Category: Malta

Visas, Immigration & Nationality

EU Approved To Move Schengen Visa Application Online

The European Union has adopted a new strategy to digitalise the visa application process and eliminate the difficulties of submitting a physical Schengen visa application. Last April 2022, the EU Commission proposed the digitalisation of the Schengen visa process, replacing the visa sticker, and introducing the ability to submit visa applications online. This would make…
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Initial Registration To Open For  H-1B  FY 2024

The highly anticipated H-1B visa filing season for the fiscal year 2024 will begin at the start of March 2023. The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant work visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in places that require technical or theoretical expertise in professional fields such as Information Technology, Engineering, and Medicine. Selected…
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Passport Warning: Passport Blank Pages

As holiday destinations overseas open for visitors, all travellers are being urged to check the blank pages in their passports before jetting off for their getaway this year. Passport validity is not the only detail holidaymakers need to be conscious of. Travellers need to ensure that when planning a trip abroad, they must check that…
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Entry-Exit System (EES) Pushed Back To End of 2023

Plans by the European Union to introduce the new Entry-Exit System (EES) have been delayed once again. The Entry/Exit System (EES) will not be rolled out in May 2023 as it has been planned by the European Union authorities and has been pushed to late 2023. This means that holidaymakers heading to Europe this summer…
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UK To Implement Electronic Travel Authorisation Scheme

As part of the UK’s New Plan for Immigration, a new Permission to Travel scheme is set to launch this year which will require everyone wanting to travel to the UK to seek permission before heading to the UK. The scheme will be implemented for “non-visa nationals” who do not require a visa before travelling…
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