Category: Schengen Visa News

Visas, Immigration & Nationality

The Netherlands to Open to USA and More

The Dutch government added more countries on their list of safe countries with a low risk of contracting COVID-19 on its official website. The decision has been announced by the Dutch Government, upon a recommendation of the Council of the EU to add these countries to the EU’s list of epidemiologically safe third-countries, the residents…
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Belgium Removes Quarantine Requirement for the Vaccinated

Belgium’s loosening of COVID restrictions are subject to a decrease in the number of people in intensive care and continued progress in the vaccination campaign. The threshold of fewer than 500 patients with COVID-19 has now been met.  Belgium health ministers have decided that starting from 24 June, fully vaccinated people don’t have to quarantine…
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EU’s New Safe Travel List: USA and More Added

Europe is gradually but surely reopening travel to tourists from the United States and other parts of the world this summer, with popular destinations like France and Spain recently giving vaccinated Americans the green light to visit without having to worry about the costly testing and lengthy quarantine requirements. During a meeting in Brussels on…
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Germany Planning to Loosen Travel Restrictions to All Travellers

The German authorities announced that the country will be lifting its travel warning for most countries previously imposed due to the COVID-19 pandemic situation in June 2021. Such a decision was revealed by the German Minister of Foreign Affairs Heiko Maas, which announced that the lifting of travel warning will help to bring back normality…
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EU Set to Allow Cross-Border Travel

Travellers within the EU bloc are undoubtedly excited at the news that several European countries are easing their restrictions and opening up their borders to more travellers.  The EU has approved a modified European Commission proposal to allow people who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to travel freely from one EU country to another…
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