Category: Schengen Visa News

Visas, Immigration & Nationality

Tightened Border Controls Between France & Italy

The border controls between France and Italy have been tightened as the two countries have had a dispute over the distribution of migrants arriving from Africa.  The tension in the diplomatic relations between the two countries arose when Italy allowed three aid groups to disembark their passengers at Italian ports because doctors determined all were…
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Spain Wants to Remove 90-day Visit Rule for UK Citizens

Spain is planning to request the removal of the current 90-day limit on tourists for British nationals, Spanish Tourism Secretary Fernando Valdés has confirmed. Now that the United Kingdom has exited the European Union following Brexit, British passport holders can only stay in the Schengen Area, including Spain, for 90 days within every 180-day period.…
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EU Warning: ETIAS Not Yet Operational

Countries required to use Etias have been warned of fraud opportunities around the upcoming Etias European visa waiver. ETIAS will allow visitors from visa-waiver countries to freely travel through 30 European countries for up to 90 days for tourism, transit, or business.  The travel waiver doesn’t come into effect until November 2023, however, some scammers…
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EU Won’t Accept Russian Passports Issued In Ukraine & Georgia

The European Council said on 10 November that the Council Presidency and European Parliament provisionally agreed not to accept Russian travel documents issued in Ukraine and Georgia. According to the agreement, Russian travel documents issued in, or to persons resident in, Russian-occupied regions in Ukraine or breakaway territories in Georgia will not be accepted as…
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New UK Travel Rules At The Irish Border

EU citizens will soon be required to provide biometric data to enter the UK, including Northern Ireland, under new legislation to be introduced next year. Under the Nationality and Borders Act, non-EU travellers to the UK will need to apply for an American-style Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA), and this will involve registering facial and eventually…
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