Category: Travel

Visas, Immigration & Nationality

UK’s Traffic Light System: South Africa and Others Predicted to be Moved from Red List

The highly anticipated new set of travel rules in the United Kingdom will be announced on 1 October, according to a recent briefing by Health Secretary Sajid Javid.  Before any changes, UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps is expected to make the latest announcement on what countries will be moved to the red, amber, and green…
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Australia’s Vaccine Passports

The Australian federal government announced that it will begin trials of a new vaccine passport program with select countries this week. This is a major step towards the nation’s broader reopening. Vaccine passports are widely used in the European Union. The International Air Transport Association (IATA), which represents almost 300 airlines globally, urged countries around…
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UK Plans to Drop PCR Travel Tests

Overseas travel has been back for months and according to reports, air travel is on its way toward recovering from the slump due to the pandemic.  Being fully vaccinated against COVID-19 may save travellers from a ton of headaches when travelling and will allow travellers to skip quarantine. However, some countries have rules which oblige travellers…
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France Bans Unvaccinated From the US

The United States is currently on France’s green list, but this changes on Sunday, 12 September as the US will move to France’s orange list along with Israel. France has become the latest European country to remove the United States from its safe travel list, following EU recommendations due to increasing COVID infection cases in…
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Australia Travel Ban Could Be Lifted Earlier Than December

The Australian government extended the travel ban on Australians through December, however, just as the ban is extended with the stroke of a pen, so too can it be lifted. The ban on Australians leaving the country could be removed as early as November as the federal government pushes ahead with plans to release a…
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