Category: UK

Visas, Immigration & Nationality

UK’s Traffic Light System to End

It has been reported that the UK’s widely criticised traffic light system governing international travel could be scrapped by next month. It will be replaced by a new system based on the vaccination status of travellers rather than the COVID infection rates of the destination. This would mean that green and amber would disappear as…
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Portugal Eases Restriction for Unvaccinated UK Tourists

Portugal has taken a step towards facilitating wider travel to the country by easing its quarantine restrictions for travellers from certain countries. On top of this, Portugal has also so far resisted following the EU’s recommendation regarding implementing restrictions on American travellers. Under Portugal’s previous entry restrictions, whilst vaccinated travellers could enter without having to…
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Brexit: Less Than One Month to Apply for Post-Brexit Residence Status in Sweden

British nationals who lived in Sweden under EU rules before the end of December 2020, may continue to live in Sweden as long as they apply for a new “residence status” (uppehållsstatus) before the end of the application period on 30 September. Update: On 09 September, the Swedish government extended the application period from September…
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Post-Brexit: EU Passport Required When Travelling to the UK

EU nationals as well as Switzerland, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway will no longer be able to use their country’s national identity cards as a means of entry into the UK from the end of September. Previously, travellers who had citizenship in EU countries could use their national ID cards to enter the UK. However, from…
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Italy Ends Mini-Quarantine for UK Visitors

Italy had re-imposed a 5-day quarantine for travellers arriving from Britain back in June when the Delta variant was spreading rapidly in the United Kingdom.  On 28 August, Italian Health Minister Roberto Speranza tweeted that he had signed a decree that would end “the mini-quarantine” for visitors from the UK, starting on the 31st of…
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