Poland Launches MOS 2.0 Portal to Digitise Work- and Residence-Permit Applications
ICP overhauls visit-visa regime—flexible stays but zero grace period
Belgium Moves to Let Police Enter Private Homes to Detain Undocumented Migrants
Latest News
Portugal Eases Nationality Rules—Opportunity Window for Brazilian Residents
Portugal’s parliament passed an amendment on 4 April that allows the residency clock for citizenship to start when an application is filed, not when a permit is issued. Combined with softer language rules, the change could shave more than a year off the path to a Portuguese (and EU) passport for thousands of Brazilian residents—something global employers are keen to leverage.
Canada Gazette Confirms Permanent Residence Fee Increases Coming April 30 2026
IRCC’s official Gazette notice confirms that all permanent-residence fees will increase on April 30 2026. Key costs—such as the Right of Permanent Residence Fee—will rise to CAD 600, and economic-class processing fees jump to CAD 990. Employers must file before the 9 a.m. EDT deadline or budget for the higher charges, making proactive application timing essential.
Easter Week Truck Bans Bring 9-Hour Daytime Shutdown for Czech Highways
From 4–6 April every Czech motorway and expressway will be closed to trucks above 7.5 t from 13:00 to 22:00, part of a continent-wide series of Easter HGV bans. With Germany and Austria imposing even longer curfews, east-west freight flows will be effectively frozen for most of the holiday. Czech retailers and manufacturers are stock-piling and rescheduling deliveries to avoid fines and line stoppages. Businesses should expect knock-on delays into the week of 7 April.