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Yesterday, Monday December 29, 2025

Christmas Shutdown of Polish Consulates Freezes Global Visa Processing 24-28 December

Poland’s MFA shuttered every consular section worldwide from 24-28 December, pausing all visa, passport and legalisation services. With domestic immigration offices also closed, employers could not file emergency residence-permit extensions, creating overstay risks and delaying January assignments. The backlog will intensify once higher fees and fully-online filings arrive on 1 January 2026.

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Dec 29, 2025

IRCC Pauses Home-Care Worker Pilot Intake to Tackle Backlog

IRCC has stopped accepting new applications for its two caregiver-to-PR pilot programmes after inventory blew past the 9,000 spots allocated for 2026-28. The pause aims to clear backlogs but leaves Canadian families scrambling for alternatives and signals a wider effort to rein in temporary-resident numbers.

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