Immigration And Global Mobility Update No. 34, February 2024

Several times a year, our experts from around the world compile an update on immigration and global mobility practice, setting out recent changes to the laws and regulations in their jurisdictions. Here are the highlights of the February 2024 Immigration and Mobility Update.

This edition is dominated by moves to ease labour shortages in high-demand professions. The most striking example is in France, where a wide-ranging new immigration bill has simplified 'talent' permits for qualified workers, introduced a new permit for medical professionals trained outside the EU, and even provided a path for illegal workers in certain short-staffed jobs to obtain legal status. Similarly, Greece is now granting work permits to some non-EU nationals already living in the country without a permit. Slovakia is simplifying the process for employing non-EU bus and truck drivers. Ireland is significantly expanding the list of occupations that are eligible for work permits. And Sweden