Category: Living in the UK

Visas, Immigration & Nationality

UK’s New Green List for Mid July

The British government has released the latest changes on its international travel list. On 14 July, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announced changes to the green, amber, and red lists ahead of the major lockdown easement coming into play next week. Four more destinations will be added to the green list and the green watchlist. From…
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UK Travel Update: The Balearic Islands Bumped to the Amber List

A handful of holiday destinations are shuffled around the UK travel list depending on the COVID risks associated with travelling to and from them. Less than a month since the Balearic Islands were deemed fit for quarantine-free travel, the islands are returning to the UK’s amber list from COVID. This means British nationals travelling from…
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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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Post-Brexit: Closure of EU Settlement Scheme

On 30 June 2021, the Brexit grace period came to an end and the deadline for eligible European nationals to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) has now passed. European Economic Area (EEA) nationals now require valid permission to live and work in the UK and must be able to provide evidence of this…
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Post-Brexit: British Holidaymakers Denied Flight Due to Wrong Passport Validity Advice

As the United Kingdom is no longer part of the European Union (EU), British holidaymakers need to follow EU travel rules and regulations for third-country nationals. One of the UK’s biggest holiday companies has apologised after wrongly turning away holidaymakers from Leeds Bradford airport. Jet2 has revised its post-Brexit passport procedures after mistakenly acting on…
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