Category: Coronavirus

Visas, Immigration & Nationality

US Tightens Restriction on International Travel

In response to the new Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus and in an effort to stop the spread, the United States is restricting travel from certain countries in the African region exposed to the Omicron variant. The new restriction started on 29 November 2021 and will remain in effect until terminated by the president.…
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Spain Introduces Strict Entry Requirements for UK Travellers

Spain has changed the entry requirements for British travellers. The change comes in the wake of several other restriction changes in countries around the world, as they try to take swift action against the spread of the latest Omicron variant.  The news is bound to come as a blow for millions of British travellers, with…
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UK Red List Expanded: UK Travel Changes Due to Omicron

England has added 10 southern African countries to their red list and will reintroduce PCR tests and self-isolate until they have got a negative result. The return of the red list comes after the Omicron variant was detected in South Africa and Botswana. Travellers arriving from South Africa and nine other southern African nations will…
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EU Travel Update: Booster Jab for EU Travel in 2022

Travellers hoping to head to the European Union (EU) or travel within the bloc may need to get a COVID booster shot nine months after full vaccination, the European Commission proposed in an effort to prioritise vaccination status instead of a traveller’s country of departure as the continent grapples with a surge in COVID-19. On…
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EU, Canada & the US Pause Air Travel to African Countries

All 27 EU member states agreed on 26 November to temporarily suspend travel from seven southern African nations over the outbreak of a new coronavirus variant, according to the Slovenian EU presidency. A committee of health experts “agreed on the need to activate the emergency brake and impose temporary restrictions on all travel into the…
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