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March 2026

3 news items

Date of the event
· announcement
Published
Hungary
  • Residence permit
  • Settlement
  • Family

OIF: 124,704 residence permit applications were received in 2025

On 13 March 2026 the National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing (OIF) published its statistical booklet for January–December 2025. The largest group of applications was for studies; at the end of the year 154,536 valid residence permits and 34,344 national settlement permits were on record.

Date of the event
· entry into force
Published
Saint Lucia
  • Caribbean
  • United Kingdom
  • Travel

The United Kingdom introduces a visa requirement for Saint Lucian nationals

On 5 March 2026 the Home Office introduced, by a statement of changes to the Immigration Rules (HC 1691), a visit visa requirement for nationals of Saint Lucia and Nicaragua, with a six-week transition period. The government of Saint Lucia said the same day that it is in diplomatic engagement with the United Kingdom.

Date of the event
· promulgation
Published
Croatia
  • Digital nomad
  • Residence permit
  • Family

Croatia: the digital nomad monthly income threshold is EUR 3,622.50 for 2026

On 4 March 2026 the Croatian Bureau of Statistics (DZS) published the 2025 average monthly net salary in the official gazette: EUR 1,449. For the digital nomad residence permit, applicants must show 2.5 times this amount, that is EUR 3,622.50 a month. The Ministry of the Interior (MUP) guidance already shows the new figure.

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