Category: Immigration updates

Visas, Immigration & Nationality

New Zealand to Open Borders Again

New Zealand is one of the countries with the strictest border measures as it combats the spread of COVID-19.  On 12 August, New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced plans to open them in line with a ramped-up vaccination drive. The government will use the second half of 2021 to vaccinate as many people as…
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UK Travel Update: Quarantine Required for Arrivals With Mixed Vaccine Doses

The UK government’s travel rules say that arrivals from amber list countries no longer need to quarantine if they are fully vaccinated. However, an addition to the rules on August 12th shattered dreams of quarantine free travel for many, by adding an amendment stating that to be considered ‘fully vaccinated’ by UK rules, travellers must…
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Post Study Work Options: How to Get a Work Visa in Costa Rica After Studies

This Central American country lies between Nicaragua to the north and Panama to the south. Costa Rica is one of the most beautiful countries in the world, with a modern capital city, reliable utility service, clean water, lush rainforests, long stretches of deserted tropical beaches, cool mountain getaways, and pristine lake regions. The incredible biodiversity…
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ETIAS On Track by End of 2022

The European Commission has announced that the rules that make the future European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) interoperable with the other EU information systems, have come into effect on 3 August 2021. Announcing the milestone, the Commission asserted that this is an important step towards the launch of the ETIAS by the end…
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Australia Lockdown: What You Need to Leave Australia

Since March last year, Australia has banned its citizens from leaving the country as part of its COVID strategy.  That restriction has not previously applied to Australians who usually live in other countries. But they will now need to apply for an exemption for outbound travel The Australian government has introduced a tougher travel law…
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