Category: Immigration updates

Australia is significantly set to ease entry restrictions and will open its borders on 21 February, allowing fully vaccinated tourists and all visa holders to travel to Australia for the first time in two years. “If you’re double vaccinated, we look forward to welcoming you back,” Prime Minister Scott Morrison People who are not fully…
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The United States has seen a spike in unruly passenger incidents since 2020. The number of disorderly passengers on commercial aeroplanes has skyrocketed during the pandemic. It has been largely attributed to the stresses brought on by COVID-19 and new masking rules in airports and on planes. The Federal Aviation Administration fielded around 6000 reports…
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Greece is set to remove its pre-travel testing requirement for travellers.  Greece is easing travel restrictions for European Union citizens as the first step in its plan to open its critical tourism sector for the key summer period on 1 March.  The decision to remove the testing requirement hopes to kickstart a much-needed influx of…
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Airline and tourism groups are pushing to eliminate the government requirement that international travellers provide a negative test for COVID-19 prior to boarding. They believe the testing rule is discouraging people from booking international trips and pointed out that the United Kingdom has eliminated a similar rule last month. From 11 February, the British government…
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New Zealand has made headlines throughout the pandemic for its tough approach to pandemic. The country also took advantage of its remote geography to pursue a zero-COVID approach. New Zealand has announced it will reopen its border to visitors in stages, starting at the end of February, after its earlier plans to do so were…
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