Category: UK Visa News

Visas, Immigration & Nationality

Portugal Removed from England’s Red List

Portugal, including Madeira and the Azores, is being removed from England’s COVID travel red list. This means returning British nationals can quarantine for 10 days at their own home rather than in a designated hotel at a cost of £1,750. Mauritius is also being taken off the list, in a move that could open the…
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UK’s Turing Scheme Now Open for Applications

The UK government has announced that applications for funding through the Turing Scheme are now open.  The £110 million Erasmus+ replacement will fund 35,000 global exchanges from September 2021, including university study, school exchanges, and industry work placements. The British government emphasised that the new scheme would “improve social mobility, targeting students from disadvantaged backgrounds…
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Bid to Extend UK’s EU Settlement Scheme Rejected

With less than three more months to go until the deadline for European Union citizens living in the United Kingdom to apply under the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS), concerns were raised that not all would be able to apply under the scheme before 30 June 2021. EU citizens having lived for years in the UK…
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More British Nationals Support Vaccine Passport

Many international travellers will likely need to prove they are vaccinated or free of COVID-19 if they plan trips later this year.  Last week, the UK officials stated they are looking at the pros and cons of digital passports, after initially ruling them out. The UK has currently laid out a roadmap for easing COVID-19…
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Brexit: British Athletes Demand to be Visa-Free in the EU

British athletes have joined performing artists in the list of those demanding from the United Kingdom government to renegotiate with the European Union the period of visa-free stays in the EU for Brits, and the need of a work permit to perform several types of activities in the Member States. In a petition initiated by…
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