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Austria fast-tracks deportation of foreign offenders directly from prison
The Austrian cabinet has authorised deportations of foreign prisoners straight from jail once their minimum sentence ends, eliminating a separate detention phase. Officials expect the move to speed up removals, reduce prison overcrowding and reinforce the government’s tough asylum narrative—developments that corporate mobility teams must factor into compliance and duty-of-care planning.
Austria Publishes 2026 Shortage-Occupation List, Expanding Pathways for Red-White-Red Card
Austria’s 2026 Skilled-Workers Ordinance, published 14 Oct 2026, expands the federal shortage-occupation list to 64 roles and updates the regional sub-lists used for Red-White-Red Card sponsorship. The move widens the pool of jobs that can be filled by non-EU nationals without a labour-market test, giving employers in engineering, rail, IT and health more flexibility to meet talent shortages.
Cabinet Fast-Tracks Deportations Directly From Austrian Prisons to Reduce Overcrowding
On 14 Oct 2026 the Austrian cabinet approved legislation to deport foreign criminals directly from prison, bypassing separate immigration detention, as part of a broader asylum and deregulation package. The change aims to ease prison overcrowding and tighten asylum enforcement, while parallel measures extend compliance relief for businesses during ownership transfers.