Category: Europe

Visas, Immigration & Nationality

Norway Unveils Plans to Reopen Travel

Norway has relaxed its notoriously tight COVID-19 border rules to allow more people from the EU/EEA and the UK to enter the country. Since January of this year, Norway has barred entry for almost anybody who isn’t a Norwegian citizen or resident of Norway and very few other exemptions in an attempt to limit the spread…
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UK Travel Safe List: Expanded Green List Effective 30 June

The UK government has shared the latest changes to its traffic light system for international travel. This, after workers from the tourism sector protested for quarantine-free travel. The tourism sector has been one of the most affected sectors during the pandemic, with many countries severely restricting their borders now over a year to prevent the…
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UK Travel Safe List: Calls for Quarantine-Free Travel

The British government is due to deliver its latest travel advice after the UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock gave fresh hope to the prospect of summer holidays this year. Ministers will reveal later which countries are to move to the quarantine-free “green” list and those who will remain to be banned or restricted. Travel industry…
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UK Post Study Work Visa Entry Deadline Extended

The new Graduate Route, commonly known as Post Study Work Visa, is set to open for applications in July 2021. Under the visa application requirements, students taking their courses online and off-campus because of the COVID-19 pandemic are expected to be in the UK by 21 June to qualify for the visa. However, the Home…
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UK Planning to Allow for Vaccinated Travellers

British officials are considering plans to open up international travel for passengers who’ve been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, allowing a resumption of tourism to more countries and territories including the US and some of the most popular European destinations. While the UK technically reopened for international travel in mid-May, it maintains a “traffic light” system,…
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