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Visas, Immigration & Nationality

Canada-US Land Borders Still Restricted

Despite talks between US President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on 13 June, no deal was agreed between the North American leaders about reopening their shared land border, which has remained closed to non-essential travellers since the start of the pandemic. Canada’s Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, Bill Blair, announced…
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Belgium Removes Quarantine Requirement for the Vaccinated

Belgium’s loosening of COVID restrictions are subject to a decrease in the number of people in intensive care and continued progress in the vaccination campaign. The threshold of fewer than 500 patients with COVID-19 has now been met.  Belgium health ministers have decided that starting from 24 June, fully vaccinated people don’t have to quarantine…
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UK Post Study Work Visa Entry Deadline Extended

The new Graduate Route, commonly known as Post Study Work Visa, is set to open for applications in July 2021. Under the visa application requirements, students taking their courses online and off-campus because of the COVID-19 pandemic are expected to be in the UK by 21 June to qualify for the visa. However, the Home…
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UK Planning to Allow for Vaccinated Travellers

British officials are considering plans to open up international travel for passengers who’ve been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, allowing a resumption of tourism to more countries and territories including the US and some of the most popular European destinations. While the UK technically reopened for international travel in mid-May, it maintains a “traffic light” system,…
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Canada and US Working to Lift Border Restrictions

Officials from Canada and the United States are expected to meet about lifting COVID-19-related border restrictions between the two nations. According to reports, business leaders in Canada and the US are concerned about the long-term financial impact the ban on non-essential travel at land borders had on each economy, but sources said no immediate action…
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