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Dutch immigration officials will cease to provide asylum seekers with food and shelter after just three weeks if their application is unsuccessful. This is in contrast for example to Sweden and Germany that has a more generous policy towards asylum seekers.
As of November, 2015, any migrant denied refugee status or humanitarian protection in the Netherlands will have less than a month before being deported or face fending for themselves.
The main railway hub in the Hungarian capital, Budapest, was reopened on 3 September 2015 following a two-day lock down which prevented thousands of immigrants from travelling across Europe. A public announcement was made to say that trains for Western Europe had been suspended 'indefinitely'.
Anti-immigration Hungarian Prime Minister, Viktor Orban, said that people will not be permitted to leave Hungary until they've been properly registered; EU rules state that responsibility for accepting asylum claims lies with the country where a migrant first arrives.
Slovakia will only grant asylum to Christian immigrants from Syria. As part of a European Union plan to relocate 40,000 immigrants, the country will take in 200 people from refugee camps in Greece, Italy and Turkey.
Ivan Netik, a spokesperson for Slovakia's interior ministry, said: "Muslims will not be granted asylum because they wouldn't feel at home."
It has become increasingly difficult to enter the UK under the Tier 1 Entrepreneur visa category.
The current rejection rate for applications is about 70%. The reason for the high rejection rate is the "Genuine Entrepreneur Test" which has made it much more difficult to meet the requirements of the Tier 1 Entrepreneur visa category.
The Tier 1 entrepreneur visa application will be looked at in detail by immigration officers, who must be convinced that you will meet the investment requirements and that you are genuinely able to start a business in the UK.
Applications from foreign entrepreneurs are now being accepted for the 'Paris French Tech Ticket', a new entrepreneur visa package granting successful applicants a French work visa, a grant of €12,500-€25,000 for each team member, office space in Paris completely free of charge, an English speaking administrative advisor, plus a fast track to a residence permit.
If you are unable to stay in the UK or are considering immigration to an English speaking EU Country it may be worth considering Ireland as an immigration destination.
Regulations on Irish work permits have been changed, making it easier for foreign nationals outside of the European Union to secure a work visa in Ireland. The changes, which came into effect on Tuesday, 1 September 2015, allow more occupations to become eligible for work permits.
Occupations now made eligible include: