Category: USA

Visas, Immigration & Nationality

France Bans Unvaccinated From the US

The United States is currently on France’s green list, but this changes on Sunday, 12 September as the US will move to France’s orange list along with Israel. France has become the latest European country to remove the United States from its safe travel list, following EU recommendations due to increasing COVID infection cases in…
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EU Countries Tightening Restrictions for US Travellers

The United States was added to the white list in mid-June after reporting a decreasing trend in COVID-19 case numbers, and Americans have been able to travel around some European countries with relative ease this summer.  However, that changed last week after the US along with Israel, Lebanon, Kosovo, Montenegro and North Macedonia were removed…
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Can Americans Still Travel to Europe?

On 30 August, the Council of the European Union removed the United States from the EU’s list of epidemiologically safe third countries and recommended to the Member States to bring back the entry restrictions on non-essential travel due to a growing number of Coronavirus cases. Although the EU officially recommended imposing restrictions, it is up…
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US Residency: COVID Vaccines Required for Green Cards

According to a new policy from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), effective 1 October 2021, the COVID-19 vaccine is included on the list of vaccines required for applicants to obtain lawful permanent residence. From 1 October, all green card applicants will need to get COVID-19 vaccinations to clear their immigration medical…
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US Travellers to be Banned from Europe Travel

The European Union on 27 August moved to reinstate COVID travel restrictions such as quarantine and testing requirements for unvaccinated citizens of the United States as the United States is set to be removed from the “safe travel” list. It has been reported that EU countries had started a procedure to remove the United States…
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