Category: UK

Visas, Immigration & Nationality

UK Travel Update: Cheaper Travel Test

England is set to change its COVID-19 testing requirements for inbound travellers. A COVID test required to enter the UK has been a contentious issue throughout the course of the pandemic, with critics labeling it as too expensive and too frequent making it a barrier to travel.  New rules allowing fully vaccinated travellers returning to…
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US Travel Update: USA Sets Reopening Date for International Travel

The US will soon allow fully vaccinated foreign air travelers from the 26 Schengen countries in Europe as well as the UK, Ireland, China, India, South Africa, Iran and Brazil. The United States is set to overhaul its travel restrictions on 8 November, ushering in a new system that makes US tourism possible for millions…
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European Travel: Win One of 60,000 Free Interrail Passes

The European Union relaunched its DiscoverEU program, which will allow thousands of young people the opportunity to enjoy unlimited travel across Europe’s rail network via Interrail.  Applications are now open for the EU’s free Interrail ticket scheme. At least 60,000 passes are available for young people aged 18-20 years old, with each allowing free train…
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Portugal Drops Test Requirement for Vaccinated UK Travellers

After months in which British visitors to mainland Portugal have been obliged to test before travel, Portugal advised it is no longer asking fully vaccinated UK nationals to take a COVID-19 test on arrival into the country. Previously, British nationals travelling to the mainland of Portugal had to take a test regardless of vaccination status…
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UK Travel Update: UK Red List Update from 11 October

The UK government has made it much easier for British passengers to travel abroad. The UK has adopted a simplified rule for travel which came into force on 4 October with the traffic light system scrapped in favour of a single red list. From today, 11 October 2021, forty-seven nations were taken off the red…
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