Category: Portugal

Visas, Immigration & Nationality

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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Spain Allows Visitors from the UK and Other Countries from Monday

Spain is currently on the UK’s amber travel list. It means that anyone returning has to self-isolate for 10 days and take two COVID tests. But from this Monday, Spain will allow travellers from the UK and Japan for holidays without the need for a negative PCR test for COVID-19. Being on the UK’s amber…
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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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UK Launches Vaccine Passport, EU’s Digital Green Pass Coming Soon

International leisure travel is finally back again in England, Scotland, and Wales from 17 May.   The country’s National Health Service (NHS) app, originally devised to book medical appointments and order repeat prescriptions, has been expanded to display the holder’s testing and vaccination status. The British Government has been working with partners across the world to…
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