Category: Netherlands

Visas, Immigration & Nationality

Amsterdam’s Schiphol To Limit Flights to 460,000 per Year

Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport has been ordered to reduce the number of flights it handles from 500,000 to 460,000 flights per year as a “necessary intermediate step” in order to minimise noise pollution as well as emissions. Royal Schiphol Group, a Dutch airport management company, will be forced to cut the number of flight movements by…
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Moving To The EU: EU Countries Who Granted The Most Citizenship In 2021

Latest data shows that EU countries granted a record number of citizenships in 2021. A total of 827,300 people obtained citizenship in EU member states in 2021 which is an increase of 98,300 in 2020.  Around the EU countries, the administrative process of getting citizenship takes an average of two years, so most of the…
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EU Pushed Back ETIAS Plan To 2024

The EU has officially pushed back plans to roll out its launch of the European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS). This means that travellers from more than 60 countries who can travel to the Schengen Area without a visa won’t have to fill out extra forms or pay a fee quite yet. The European…
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EU To End COVID Restrictions For Chinese Travellers

EU member states agreed recently to “phase out” the requirement for a negative pre-departure Covid-19 test for travellers from China by the end of the month. Last month, the EU recommended requiring pre-departure testing and post-arrival random checks for travellers from China in order to stop the spread of the virus because of worries about…
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Summer Travel: Amsterdam Schiphol Airport To Extend Passenger Cap

Travellers looking to visit Amsterdam or transit through Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS) anytime soon could get slightly more than they bargained for after it was announced there will be additional passenger limits throughout May. This news follows last month’s announcement by the airport’s interim CEO, Ruud Sondag stating that there would be no capacity limits on…
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