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National College of Ireland unveils ₹7.5 million scholarship fund to lure Indian post-graduates
2+ hour, 36+ min ago (229+ words) National College of Ireland unveils "7.5 million scholarship fund to lure Indian post-graduates'VisaHQ At an event in New Delhi this afternoon, the National College of Ireland (NCI) marked its 75th anniversary by announcing scholarships worth "7.5 million (about "83,000) for high-achieving Indian students starting…...
France Makes Online Visa Appointments Mandatory for Indians—No More Walk-Ins
3+ day, 57+ min ago (277+ words) Effective immediately, every France visa seeker in India'tourist, student or business'must pre-book and confirm an online appointment; ad-hoc walk-ins have been scrapped. The shift aims to curb agent abuse and streamline workloads but lengthens planning cycles for corporate travel. ([business-standard....
Language-School Sector Pushes Back on Claims of Acting as Visa ‘Back Door’
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (205+ words) Language-School Sector Pushes Back on Claims of Acting as Visa "Back Door'VisaHQ Ireland's "1.4 billion English-language teaching (ELT) industry is fighting to defend its reputation after being labelled a potential "back door' for low-wage immigration In letters dated 19 and 20 February, the…...
Surge in research-course enrolments tests UK’s student-visa rules
1+ week, 2+ day ago (276+ words) Surge in research-course enrolments tests UK's student-visa rules'VisaHQ New Home Office data show a 135 per cent year-on-year jump in international enrolments on Master of Research (MRes) programmes'up from 2,485 in 2023-24 to 6,085 in the current academic year The spike follows the 2024 ban…...
300,000 children could face decade-long wait for UK settlement, IPPR warns
2+ week, 3+ day ago (267+ words) 300,000 children could face decade-long wait for UK settlement, IPPR warns'VisaHQ The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has added fresh political heat to the government's immigration shake-up with a study showing that more than 300,000 children already living legally in Britain…...
MPs probe 10-year ILR plan’s impact on children and medium-skilled workers
3+ week, 2+ day ago (248+ words) MPs probe 10-year ILR plan's impact on children and medium-skilled workers'VisaHQ The House of Commons Home Affairs Committee resumes its "Routes to Settlement" inquiry today, grilling charities, trade unions and business leaders about the government"s proposal to double the…...
International Students Account for Half of France’s 2025 Immigration Surge
3+ week, 6+ day ago (403+ words) New Interior-Ministry statistics show France issued nearly 380,000 first residence permits in 2025, up 11 % on 2024; international students accounted for just over half of the total, while standard work permits fell 13 %. The data signal that France's immigration mix is tilting toward higher education…...
Flemish Government and Social Partners Seal Employment Pact Aimed at Filling Labour Gaps Through Training and Targeted Migration
4+ week, 1+ day ago (287+ words) Flemish Government and Social Partners Seal Employment Pact Aimed at Filling Labour Gaps Through Training and Targeted Migration'VisaHQ On 28 January 2026 the Flemish Government signed a new "Iedereen nodig, iedereen mee" employment pact with employer federations (Voka, UNIZO) and trade unions…...
Draft ‘security decree’ sparks debate over tougher rules for foreign minors
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (178+ words) Draft "security decree" sparks debate over tougher rules for foreign minors'VisaHQ Political negotiations intensified on 20 January 2026 after the government postponed the presentation of its new public-security decree According to reports following an evening meeting at Palazzo Chigi, the coalition is…...
Government consults on welfare-linked revocation of student residence permits
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (235+ words) Government consults on welfare-linked revocation of student residence permits'VisaHQ The Finnish Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment opened a six-week consultation on 19 January 2026 to tighten post-arrival monitoring of residence permits issued to non-EU/EEA students Under the draft bill'reported by…...