Europe Visa and Travel News
Russia today announced the expansion of the list of checkpoints accessible to international travelers with an electronic visa (e-Visa). The Russian government has just added a new checkpoint for entering Russia with an electronic visa (e-Visa), bringing the total number to 105. “Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has signed a directive
In 2025, the European Union will introduce two new systems to strengthen the management of its external borders: EES and ETIAS. The aim is to modernize controls, improve security and facilitate the flow of travelers. Find out what’s going to change and how to prepare. The European Union is preparing
Since January 11, 2025, Russia and Belarus have mutually recognized each other’s visas, allowing foreign travelers to move freely between the two countries on a single visa. On January 11, 2025, the agreement on mutual recognition of visas between Russia and Belarus came into force. This long-negotiated text, finalized in
Good news for travellers transiting through the UK: they will not have to apply for an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA). But bad news for the wallet, the price of the ETA could soon increase… The UK government today announced a temporary exemption from Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) for air transit
From today, citizens of 48 non-European countries must have an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) to travel to the UK. The United Kingdom is taking a further step towards tightening its border controls by requiring citizens of 48 non-European countries to have an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) to enter the country
By 2025, citizens of 67 countries will be able to apply for an electronic visa (e-Visa) to travel to Belarus. While the country has just extended its air and land visa waiver policy for European travelers by one year, Belarus is preparing to digitalize its visa formalities. Announced in 2022,
Originally due to expire on December 31, the visa-free entry to Belarus granted to citizens of 38 European countries has been extended until December 31, 2025.
Citizens of 11 new countries will soon be able to travel to Russia with an e-Visa, whose validity may soon be extended. Over the weekend, the Kremlin announced an extension to the list of countries whose citizens can apply for an electronic visa (e-Visa) to enter Russia. Order No. 3583-r,
In just one year, the UK has already issued over 600,000 Electronic Travel Authorisations “ETA” to visa-exempt travelers. Since November 27, 2024, citizens of 48 non-European visa-exempt countries have been able to apply for an ETA to travel to the UK. Tourists from the USA, Canada, Australia and Japan now
Citizens of 48 visa-exempt countries can apply for an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) to travel to the UK today, but this will become an entry requirement from 8 January 2025.
From December 1, Russia will collect biometric data of its international visitors at Moscow airports. Starting from 1 December 2024, Russia will begin an experimental phase of biometric data collection from foreign nationals and stateless persons entering its territory. This initiative, scheduled to run until June 30, 2026, will initially
Children from French schools will be temporarily exempt from the ETA and will be able to continue using their national identity card for school trips to the UK. From April 2, 2025, European travelers exempt from visa requirements will need an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) to travel to the UK.
From Europe to Central Asia, Africa and the Middle East, the UK is about to change its visa application center service provider. The United Kingdom is set to change its commercial partner for running its visa application centres in different regions of the world, a move that will have some
Belarus and Russia expect the agreement on mutual recognition of visas to be operational by the end of the year. The Belarusian authorities announce that the agreement between Belarus and Russia on the mutual recognition of visas is in the final stages of preparation and should be fully operational by
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,
