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Top stories · USA · 9 NovemberUSA: the USD 4,500 L-1 fee is now also due on extensions
USCIS, 27 Oct 2026: the USD 4,500 9-11 fee for L-1 visas is now also due on extensions of status. Who is a covered employer, who is affected and what to do.ReadIn brief
- Malaysia will let spouses of foreign professionals work from 2027
- Bulgaria may withdraw permanent residence from those living there less than half the year
- US may scrap the 60-day job search window for H-1B, L-1, O-1 and E-2 visas
- Spain: the digital nomad permit will need EUR 3,001 a month from 2027
- France speeds up residence permits: a decision in 90 days, a new employer after six months
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Residence permits and permanent residency: golden visas, programmes for investors, remote workers and families, timelines and requirements.
Lithuania closes in-country filing on Schengen visas: work and study permits only via VFS GlobalRead 
Hungary is closing its guest investor programme: applications accepted until 31 December 2026Read 
UK moves settlement to 10 years: faster only for high earners and key professionsRead 
European Union: updated social security rules for living and working in two countries enter into forceRead 
Spain: Extremadura will again pay remote workers up to EUR 10,000 to move, but conditions are stricterRead 
France: employees of British companies no longer need a work permit for some postingsRead 
Finland: decisions on complex work permit applications capped at three monthsRead 
Montenegro: the EU prepares safeguards for its first new member, and what it means for residence and propertyRead 
Italy issued 47% more residence permits in 2025, with a 15-year high in family permitsRead 
Portugal opens online renewal for residence permits expiring by 31 January 2027Read 
Cyprus revokes residence of private college students and steps up inspectionsRead 
Turks and Caicos: investors to get 25-year permits with no route to residence or a passportRead 
Malta: the 2027 budget raises charges for non-EU residentsRead 
Latvia to check whether foreign nationals obtained residence through fictitious investmentRead 
US: the November visa bulletin leaves EB-5 unchanged, but new fees and amounts are a month awayRead 
Latvia opens a route to permanent residence for Ukrainians with temporary protectionRead 
Montenegro: residence with the right to work for EU citizens investing from EUR 250,000Read 
Austria: Ukrainians with temporary protection can get a regular residence permit without leaving the countryRead 
Germany's opportunity card: 7,983 visas in the first half of 2026 and first data on moves into workRead 
Reports: UK shelves proposed investor visaRead 
Andorra and San Marino join the EU internal market: what changes for citizens, investors and residentsRead 
Czechia's new foreigners act: residence permits online via ICAS and registration for EU citizensRead 
Poland raises the minimum wage to PLN 4,950: a new threshold for foreigners with work permitsRead 
Panama changes residency by investment: USD 300,000 only for new builds, state bank deposit from USD 500,000Read 
Latvia ends residence permits for property buyers: what investors have left and what current holders should doRead 
The US wants to end deference to prior approvals: E-2, L-1 and O-1 extensions will have to be proven againRead 
Temporary protection for Ukrainians in the EU until 2028: EU regions call for preparing the switch to ordinary permitsRead 
Sarawak approved 287 second home applications in nine months: who gains more from the state option than from federal MM2HRead 
The Commission proposes faster recognition of non-EU diplomas: about 4 months instead of 14 for seven professionsRead 
Swedish residence for family of EU long-term residents: new rules from October 2026Read 
EB-5 in October 2026: the India quota reopens, what it means for other investorsRead 
Greek golden visa applications down 36%: ministry figures for eight monthsRead 
Greece will revoke golden visas for discounts and short-term letting: what the minister saidRead 
Malaysia will give DE Rantau holders two more years: what changed for remote workers in October 2026Read 
Portugal's golden visa: 6,000 decisions out of 46,000 and a 50-month waitRead 
Cyprus to tighten investor permanent residence before SchengenRead 
Montenegro's new Law on Foreigners: property residence from €150,000 staysRead 
A Vanuatu passport gives Russians back access to Greek residencyRead Analysis
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