Category: UK

Visas, Immigration & Nationality

USA Plans to Require COVID Passport From All Travellers

The United States government is considering opening its borders for non-essential travel after almost 18 months of closure to tourists. It has been reported that the White House is drawing up plans to allow all foreign nationals to enter the United States if they can prove that they have been fully vaccinated.  Restarting travel would…
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UK Travel Update: New Countries on the Green List

On 4 August, the British government announced the latest round of changes to the traffic light system. Several EU countries have been added to the UK’s green list. This means people travelling to England from these countries will not need to self-isolate, even if they haven’t been vaccinated. Travellers from Austria, Germany, Slovenia, Slovakia, Latvia,…
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UK Travel Update: UK Relaxes French Travel Restrictions

On 4 August, the British government announced that travellers from France to England will no longer need to be quarantined upon arrival provided they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The UK Department for Transport said it had taken the decision after a drop in the proportion of cases of the Beta variant of COVID-19 in…
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UK Travel Green List: Hope for UK Holidaymakers

UK holidaymakers have been given a boost after the UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab stated he is increasingly confident more countries will soon be added to the UK’s green list of travel destinations. The British government previously announced that vaccinated travellers from the amber list do not need to quarantine. Despite the changes to amber…
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Italy Travel Restrictions: Italy Quarantines UK Travellers

Italy initially reinstated quarantine and double-testing requirements for all arrivals from the UK including anyone who has transited the UK within the past 14 days on 21 June amid concern about the Delta variant surge in the UK. The quarantine rule was set to end on Friday 30 July but Italy’s Minister of Health Roberto…
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