Category: Germany

Visas, Immigration & Nationality

France Bans UK Travellers Due to New COVID-19 Variant

Travellers from the UK face a ban on non-essential travel and stricter restrictions when travelling to France after cases of the coronavirus Indian variant have been detected in the UK and cases are growing. According to the French Foreign Minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, the UK will not end up in a red-list country, but it…
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Greece Opens for Travel and Tourism

Greece officially launched its 2021 tourism season on 14th May. It reopened museums and beaches after the global pandemic put a halt to travel & tourism in a country that heavily relies on tourists.  This year, it has implemented its own vaccine and testing requirements for visitors prior to the EU bringing in its own…
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Germany Bans UK Travellers

Concerns about the spread of a variant of coronavirus first detected in India caused the German authorities to classify the United Kingdom as a high-risk area of variant concern.  The decision has been announced by the German Missions in the United Kingdom, which through a notice, announced that from 23 May, an entry ban would…
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EU’s ‘COVID Passport’: What Travellers Need to Know

The European Parliament and the 27 Schengen member states reached an agreement on 20 May 2021 on a digital COVID certificate that should pave the way for frictionless summer travel across the European Union.  The provisional agreement between the European Parliament and member states on the EU Digital COVID Certificate means that the scheme is…
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EU Officially Welcoming Vaccinated Travellers in Summer 2021

The EU is opening for international travel this summer 2021. On Wednesday, 19th May, EU ambassadors for the 27 member states announced that fully vaccinated travellers will be able to enter the bloc this summer. Commission spokesman, Christian Wigand, said that they had come to an agreement, which needed to be formally adopted by the…
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