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Visas, Immigration & Nationality

US To Remove Green Card Cap

The United States has proposed a bill that focuses on a skills-based approach for employment-based visas and supports the reduction of immigration backlogs by slowly eliminating the per-country cap over a nine-year period. The Immigration Bill, HR 3648 also called “The Equal Access to Green Cards for Legal Employment (EAGLE) ACT of 2022“ was originally…
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Green Travel: EU’s High-Speed Rail To Replace Planes

With recurrent heat waves across Europe, initiatives to curb GreenHouse Gas (GHG) emissions have become a priority. It has been reported that aviation generates nearly 14% percent of the emissions however with the growing demand for travel the percentage would only increase.   Last month, the EU announced a plan aiming to double high-speed rail use…
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Costa Rica’s Digital Nomad Visa

Applications for Costa Rica’s digital nomad programme have opened. The Digital Nomad Visa was signed into law in 2021 by president Carlos Alvardo. It was expected that details would be released soon after that. However, the program hit a few snags, causing a delay until early July 2022, when Alvarado finalised the regulations. But, after…
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Travel Chaos: Strikes Likely to Disrupt Holiday Plans

UK’s biggest tour operator, TUI, has issued a warning for UK passengers setting off this week as strikes could cause them to miss their flight. On top of ongoing airport chaos, hours-long queues at ports, and thousands of flight and rail cancellations, people looking to get to the airport could run into problems if they…
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Venice Introduces Tourist Entry Fee

Authorities in Venice have announced that from January 16, 2023, visitors will have to book their slot to see the canal city and pay an entry fee. Venice will become the first city in the world to require an entrance fee.  The entry fee will apply to daytrippers but not to those staying the night…
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