Hello,
First of all: You must still apply for an A1 certificate for every business trip.
On Tuesday, July 7, 2026, in Strasbourg, the European Parliament decided to change the requirements for applying for the A1 certificate. The requirement to apply for the A1 certificate will not be abolished. The change results in a new regulation governing the requirements for applying for the A1 certificate:
The new regulation currently applies to trade show and customer visits, but not to sectors within the construction industry.
The new regulation applies regardless of the EU & EFTA destination.
The new regulation is defined as follows:
An A1 certificate is not required for business trips lasting a maximum of three consecutive days, but only once within a 30-day period.
What does this mean in practice:
It must be verified whether a business trip has been taken or is planned within the past 30 days or the next 30 days. If a business trip has been taken or is scheduled during either of these periods and an exemption from the A1 certificate requirement has already been selected for that trip, A1 certificates must be applied for regarding any subsequent business trips.
What happens next:
In the next step, the new regulation will be submitted to the EU and EFTA member states. These countries will then have two years to transpose the regulation into national law. Only then will the new regulation governing the application process for the A1 certificate take effect.
Recommendation:
Currently, an A1 certificate must still be applied for each business trip.
The process will become more complex. The “rolling 30 days” period means that a total period of 60 days must be reviewed: 30 days in the past and 30 days in the future. It will be necessary to verify whether the exemption from submitting an A1 certificate has already been utilized, regardless of the travel destination within the EU and EFTA countries. Subsequently, a decision must be made regarding the time period for which the A1 certificate should be requested.
DVKG can handle this complexity by automating the verification process and informing the applicant whether an A1 certificate needs to be requested.
DVKG offers this solution, which meets the necessary technical requirements. DVKG already uses this technical solution for other compliance-related matters.
IMPORTANT, all other social security certificates that must be applied for in connection with business trips outside the EU and EFTA countries remain unaffected by the new regulation. Social security certificates must still be requested for every business trip outside the EU and EFTA countries.
Please feel free to contact our sales team with any further questions or for guidance on how to proceed.
Best regards
Your DVKG Team
Recently—starting with Tan Son Nhat Airport in Ho Chi Minh City—travelers must fill out an Arrival Card before entering Vietnam. The Arrival Card is now also required at numerous other points of entry.
Please note that the Arrival Card must be completed anew for EVERY entry.
In addition, a Health Declaration will be introduced effective July 1, 2026. This must be completed within 7 days prior to entry.
If you have any questions, the DVKG / GCS consular advisors are available to assist you at any time.
Your DVKG / GCS Team
According to recent press reports, the European Parliament and the Council have reached a provisional agreement on the revision of EU regulations to revise the application for A1 certificates for short business trips. In future, this obligation is to be waived for business trips of three days within a 30-day period. Postings in individual sectors would remain exempt from this. Formal confirmation and subsequent implementation is still pending.
We will be happy to keep you informed.
If you have any questions, the DVKG / GCS consular advisors are available at any time.
Your DVKG / GCS team
The Entry-Exit System (EES) has been fully operational at all border crossings in the European Schengen area since Friday, 10.04.2026. The digital procedure applies to all travelers without EU citizenship.
The EES is an automated IT system that records the entries and exits of non-EU citizens in the Schengen area for a short-term stay of up to 90 days within a period of 180 days in one of the corresponding 29 European countries.If you have any questions, the GCS / DVKG consular advisors will be happy to help.
Your GCS / DVKG teamDear ladies and gentlemen,
At the moment, appointments - e.g. for B1 visas, but also for other visa categories - can only be booked at the US consulates to a limited extent and sometimes with longer lead times.
We will process your orders as quickly as possible and inform you immediately as soon as and for when an appointment can be booked.
We ask you to take this into account when planning your trip.If you have any questions, the GCS / DVKG consular advisors will be happy to help you.Your GCS / DVKG team
