Arberie Shabani

As of February 2024, 18,860 Dutch citizenship applicants are awaiting a decision on their requests, with 460 of those being in the backlog for more than 12 months.

Poland is planning to further strengthen its border with Russia and Belarus by setting up new barriers such as bunkers and trenches, in an effort to detect irregular migration.

Dana Abuqamar, a Palestinian student in the UK, has had her student visa revoked after she spoke at a pro-Palestine protest in Manchester. Abuqamar, who lost 15 relatives in Gaza and is head of the Friends of Palestine Society at the University of Manchester, confirmed the news, also revealing that the reason cited for the […]

More than 28,000 visas were granted to Senegalese nationals by France, showing that more than 62 per cent of applications filed for a France short-stay visa in 2023 were approved.

The Belgian Ambassador to Senegal, Helene De Bock, has revealed that some 30,000 new residence permits were granted to Senegalese nationals. In a press conference, the Ambassador also pointed out that she is aware of how challenging it is for Senegalese applicants to obtain a visa appointment, SchengenVisaInfo reports. The diplomat also mentioned the irregular […]

New rules will apply to nationals from Portuguese-speaking countries (CPLP), in an effort for the Portuguese government to offer the same opportunities for all visa applicants.

Immigrants in Portugal have received e-mails from AIMA, the Agency for Integration, Migrations and Asylum, informing them they have to pay a €300 fee ahead of their application for a residence permit.

More than 400,000 Brazilian nationals who also hold Portuguese citizenship, are now able to apply for E-2 investor visas in the US, with the government allowing them to migrate to the North American country, thanks to the recent changes that include Portugal in the list of countries considered for the investor visa program. All Brazilian […]

The number of visa applications filed in 2023 surpassed 10.3 million, showing an increase of 37 per cent from 2022. According to data from the European Commission, Chinese nationals have filed most visa applications for the year – a total of 1.1 million. China marked a comeback as the top of origin for the first […]

Schengen states received a total of 10.3 million visa applications in 2023, with 10.8 percent (1.1 million) filed by Chinese applicants. According to the latest statistics by the European Commission, China has become the largest source of Schengen visa applications in the world, overtaking Türkiye , which held this position for the first time in […]