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Visas, Immigration & Nationality

Dual Testing and Hotel Quarantine for UK International Arrivals

All travellers arriving in the United Kingdom are to face dual mandatory coronavirus tests at their expense. The British government is introducing a comprehensive new coronavirus testing regime for overseas arrivals aside from the mandatory hotel quarantine for those coming from the “red list” of high-risk countries. This move is an attempt to crack down…
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US H-1B Visa Update: Lottery System and Visa Registration for 2022

The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in specialty occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise. The technology companies such as Google, Apple and Facebook depend on this immigration route to hire tens of thousands of employees each year from countries like India and China.  The United…
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Canada Requires Mandatory COVID-19 Test at Land Border with USA

The Canadian Government is moving to extend its testing requirement for international arrivals to now cover land borders crossing starting 15 February.  Canada’s Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, told Canadians that the test must have been done within 72 hours, and it must be a Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test. Travellers who come to the border…
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Greece and Israel Agree to Vaccinated Travel & Tourism Plan, UK Next

Israel and Greece agreed on 8 February to pave the way for vaccinated tourists to travel between the two countries in an effort to boost their economies amid the coronavirus pandemic. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced the agreement in Jerusalem. The deal is designed to allow tourists with…
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US Considering COVID-19 testing for domestic air travel

In an effort to narrow down the spread of coronavirus across the states, the Biden administration is considering a rule that would require a negative test result for domestic air travel. As coronavirus continues to wreak havoc across the states, recording more than 100,000 infections daily, the Biden administration is looking into potential avenues to…
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