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Visas, Immigration & Nationality

Singapore To Lift Covid-19 Travel Curbs – Replacing Vaccinated Travel Lanes (VTL)

Singapore will lift restrictions for all vaccinated travellers from the beginning of April. The city-state is a gateway for many travellers arriving in the Asia-Pacific, and it had already started quarantine-free travel schemes with some countries in recent months. From 1 April, fully vaccinated adults and unvaccinated children will be allowed to enter the country…
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Hong Kong Eases Travel Rules – Flight Bans and Quarantine

Hong Kong will lift the ban on flights from nine countries and reduce hotel quarantine alongside a “roadmap” towards eased restrictions that suggest a departure from the zero-Covid policy. The ban on flights from Australia, Canada, France, India, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, the UK, and the US will end on 1 April. Flight bans are…
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Italy Plans to Eliminate COVID-19 Restrictions

Italy will gradually phase out its COVID-19 restrictions, the government announced on 17 March, becoming the latest European destination to ditch pandemic-related measures. Prime Minister Mario Draghi confirmed on Thursday evening that his cabinet had signed off on the ‘reopening decree’, containing the timeline for easing the nation’s Covid restrictions In keeping with the timeline,…
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Canada Dropping Testing Requirements For Vaccinated Travellers

Things are looking up for travel again.  After two very long years of some of the strictest entry rules worldwide, Canada is finally removing its testing for entry requirements. As of 1 April 2022, the Canadian government will get rid of pre-arrival testing requirements for vaccinated travellers to enter Canada. Up until 1 April, travellers…
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The New US Passport: Next Generation Passport

Travellers awaiting their new or renewed US passport this year may notice some changes in the appearance of their freshly issued travel document American citizens needing to renew their passports or those getting one for the first time will get a document with a brand new look. The US State Department has been rolling out…
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