Category: Europe

Visas, Immigration & Nationality

UK COVID-19 Update: UK hotel quarantine

Almost a year since the pandemic began, the UK has introduced its toughest measure yet for travellers arriving in the UK.  UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced last week that travellers still allowed to come to the UK from a “red list” of high-risk countries would be “met at the airport and transported directly into…
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Brexit: £2K Incentives offered to EU citizens to exit the UK

EU citizens are being offered financial incentives to leave the UK and return to their country of origin.  A report claims that EU nationals are being quietly added to a voluntary return scheme with the Home Office offering to cover the cost of flights and hand out £2,000 for resettlement. The news comes with just…
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UK opens citizenship pathway for Hong Kong residents

A new visa system that offers Hong Kong residents an opportunity to become British citizens has begun. The scheme allows those with British National Overseas (BNO) status to live, study and work in Britain for five years before eventually applying for citizenship. Hong Kong residents can apply for a new UK visa starting 31 January…
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Europe Opens for Vaccinated Tourists

As news that people have been receiving vaccinations around the world, the travel industry is eagerly waiting for an explosion of domestic and international trips.  Many countries are desperate to reopen their borders for non-essential travel and start rebuilding their economies that have been ravaged by the pandemic. There is a growing list of countries…
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Brexit: EU threatens to cut COVID-19 vaccines supplies to the UK

The Coronavirus continues to spread around the world, with over 100 million confirmed cases and more than two million deaths across the globe. The countries with the highest number of confirmed cases are the US, India and Brazil, closely followed by a number of European countries. The UK has just passed a sad milestone of…
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