Category: UK

Visas, Immigration & Nationality

What is the UK’s New High Potential Individual Visa? – Tier 1 General Reincarnated?

A new High Potential Individual visa will soon be launched enabling you to circumnavigate the current points-based visa system in the United Kingdom. On July 22nd 2021, the UK Government outlined the plans for its new innovation strategy, designed to improve investment in private-sector research and aid economic growth within the innovation sector. The plans…
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Post-Brexit: Van Drivers in UK Need New Operating Licences To Enter EU

Drivers will be required to secure a standard international goods vehicle operator licence to transport goods back and forth from the UK to the EU.  The new law applies to the European Union, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland and will come into effect from 21 May  2022. According to the government website, this will apply to…
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Spain Eases Entry Requirement For Non-EU Travellers

Travellers from third countries planning to visit Spain will no longer need to have an EU-approved vaccination to enter Spain as long as they are fully vaccinated with WHO authorised vaccines.  They will also allow travellers who in the last 180 days have been infected from COVID-19, and have recovered from it. The move has…
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Japanese Border Will Open in March But Not For Tourist

The Japanese government is now deliberating over border restrictions after the sixth Covid-19 wave that has hit the country.  “We hope to gradually increase international travel while taking into consideration the infection situation at home and abroad, as well as the demand of Japanese returnees,” Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said at a House of Councillors…
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Iceland Lifts All COVID-19 Travel Restrictions

According to a government news release, Iceland is set to lift all remaining COVID-19 restrictions from 25 February, including pandemic-related border policies.  From today, 25 February, international travellers will be able to visit Iceland without needing to fulfil vaccination, testing or quarantine requirements. Iceland joins a growing number of European countries that have recently lifted…
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