Working as a Seafarer in Sweden: How to Obtain a Work Permit
If you are a citizen of a country outside the EU/EEA and want to work on a Swedish vessel in domestic traffic, you will need a work permit. Seafarers include officers, engineers, deckhands, and service personnel on board a vessel. 📍 What does domestic traffic mean?This refers to voyages from one Swedish port to another […]
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New Basic Safety Training (BST) Certificate Requirements Effective January 1, 2026
From this date, all crew members are required to comply with the amendments to the STCW Code, Standard A-VI/1-4, adopted by Resolution MSC.560(108). 📌 What this means for seafarers: 👉 The amendments are binding on everyone, regardless of citizenship.
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Lithuania Extends Temporary Protection for Ukrainians Until March 4, 2027
The Lithuanian Cabinet of Ministers approved the extension of the temporary protection regime for Ukrainian citizens for another year, until March 4, 2027. What does this mean for Ukrainians in Lithuania: 🔘 Residence permits under temporary protection will be issued immediately with a validity period until March 2027.🔘 As of September 9, 2025, 47,534 Ukrainians […]
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Ukraine faces military enlistment office overload and court collapse after the introduction of automatic military registration for all men aged 25-60, according to lawyer Rostislav Kravets.
💬”There will be more fines and search warrants. And that means more people challenging it. Military enlistment offices already have thousands of orders being overturned. And there will be even more. The courts will simply collapse. It’s clear they were trying to intimidate everyone, but the idea of putting the entire country on a wanted […]
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Poland has extended its aid to Ukrainians for the last time. There will be no further extensions.
🔘Poland is extending the special status and support for Ukrainian refugees until March 2026, but is ending benefits for unemployed foreigners. After this period, Ukrainians are planned to be treated like all other foreigners. 🔘Polish President Nawrocki also approved a corresponding law. According to it, only employed Ukrainians will be able to receive child support […]
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