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October 2026

7 news items

Spain

Snap election in Spain: the reform of the Aliens Act will not be completed

Election day is 29 November 2026; according to reports, the royal decree of dissolution is published in the BOE on 6 October 2026.

5 October 2026 Announced

Spain

Spain: 421,306 people regularised in the extraordinary process are registered with Social Security

The monthly average of all affiliates was 22,437,553.

2 October 2026 Announced

Hungary

Hungarian Police to upgrade border-check equipment with HUF 5.399 billion

Project title: "Procurement of end-point and mobile devices to speed up and support border traffic checks" (HAVE_PLUSZ-1.1.7-25-2026-00002).

2 October 2026 Announced

Argentina

Argentina publishes the amounts for its citizenship by investment programme

The main applicant can choose between two routes: a non-refundable contribution of USD 350,000 to the National Treasury, or the subscription of USD 800,000 in…

2 October 2026 Announced

European Union

From 1 October the Netherlands and Sweden no longer recognise Russian non-biometric passports

Netherlands: a Schengen visa could be requested with a non-biometric Russian passport only for entry and exit before 1 October 2026; a valid visa already in the…

1 October 2026 In force

European Union

EU Council adopts the new Return Regulation

Member states record return decisions on a common form, the "European Return Order".

1 October 2026 Announced

Cyprus

Cyprus: technically ready to join Schengen, a political decision is needed

According to Ioannides, Cyprus has implemented all of the Commission's recommendations.

1 October 2026 Announced

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