Category: Coronavirus

Visas, Immigration & Nationality

Malta Abandons Plan to Restrict Unvaccinated Travellers From Entry

Malta has abandoned its plan to close its borders to travellers that have not received the COVID-19 vaccine. Last week, the Maltese government announced that from 14 July, all travellers would have to prove they had been vaccinated. A new notice on 13 July states that instead of barring unvaccinated travellers, arrivals in Malta would…
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France Tightens Travel Restrictions for UK, Spain, and Portugal

France has announced stricter restrictions on unvaccinated travellers from three countries that have reported high numbers of COVID cases linked to the Delta variant of the virus are Spain, Portugal and the UK. French President Emmanuel Macron announced a package of measures aimed at controlling a Delta-driven fourth wave of COVID in France. On the…
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Malta Will Allow Fully Vaccinated Travellers Only

Member states of the EU have opened their doors to more and more countries, allowing tourists to visit once more and kickstarting tourism across the continent after more than a year of closed borders and heavy restrictions. Just as the travel industry had started to see some business return, fears of the Delta variant of…
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Canada and USA Stand Firm With Travel Restrictions

While Americans and Canadians are being given the freedom to travel in the European Union, the same luxury isn’t afforded to EU travellers. The European Union has removed travel restrictions for travellers from Canada and the US which means visitors from both countries can enter any EU member states without any COVID test and quarantine…
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USA Prolongs Validity of NIE for Schengen Nationals

On 6 July, the US State Department decided to extend its National Interest Exceptions (NIEs) validity for passengers subject to restrictions under COVID-19 travel bans. The United States has implemented numerous COVID-related travel bans over the past 18 months to limit the spread of the coronavirus. Countries impacted include travellers present in China, Iran, Brazil,…
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