Category: Passports

Visas, Immigration & Nationality

Taking Pets to the EU Post-Brexit – Additional £180 Fee

Bringing your furry friends to mainland Europe with you on a getaway is becoming costly. This is another mark of the UK’s exit from the EU. The EU now no longer accepts ‘pet passports’ issued in the UK and residents must now pay £180 for a four-month Animal Healthcare Certificate from their vet before heading…
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Spain Tightens Schengen Border Checks From Gibraltar

Since the beginning of this week, Spain’s border guards have tightened their controls on people leaving Gibraltar, according to local media reports. According to reports, Policia Nacional officers at the border were demanding those non-EU nationals provide evidence of onward travel and hotel reservations in Spain before allowing them to cross the border. Authorities in…
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Warning For Expiring British Passports – Is It Valid For EU Travel

The pandemic may be easing and most travel restrictions have been lifted, but as a result of Covid and Brexit, British passport holders planning on travelling have to keep on top of all the small print. Passports hold the key to our travelling ability but most of us have them tucked away to collect dust.…
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Gender “X” Available On US Passports

Americans applying for a US passport will be allowed to choose an X for gender on their passport applications beginning on April 11, the State Department announced. The US government said they wanted the announcement to mark a “Transgender Day of Visibility.” The move intends to make federal documents more inclusive for transgender, intersex, nonbinary,…
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Spanish Embassy Staff In UK Go On Strike

Spanish Embassy staff in the UK went on indefinite strike over pay and work conditions. It’s not the first time Spanish consular staff in the UK go on strike over their pay.  The three Spanish Consulates in the UK (Edinburgh, London, and Manchester), as well as the Embassy in London, are currently operating on a…
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