In the coming weeks, citizens of three new European countries will be able to enter China without a visa and stay for 15 days. China announced today that citizens of Greece and Slovenia will soon be exempt from visa requirements for stays of 15 days. This announcement comes a few
After being replaced by the electronic visa last April, itself suspended since August 2, the electronic travel authorization application portal (ETA) for Sri Lanka is once again active and functional. The free visa policy announced by the previous government did not come into effect on October 1 (details here). Sri
“No later than December 1, 2024”, Qatar will become the 42nd country included in the U.S. Visa Waiver Program and ESTA electronic travel authorization system.
Travelers arriving directly from abroad in the Channel Islands should not be required to apply for an ETA before the end of 2025. To visit the Channel Islands, Crown Dependencies, international tourists will not need an ETA until the end of 2025. This was recently confirmed by the Guernsey government,
For citizens of certain countries, it may already be too late to obtain a visa to enter the United States to attend the 2026 Soccer World Cup.
A call for tenders has just been launched by Tunisia for “the implementation of the e-Visa electronic visa platform”. After several months of work, Tunisia is about to take a major step towards modernizing its visa system with the imminent implementation of an electronic visa platform, dubbed “e-Visa”. The country
European, Canadian and American tourists will not need a “visa” to travel to the United Kingdom in 2025, but an electronic travel authorisation “ETA”. Explanations. Over the past few days, many media outlets have been reporting that the UK will require European and North American travelers to have a “visa”,
Senegal is considering reintroducing visa requirements for citizens of countries that impose one on Senegalese nationals. Could Senegal follow Namibia’s recent lead by re-imposing an entry visa on citizens of countries that require visas for Senegalese? The authorities are thinking about it… Responding to questions from MPs regarding the country’s
American and Canadian tourists will need an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) to travel to the UK from January 8, 2025. Europeans, from April 2, 2025. The UK government has unveiled the timetable for the roll-out of its Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) for visa-exempt travellers. From January 8, 2025, tourists from
By mid-September, the Cook Islands will launch an online electronic visa and permit application system in a bid to simplify its travel formalities. In a strategic move that reflects both a desire to modernise and an ambition to boost its tourism economy, the Cook Islands is set to take a
Since August 27, 2024, all travelers to Indonesia must apply for a health pass called “SATUSEHAT Health Pass” before visiting the archipelago.
The cost of the New Zealand tourist levy will increase from NZ$35 to NZ$100 on 1 October 2024. This increase will therefore impact the price of the NZeTA for visa-exempt travellers.
Taking a cue from Singapore, the Sri Lankan government announces the immediate implementation of a visa-free policy for 38 countries. The ETA portal has been reactivated (details here), but the free visa policy announced by the previous government did not come into effect on October 1 (details here). Are we
The measure exempting the collection of fingerprints when applying for a visa to China has been extended until next year.
From October 1, 2024, visitors to Zanzibar, Tanzania, will be required to have mandatory travel insurance to visit the archipelago. The Tanzanian archipelago of Zanzibar is about to introduce new regulations for travelers. In addition to the Tanzania e-Visa, a US$44 travel insurance policy will be required for all visitors
