Le Juriste International 2025, issue n°2, International Association of Lawyers

Andreea HAULBERT co-authored, together with Hermie DE VOER, immigration lawyer in the Netherlands, and Renuka CAVADINI, immigration lawyer in Switzerland, an article entitled “Citizenship by Descent: The Increasingly Travelled Highway of Global Migration”, published in Le Juriste International, the official journal of the (UIA).

The article examines citizenship by descent, with a particular focus on the French case, while placing it in a broader reflection on access to citizenship in the context of international migration.

Le Juriste International, a trilingual quarterly journal (French, English, Spanish), is a global reference for practitioners and academics, providing a platform for reflection on major contemporary legal issues.

This publication highlights the value of dialogue between lawyers from different legal traditions and backgrounds, and the importance of a comparative approach to today’s challenges in citizenship and migration law.

Publication of a Decree modifying the compensation threshold for the issuance of some “talent” residence permits

A Decree dated 21 August 2025 modifies the compensation threshold for “talent – qualified employee” and “talent – European blue card” residence permits.

Publication of a new Decree relating to “talent”, “job search-business creation” and “entrepreneur/liberal profession” residence permits

A decree published on 13 June amends and clarifies several statuses relating to professional immigration.

Publication of a new list of occupations in shortage

A new list of occupations in shortage was published on 21 May 2025, significantly expanding the
occupations for which work permit applications will not require prior posting of a job offer for at least three weeks with France Travail, the French unemployment agency.

Relaxations on the “Talent-European Blue Card status”

This newsletter will focus on the relaxations regarding the “European Blue Card Talent” and “Family Talent” statuses further to the transposition of EU Directive 2021/1883.