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UK visa clearance at Northern Ireland border sparks fury

12:56 29/03/2022
The UK government has sparked fury by insisting on visa controls for non-Irish EU citizens crossing the border into Northern Ireland. The Conservatives recently voted to reinstate a US-style visa...

Bulgaria and Cyprus put US visa-free travel at risk

14:34 28/03/2022
Bulgaria and Cyprus are jeopardizing their access to the US Visa Waiver program because of their respective so-called golden visa schemes. Currently, Bulgaria and Cyprus – along with Romania – are...

UK visa rules eased for British relatives fleeing Ukraine

14:13 23/02/2022
The Home Office has announced that UK visa rules will be temporarily eased for the partners and children of British nationals looking to leave Ukraine amid a looming Russian invasion. It’s understood...

British government in UK visa row amid Irish border checks

10:42 18/02/2022
The UK government has been forced to defend plans to introduce Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) checks at the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. During a row over the...

UK visa scheme may be extended to young Hong Kong nationals

13:13 16/02/2022
The UK government has strongly hinted that it will extend its flagship BNO visa scheme – currently reserved for Hong Kong nationals who hold a British National Overseas (BNO) passport – to...

Belarus hit with US visa sanctions

11:16 09/02/2022
The US Department of State (DoS) has hit Belarus with US visa restrictions, citing the ‘repression of athletes abroad including the attempted forced repatriation of a sprinter at the Tokyo Olympic...

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