Category: Schengen Visa News

Visas, Immigration & Nationality

Denmark Work Permit: No Work Permit Needed For Artists, Musicians & Performers For Short-Term Events

The Danish authorities have published that artists, musicians, and other performers participating in short-term events will no longer be subject to the requirement of a work permit. According to the Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI), the decision has taken effect and will apply to everybody who has not already received a guiding…
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Russia And Belarus Removed From Irish Short Stay Visa Waiver Scheme

The Irish government has announced that the country has decided to remove Russia and Belarus from the Short Stay Visa Waiver Scheme.  The Short-Stay Visa Waiver Program allows nationals from more than 20 countries who hold a short-stay United Kingdom visa to travel to Ireland without obtaining an Irish visa. This means that in line…
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Spain Dropped Covid Restrictions For UK Visitors

Spain dropped all COVID-19-related entry rules becoming one of the last European countries to do so.  The Spanish Health Ministry announced that people entering from outside the European Union would no longer be subject to the controls, effective 21 October 2022. Spain will no longer require travellers from outside the European Union to show proof…
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France Travel Warning for UK Travellers

As half term begins for many families in the UK, those travelling to France could see their plans disrupted. Holidaymakers travelling to France from the UK have been given a warning to “expect disruption”. The UK Foreign Office has warned that planned strike action will take place in France on 18 October 2022. The strikes…
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The Czech Republic Will Close Its Border To Russian Tourists

The Czech Republic has announced that from the end of this month, the country will start applying stricter entry rules for citizens of Russia. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Czechia, Jan Lipovsky, stated that the country will introduce an entry ban for Russian tourists on 25 October 2022. According to Minister Lipovsky, the ban…
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