Category: Ireland

Visas, Immigration & Nationality

World’s Most Powerful Passport 2021: How Good is Your Passport

The pandemic has wreaked havoc in the travel industry across the globe. Travel restrictions and entry barriers imposed by each country have caused the widest global mobility gap and broadened the inequalities between north and south hemispheres according to residence and citizenship planning firm Henley & Partners.  Based on data provided by the International Air…
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Brexit: British Government No Longer Recognises EU ID Cards

Most Europeans will need a valid passport to enter the United Kingdom as the British government will cease to allow access to those travelling on national identity cards. Starting from today, 1 October 2021, European nationals including travellers from Switzerland, Iceland, and Norway have to present their passports when entering the United Kingdom territory. Previously,…
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EU Blue Card Reformed, Conditions Made Easier

The EU’s Blue Card giving eligible foreign professionals the right to live and work in the EU is being made more attractive under the new modifications.  The European Parliament has announced on 15 September, that the MEPs have adopted the reform on the EU Blue Card to make it easier to employ highly-skilled non-EU nationals…
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Can Americans Still Travel to Europe?

On 30 August, the Council of the European Union removed the United States from the EU’s list of epidemiologically safe third countries and recommended to the Member States to bring back the entry restrictions on non-essential travel due to a growing number of Coronavirus cases. Although the EU officially recommended imposing restrictions, it is up…
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France, Iceland, and More Added to US Do Not Travel List

On 9 August, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention added several more countries to its Level 4: Covid Very High list. The agency is urging Americans not to visit these countries. The countries that moved up to Level 4 include: Aruba Eswatini France French Polynesia Iceland Israel Thailand The CDC has been issuing…
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