Category: Schengen Visa News

Visas, Immigration & Nationality

Netherlands Scraps Quarantine for Vaccinated UK and US Travellers

Less than two weeks after announcing a quarantine requirement for vaccinated travellers from the United States, the Netherlands has reversed its decision. The Dutch authorities have announced that some entry restrictions imposed on arrivals from very high-risk countries, including the United States and the United Kingdom, will be dropped as the government gradually facilitates entry…
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Brazil & South Africa Removed From Germany’s List of High-Risk Countries

Residents of Brazil and South Africa have faced some of the harshest travel restrictions since the beginning of 2021 and have finally been removed from Germany’s list of high-risk areas as of 19 September. Other countries that were also removed from the high-risk list, alongside the two nations are: Bangladesh Botswana Cyprus Eswatini India Ireland’s…
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EU Blue Card Reformed, Conditions Made Easier

The EU’s Blue Card giving eligible foreign professionals the right to live and work in the EU is being made more attractive under the new modifications.  The European Parliament has announced on 15 September, that the MEPs have adopted the reform on the EU Blue Card to make it easier to employ highly-skilled non-EU nationals…
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Brexit: UK Nationals Kicked Out of Spain – 15 Days Notice to Leave Spain

Some UK nationals who have had their Spanish residency applications rejected are being sent notices telling them they must leave the country within 15 days or risk being classified as illegal. It has been reported that Spain’s Immigration Office is informing some British nationals who applied for residency under the Withdrawal Agreement that they have…
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France Bans Unvaccinated From the US

The United States is currently on France’s green list, but this changes on Sunday, 12 September as the US will move to France’s orange list along with Israel. France has become the latest European country to remove the United States from its safe travel list, following EU recommendations due to increasing COVID infection cases in…
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