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US and UK ‘in talks over quarantine-free air bridge between London and New York’

Currently, people based in the UK are restricted to travel to the US. Certain categories of travellers are permitted to travel to the US. If you don’t currently have one of those exemptions or do not fit into the limited types of travellers allowed, if you wanted to travel from the UK to the US,…
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Europe Travel Ban: France, Netherlands & Malta added to UK quarantine list

The UK government has confirmed that six countries, including France, Netherlands and Malta, are to be removed from its “travel corridor list”. The changes are due to a surge in Covid-19 cases.  The travel corridor list is the UK’s version of what other European countries are calling a “green list” of countries permitted to travel…
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UK to stop using ‘racist’ visa algorithm after legal challenge

Britain’s government announced on Tuesday 4th August that it will stop using a racist computer algorithm to streamline visa applications. The decision to stop using the algorithm will take effect on August 7, after the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI) and Foxglove, a digital rights group, launched a legal challenge against the…
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UKVI Coronavirus exemptions to be extended to August

UK immigration advice for UK visa applicants and temporary UK residents The restrictions on global travel imposed by various countries, in response to the coronavirus pandemic, are creating significant immigration law challenges for UK employers and sponsoring universities. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the UK’s Home Office department for immigration (UKVI – UK Visas &…
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Travellers returning to the UK from Spain will have to quarantine for 14 days

UK updates the travel quarantine list The UK Government has a safe list of countries that travellers do not need to quarantine if they arrive from those countries. The government has confirmed that they will keep the conditions in these countries and territories under review. If they worsen they will reintroduce self-isolation requirements. On Saturday…
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