Category: Standard Tourist Visas

Visas, Immigration & Nationality

Contactless Digital Border: Electronic Travel Authorisation to Enter the UK

The British government reveals its plan to implement the Electronic Travel Authorisation scheme, which obliges visitors to apply for permission to visit the country, including EU tourists. The new scheme intends to establish a ‘contactless’ border crossing from 2024, meaning that some passengers will be able to enter the country exempted from using an electronic…
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UK Visa Delays

If you have recently applied for a UK visa, you will probably be aware that it may take longer to receive a decision on your application due to widespread delays currently impacting Home Office processing times. The UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) office is currently facing a high volume of applications for visas, resulting in…
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Post-Brexit: Non-Irish EU Citizens Soon to Be Subject to Travel Authorisation Requirement to Enter UK

The UK government has voted to introduce a requirement for a visa waiver which non-Irish EU citizens need to cross the UK border as part of the new British immigration laws. The proposal is part of the Nationality and Borders Bill and was supported by the majority of MPs.  Under the new measure, non-Irish EU…
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UK Visa Priority Services Suspended

Amid the ongoing Ukraine crisis, UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) has taken the decision without prior notice to suspend priority and super-priority visa processing services for all applications being made from outside the UK.  Not only have the priority services been suspended, but the UKVI update says that “applications for study, work and family visas…
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All UK Travel Restrictions Lifted

Travellers planning to enter the United Kingdom will no longer be subject to travel restrictions imposed due to the Covid-19 after the government has announced that it would abolish all the remaining preventive measures. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps says anyone arriving in the UK from 4 AM on Friday, March 18 will no longer need…
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