Category: Brexit

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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Netherlands Lockdown: The Netherlands Enters Lockdown Over Omicron

The Netherlands is the first EU country to re-enter lockdown as Omicron surges. Bars, restaurants, many shops, cinemas, and gyms will close until at least mid-January The Netherlands emergency response committee has advised for a lockdown of all non-essential shops and venues to get Omicron cases under control. The Dutch government has ordered a shutdown…
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France Bans UK Travellers Again – Who can Travel to France

In a flashback to last year, France has again banned travel from the UK. With a few exceptions, the French authorities have said that there will be an “obligation for all travellers from the UK to register, prior to their trip, on a digital platform allowing them to enter the address of their stay in…
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UK to Introduce Travel Authorization Requirement to Enter Northern Ireland

The United Kingdom government is planning to introduce a new system that would oblige travellers to obtain a travel authorisation before crossing the Irish border between Ireland and Northern Ireland. According to the proposed rule, EU citizens and other non-Irish or non-British nationals who cross the border from the Republic of Ireland into Northern Ireland…
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