Category: Coronavirus

Visas, Immigration & Nationality

Malta to Drop COVID-Related Entry Restrictions on July 25

The Maltese authorities have announced that the country will drop its COVID-19 entry restrictions on 25 July 2022. According to the official website Visit Malta, starting from 25 July, all travellers will be permitted restriction-free entry. This means that Malta will no longer require travellers to present a vaccination, recovery, or test certificate upon arrival.…
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The US Will No Longer Honour Expired Passports As of July

As of July 1, Americans returning to the US from abroad are no longer allowed to enter the country with an expired US passport.  This had previously been allowed for passports that expired from January 2020 due to delays in processing. The rule was originally supposed to end in March of this year, but it…
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Canada Border Restrictions Extended until September

Canada is once again extending all of its existing border requirements for all inbound travellers until at least 30 September 2022. This means that all travellers entering Canada are still required to provide proof of full vaccination or take a recent negative COVID-19 test and quarantine for two weeks upon arrival. Related articles: Travel From…
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Portugal Dropped Pandemic Entry Rules

Portugal has dropped all pandemic-era entry rules. The country no longer requires travellers to show proof of a negative test or proof of vaccination to enter. The country eased its entry restrictions on 1 July, according to its tourism site, Visit Portugal, putting it more in line with other European countries that have begun dropping…
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US Lifted COVID-19 Test For International Travel

The United States lifted its requirement that international travellers test negative for COVID-19 within a day before boarding a flight to the United States from 12 June 2022.  Arrivals no longer have to show a negative COVID-19 test result or proof of recovery to enter the country.  “This step is possible because of the progress…
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