Category: Schengen Visa News

Visas, Immigration & Nationality

Switzerland Drops Quarantine Rule, Opts for Stricter Testing

With the detection of the new Omicron variant and rising infection rates, several EU and Schengen member states have decided to review their rules and impose stricter entry restrictions. In order to prevent the COVID-19 cases from increasing and the Omicron variant from spreading any further, the EU countries have been keeping strict rules for…
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Brexit: France Warns of Fines to UK Nationals Overstaying the 90-Day Limit

Following the exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union, the French authorities warned British second-home owners and visitors to France not to overstay their 90-day limit. At the end Brexit transition period in January 2021, UK nationals who don’t hold a French residency permit are subject to stricter limitations on their permitted period…
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France Omicron Travel Restriction: COVID Test Required for UK Travellers

In light of the developments surrounding the new COVID variant Omicron, France tightens travel restrictions for non-EU travellers regardless of vaccination status, following in the heels of Spain’s announcement on travel restrictions for the UK. At present, UK and other non-EU travellers may continue to enter France with proof of vaccination and a sworn declaration…
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Spain Introduces Strict Entry Requirements for UK Travellers

Spain has changed the entry requirements for British travellers. The change comes in the wake of several other restriction changes in countries around the world, as they try to take swift action against the spread of the latest Omicron variant.  The news is bound to come as a blow for millions of British travellers, with…
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EU Travel Update: Booster Jab for EU Travel in 2022

Travellers hoping to head to the European Union (EU) or travel within the bloc may need to get a COVID booster shot nine months after full vaccination, the European Commission proposed in an effort to prioritise vaccination status instead of a traveller’s country of departure as the continent grapples with a surge in COVID-19. On…
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