December 2025

2026 salary thresholds

2025-12-18T13:45:52+01:0018 December 2025|Immigration, Tax + global mobility|

New salary requirements highly skilled migrants, Intra-Corporate Transferees and European Blue Card holders 2026 The salary requirements for highly skilled migrants, Intra-Corporate Transferees (ICT)* and European Blue Card holders for 2026 are as follows**: Highly skilled migrant / ICT ≥ 30 years: EUR 5,942; Highly skilled migrant / [...]

August 2025

Exploration of tightening labour migration policy

2025-08-07T07:59:25+02:007 August 2025|Immigration|

The (caretaker) Cabinet has explored options for tightening the labour migration policy, with the intention of strengthening the knowledge economy while simultaneously seeking to restrict migration. Below you will find a brief overview of the most important changes that were proposed. It is proposed to make both the acquisition [...]

March 2025

UK electronic travel authorisation (ETA) extension

2025-03-03T08:04:03+01:003 March 2025|Immigration|

From 2 April 2025, EU, EEA and Swiss nationals (including associated territories) will also now require an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) when entering the UK. Applications for an ETA should be possible from 5 March 2025. An ETA will not be needed for those travellers who already hold a [...]

December 2024

UK Electronic Travel Authorisation extension

2024-12-10T12:01:58+01:0010 December 2024|Immigration|

Starting 8 January 2025, the list of nationalities requiring an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) prior to travelling to the UK is being extended. This will now include, but is not limited to, nationals from Australia, Canada, USA, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea and Israel. An ETA application is possible [...]

New salary requirements highly skilled migrants and European Blue Card holders 2025

2024-12-03T15:58:02+01:003 December 2024|Immigration|

The salary requirements for highly skilled migrants and European Blue Card holders for 2025 are as follows*: Highly skilled migrant ≥ 30 years: EUR 5,688 Highly skilled migrant < 30 years: EUR 4,171 Reduced salary criterion highly skilled migrant: EUR 2,989 European Blue Card holder: EUR 5,688 Reduced salary [...]

November 2024

Stricter rules for EOR+ services for highly skilled migrants

2024-11-28T15:38:55+01:0020 November 2024|Immigration|

Following the rumour about the employment of highly skilled migrants through EOR+ companies registered as a recognised sponsor, the Minister of Asylum and Migration has communicated the below: Following consultations with the other involved Ministries, measures will be taken to mitigate the abuse and the most common risks in [...]

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