Category: Lithuania

Visas, Immigration & Nationality

EU Updates COVID-Safe Countries for Air Travel

Last month, the EU cleared a path to open up member-state borders to international travel by adopting guidelines recommending the easing of travel restrictions for fully COVID-vaccinated people and those travelling from countries considered to have the virus under control. On 3 June, the Council of the EU added Japan to the list of safe…
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Brexit: Less Than 30 Days to Apply for Post-Brexit Residency

British nationals who have moved to France, Latvia, Luxembourg and Malta have until 30 June to ensure they retain their rights to remain in the EU. The same applies to EU nationals who want to continue to live in the United Kingdom. Under the terms of the Brexit, EU citizens already living in the UK…
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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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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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