Welcome to Issue #9 of Immigration Insights, highlighting the immigration and mobility developments that shaped July through September 2026.
In the recent quarter, governments continued to align immigration access more closely with economic priorities, with eligibility increasingly shaped by factors such as skills, salary, occupation, industry, investment, nationality, and permitted activity. At the same time, digital immigration systems continued to expand, supporting not only application processing but also pretravel screening, status verification, employer reporting, and compliance monitoring.
Administrative constraints also continued to affect mobility timelines, with system disruptions, backlogs, staffing shortages, permit-production delays, and enhanced screening affecting employee travel, work starts, renewals, and ongoing assignments.
For employers, these developments reinforce the importance of accurate immigration and employment data, sufficient lead times, and careful planning across recruitment, onboarding, assignments, and business travel.
Explore Issue #9 for a closer look at the global, regional, and country-specific developments shaping workforce mobility and immigration strategy.
Click here to read the full issue.
Sharan Kundi
Partner, Global Immigration Lead
sharan.kundi@vialto.com
Hugo Vijge
Director, Global Immigration Advisory Lead
hugo.vijge@vialto.com
Melissa Rowsell-Messchaert
Director, Immigration
melissa.rowsell-messchaert@vialto.com
Rekha Simpson
Director, Immigration
rekha.simpson@vialto.com
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