Category: USA

Visas, Immigration & Nationality

US Extends Land Border Closure For Another Month

The US government has once again extended the ban on non-essential travel across its land borders with Mexico and Canada for a further month. The White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Jeff Zients confirmed to reporters that the policy has been protracted once again, through 21 October. The policy, first implemented in March 2020 has seen…
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US Travel Ban: US Reopening to UK and EU Travellers

The White House has announced that the US will lift COVID-19 travel restrictions to allow fully vaccinated passengers from the UK and most European Union (EU) countries to travel into the country from early November. The move signals the end of a travel ban imposed more than 18 months ago in the early stages of…
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Netherlands Scraps Quarantine for Vaccinated UK and US Travellers

Less than two weeks after announcing a quarantine requirement for vaccinated travellers from the United States, the Netherlands has reversed its decision. The Dutch authorities have announced that some entry restrictions imposed on arrivals from very high-risk countries, including the United States and the United Kingdom, will be dropped as the government gradually facilitates entry…
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The US Considers New System to Open International Travel

The easing of the US travel ban to most of Europe has been highly anticipated.  It has been revealed that the United States is developing a “new system for international travel” that will include requiring COVID vaccination and contact tracing for when the country eventually lifts travel restrictions. According to the White House Coronavirus Response…
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Australia’s Vaccine Passports

The Australian federal government announced that it will begin trials of a new vaccine passport program with select countries this week. This is a major step towards the nation’s broader reopening. Vaccine passports are widely used in the European Union. The International Air Transport Association (IATA), which represents almost 300 airlines globally, urged countries around…
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