. The issue jeopardises project timelines for IT exporters and forces companies to explore near-shoring alternatives.
Dec 28, 2025
Winter storm “Hannes” shuts Lapland airports and causes runway incidents at Kittilä
Storm “Hannes” forced an hours-long shutdown of Kittilä, Ivalo and Rovaniemi airports on 27 December and triggered two runway-excursion incidents at Kittilä. Nearly 7 000 passengers were affected as flights were cancelled, diverted or returned to origin. The event exposes resilience gaps in Lapland’s airport network and may prompt stricter winter-operations rules.
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