Category: UK Immigration

Visas, Immigration & Nationality

UK Travel Update: Start of COVID Lateral Flow Tests Instead of PCR

Travel testing rules will relax for returning holidaymakers who are fully vaccinated in what the UK government is describing as a “huge boost” for the travel industry. From 4 AM Today, 24 October, fully vaccinated individuals arriving in England from a non-red list country can use a lateral flow test rather than the more expensive…
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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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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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UK Labour Shortage: Retail, Hospitality, and Care Industry Leaders Call for Temporary UK Visa

Months before the petrol crisis was felt, industry leaders had warned the British government of a supply-chain disruption. Following a British government announcement that a temporary UK visa will be launched for foreign truck drivers in an effort to ease food and fuel shortages, leaders in retail, hospitality, and care have launched an appeal for…
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