Category: Immigration updates

Visas, Immigration & Nationality

UK Citizens Asked To Avoid Non-Essential Travel to Sri Lanka

The United Kingdom has joined a growing list of countries that has asked its citizens to avoid non-essential travel to Sri Lanka, as the nation continues to reel under an unprecedented economic crisis that has caused an acute shortage of essentials and sparked incidents of violent clashes. Sri Lanka is going through the worst economic…
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London’s Heathrow Caps Number Passengers to Ease Disruptions

London’s Heathrow Airport announced it has capped the number of departing passengers each day in an effort to limit the disruptions that have plagued air travel during the busy summer travel season. The airport will be limiting passenger traffic to just 100,000 departures per day from 12 July to 11 September 2022. Britain’s busiest airport,…
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ETIAS: EU Will Start Charging Visitors To Enter in 2023

The EU has announced the launch of its long-awaited visa waiver scheme, ETIAS, on May 2023. ETIAS had previously been slated for a late 2022 debut. From May 2023, travellers from non-EU countries such as Australia, New Zealand, the US and the UK will need a valid ETIAS to enter 30 countries in the Schengen…
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Malta to Drop COVID-Related Entry Restrictions on July 25

The Maltese authorities have announced that the country will drop its COVID-19 entry restrictions on 25 July 2022. According to the official website Visit Malta, starting from 25 July, all travellers will be permitted restriction-free entry. This means that Malta will no longer require travellers to present a vaccination, recovery, or test certificate upon arrival.…
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Canada Border Restrictions Extended until September

Canada is once again extending all of its existing border requirements for all inbound travellers until at least 30 September 2022. This means that all travellers entering Canada are still required to provide proof of full vaccination or take a recent negative COVID-19 test and quarantine for two weeks upon arrival. Related articles: Travel From…
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