New Delhi, Jan. 27 -- The free trade agreement inked between India and European Union (EU) is estimated to aid employment and mobility for skilled and seasonal workers from India to the 27 EU countries. Further, students heading to the EU for higher studies may now find fewer restrictions.

Recruitment and education consultants and immigration lawyers note that this comes at a time when heading to the US for both work and higher studies has become difficult under the Donald Trump-led US Government.

"We will facilitate the movement of students, researchers, seasonal and highly skilled workers," Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, said on Tuesday. "And this is also why we are launching the first EU legal gateway off...