Category: Schengen Visa News

Visas, Immigration & Nationality

Spain’s Golden Visa: One of the Top Investor Choices in Europe for 2022

As the pandemic begins to subside, interest in foreign residency through property investment is rising again. Golden Visa programmes are investment schemes where purchasing a second home in a different country entitles buyers to a second passport or pathway to citizenship. According to research by Tranio, the Spanish Golden Visa program remains among the top…
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Contactless Digital Border: Electronic Travel Authorisation to Enter the UK

The British government reveals its plan to implement the Electronic Travel Authorisation scheme, which obliges visitors to apply for permission to visit the country, including EU tourists. The new scheme intends to establish a ‘contactless’ border crossing from 2024, meaning that some passengers will be able to enter the country exempted from using an electronic…
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Venice Introduces Tourist Entry Fee

Authorities in Venice have announced that from January 16, 2023, visitors will have to book their slot to see the canal city and pay an entry fee. Venice will become the first city in the world to require an entrance fee.  The entry fee will apply to daytrippers but not to those staying the night…
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London’s Heathrow Caps Number Passengers to Ease Disruptions

London’s Heathrow Airport announced it has capped the number of departing passengers each day in an effort to limit the disruptions that have plagued air travel during the busy summer travel season. The airport will be limiting passenger traffic to just 100,000 departures per day from 12 July to 11 September 2022. Britain’s busiest airport,…
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Malta to Drop COVID-Related Entry Restrictions on July 25

The Maltese authorities have announced that the country will drop its COVID-19 entry restrictions on 25 July 2022. According to the official website Visit Malta, starting from 25 July, all travellers will be permitted restriction-free entry. This means that Malta will no longer require travellers to present a vaccination, recovery, or test certificate upon arrival.…
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