Immigration News Today – 24 October 2026 | Europe & Schengen Special
Daily visa & immigration update by Best Immigration Consultant (BIC), Jalandhar & Ludhiana.
🇮🇹 Italy: Decreto Flussi 2027 work-permit pre-filling now open (23 Oct – 7 Dec 2026)
Italy’s work-permit (nulla osta) quota system for 2027 has started. Employers can pre-fill applications on the Interior Ministry’s ALI portal from 23 October to 7 December 2026 (8 pm). Applications are only accepted on these “click days”, starting at 9 am each day: 12 Jan 2027 (seasonal agriculture), 9 Feb 2027 (seasonal tourism), 16 Feb 2027 (non-seasonal jobs) and 18 Feb 2027 (family/domestic care). The 2027 quota is 165,850 entries: about 89,000 seasonal and 76,200 non-seasonal. Applications are handled first-come, first-served. The employer in Italy applies, not the worker, so check that any Italy job offer comes with a genuine nulla osta.
Source: Informazione Fiscale
🇩🇪 Germany & 🇫🇷 France: no airport transit visa for Indians
Indian passport holders no longer need an airport transit (Type A) visa to change flights at German airports (from 3 June 2026). France made the same change on 10 April 2026. This covers airside transit only. If you pass immigration, collect bags, change airports or stay overnight, you still need a Schengen visa.
Source: The Tribune
🇪🇺 Schengen: EU starts visa-waiver process for five Gulf countries
On 19 October 2026 the EU Council backed starting visa-waiver procedures for Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and Qatar. No waiver is approved yet and there is no start date. There is no change for Indian passport holders, who still need a Schengen visa. Indians living in the Gulf should also keep applying for a Schengen visa as usual.
Source: VisasNews
🇪🇺 ETIAS: still no launch date
As of 19 October 2026 the EU has not announced a start date for ETIAS. The old “late 2026” target has been dropped and no applications are being taken. ETIAS is for visa-free nationalities only. Indians need a full Schengen visa, not ETIAS. Any website asking for an ETIAS fee today is not official.
Source: European Commission – ETIAS
🇮🇪 Ireland: no appeal for short-stay visa refusals; higher salary thresholds
From 1 June 2026, refused Irish short-stay (Type C) visa applications can no longer be appealed. The applicant has to file a fresh, stronger application instead. Long-stay (Type D) refusals, such as study visas, can still be appealed. The minimum salary for a General Employment Permit rose to €36,605 on 1 March 2026.
Source: Mason Hayes & Curran
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