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Short briefings on policy and product changes.

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7 Oct 2026 ETIAS update: still not open — planned for 2027
ETIAS is still not operational and is not collecting applications. Official EU messaging and late-2026 member-state notices point to a 2027 launch with the exact date to be announced. Do not confuse ETIAS with the already-live Entry/Exit System (EES).
7 Oct 2026 Schengen Entry/Exit System (EES) is fully operational
From 10 April 2026 the EU Entry/Exit System is fully live at Schengen external borders. Short-stay 90/180 rules did not change — how stays are recorded did. EES is not ETIAS.
15 Sep 2026 Canada removes CRS points for job offers
As of 25 March 2025, Express Entry no longer awards Comprehensive Ranking System points for arranged employment. Candidates who were counting those points need to re-estimate CRS and verify on IRCC.
15 Sep 2026 Schengen member hubs: Germany, France, Netherlands, Spain, Italy
Entryora now publishes short-stay hubs for Germany, France, the Netherlands, Spain, and Italy alongside the shared Schengen Area layer — so travellers can move from common 90/180 rules to national portals without losing the Area-wide maths.
14 Sep 2026 ETIAS: what travellers should know
ETIAS is the EU’s planned electronic travel authorisation for eligible visa-exempt visitors to the Schengen Area. It does not replace the 90/180 short-stay rule or a Type C visa when a visa is required.
13 Sep 2026 UK ETA for visitors — starter briefing
The UK Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) is a pre-travel permission for eligible visitors. It is not a Standard Visitor visa and it does not cover work or study routes that need their own permission.

How Entryora news briefings work

News items here are short briefings on policy and product changes that affect how people use our destination hubs, tools, and guides — for example CRS scoring updates, ETA or ETIAS rollouts, and Schengen-related notices. Each briefing is meant to flag what changed and where to read more, not to replace the full official announcement.

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