Category: Immigration updates

Airline and tourism groups are pushing to eliminate the government requirement that international travellers provide a negative test for COVID-19 prior to boarding. They believe the testing rule is discouraging people from booking international trips and pointed out that the United Kingdom has eliminated a similar rule last month. From 11 February, the British government…
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New Zealand has made headlines throughout the pandemic for its tough approach to pandemic. The country also took advantage of its remote geography to pursue a zero-COVID approach. New Zealand has announced it will reopen its border to visitors in stages, starting at the end of February, after its earlier plans to do so were…
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New figures have been released revealing how many British nationals living in the EU have acquired post Brexit residency permits, and how many were refused the status. The numbers were laid out in the latest report by the joint EU/UK Specialised Committee on Citizens’ Rights, which was set up to keep a check on whether…
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Holiday plans in the coming week for thousands of British travellers could fall into disarray as a planned strike is expected to cause severe disruption and delays throughout Heathrow. Heathrow Airport will be under some added pressure in the coming weeks as baggage handlers and refuelling staff plan to go on strike. Travellers moving through…
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The EU has recommended a change in how member states manage travel restrictions, and altering the focus to the individual, away from the region of departure. This means that covid measures should be applied based on travellers’ vaccination status rather than the situation of their origin country. Secondly, all member states are shortening the validity…
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