Foreign researchers and students would find it easier to stay or work in the European Union (EU) under a proposed law. Legislation now in the draft phase would ensure that EU member states issue decisions on admission applications within 60 days; would permit researchers and students to move between states for 6–12 months or for the entire study period for Marie Curie or Erasmus Mundus fellows; and would let students and researchers stay in the EU for up to a year to find a job or start a business. The European Parliament and the Council of the EU are reviewing the proposal, which could be adopted by early 2016. Current regulations are “very fragmented”, says Michele Cercone, European Commission spokesman for home affairs. “This will fill a gap.”