Category: Coronavirus

Visas, Immigration & Nationality

Italy to Ease COVID Restrictions

Italy has announced its plan to ease COVID-19 restrictions from 26 April. Many of Italy’s current restrictions will be gradually relaxed from the end of April. On this day, the majority of Italian regions are going to move to a ‘yellow’ and ‘orange’ zone, the areas where the least restrictions are put into place.  This…
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UK, Canada & EU on USA ‘Do Not Travel’ List

Since last year, people have been pretty optimistic that inoculation against the virus in 2021 will reap a major reward to the travel industry. Travel within the US is starting to unravel as US Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) greenlit domestic travel. However, the same thing cannot be said about travel outside the…
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Canada-US Extended Land Border Closure, Testing and Hotel Quarantine

Canada and the United States announced the further extension of their mutual ban on non-essential land-border crossings through 21 May. These restrictions were first imposed bilaterally back in March 2020 to mitigate transmission of the COVID-19 virus and have been renewed by both nations following review on a monthly basis ever since. Canada’s COVID-19 measures…
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US Travel Update: More Countries Under ‘Do Not Travel’ Advisory

The US has surpassed the milestone of at least partially inoculating more than half of all adults against the coronavirus. However, US officials have increased the number of countries on the “Do Not Travel” list due to the continued risk associated with the pandemic. The US State Department stated on 19 April, it will boost…
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France Travel Update: Restrictions to Be Lifted for Vaccinated Travellers in May

Things are looking up for vaccinated American travellers. Several European nations have announced restrictions are lifted to third-country nationals especially those vaccinated American tourists. In an interview, French President Emmanuel Macron said that France is finalising plans to start its lifting restrictions on non-EU travellers, including those from the US, within the next few weeks.…
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