Category: UK Visas

Visas, Immigration & Nationality

New UK Travel Rules At The Irish Border

EU citizens will soon be required to provide biometric data to enter the UK, including Northern Ireland, under new legislation to be introduced next year. Under the Nationality and Borders Act, non-EU travellers to the UK will need to apply for an American-style Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA), and this will involve registering facial and eventually…
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A Third of Hong Kongers Seeking UK Visas Were Below 18

About 38,000 citizens of Hong Kong under the age of 18 have filed an application for the UK’s British National (Overseas) visa scheme, however, the majority of requests are from residents in their prime working years. According to the figures published by Bloomberg, of the total of 142,000 citizens of Hong Kong who applied for…
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UK Border Staff Could Go On Holiday Strike

Flying during Christmas can be a pretty chaotic experience.  However, this festive season, things could get even worse as the ISU, the union representing 3,500 UK Border Force staff employed by the Home Office as well as customs officers, is threatening industrial action in support of an 8% pay claim which could lead to lengthy…
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Russia And Belarus Removed From Irish Short Stay Visa Waiver Scheme

The Irish government has announced that the country has decided to remove Russia and Belarus from the Short Stay Visa Waiver Scheme.  The Short-Stay Visa Waiver Program allows nationals from more than 20 countries who hold a short-stay United Kingdom visa to travel to Ireland without obtaining an Irish visa. This means that in line…
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UK Removes Tourist Visa Requirement for 3 South American Countries

Last Tuesday, 18 October, the United Kingdom (UK) stated that starting 9 November citizens of Colombia, Peru and Guyana will not need to apply for a visa to travel and visit the UK for periods of up to six months.  The visa will still be required for those who want to undertake long-term studies, work…
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