Category: Immigration updates

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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New figures have been released revealing how many British nationals living in the EU have acquired post Brexit residency permits, and how many were refused the status. The numbers were laid out in the latest report by the joint EU/UK Specialised Committee on Citizens’ Rights, which was set up to keep a check on whether…
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