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UK Travelers to Face Charges and Require Permission from 2025

September 11, 2024

With the exception of British and Irish nationals, all visitors to the UK would require authorization to enter the nation prior to arrival by spring of next year, as part of an expanded travel visa program, the Home Secretary declared on Tuesday.

UK Expands Digital Travel Services to Attract More Visitors

September 10, 2024

Today's announcement of revised ETA implementation dates is a significant step forward by the government in realizing its lofty goal of digitizing the UK border and immigration system. Everyone who wants to visit the UK must obtain travel authorization before arriving, with the exception of citizens of the UK and Ireland. This can be accomplished via an eVisa or an ETA.

10 countries with work Visa for skilled professionals in 2024

September 09, 2024

Professionals with advanced skills who want to expand internationally in 2024 have access to a range of work visas that offer employment and residency chances in nations with stronger economies and better developed technical infrastructure.

Amazon's Low Water Levels Challenge Locals

September 08, 2024

During the worst river drought in the history of the Madeira, residents of Humaita, Amazonas state, Brazil, September 8, 2024, transport water liters across the sandbanks of the river to the remote Paraizinho settlement.

Summer 2024: Warmest in History

September 06, 2024

The Copernicus Climate Change Service reports that summer 2024 was the warmest on record for Earth.

Work permit changes: do they go far enough?

August 31, 2024

Ireland depends on foreign workers to do essential tasks across the economy, including truck drivers, doctors, and fruit pickers in addition to home caregivers. These employees require a work permit if they are traveling from outside the European Economic Area (EEA). Ireland's work permit system has been criticized for years for being outdated and unduly restrictive.

Alert for UK Parents

August 29, 2024

The UK's health ministry has advised parents to ensure their children are completely vaccinated against measles before the new school term begins, citing concerns that student mixing at school could lead to a fresh wave of cases.

Here’s Labour’s Immigration Plan

August 17, 2024

The immigration debate heats up as Labour gains power, forcing us to weigh the advantages and disadvantages. Will Labour's changes achieve the proper balance?

10m Britons Not Working, UK Immigration Soars

August 13, 2024

According to recent figures, around 10 million Britons are unemployed or not seeking for employment, while in only five years, over a million foreign workers have entered the UK. According to monthly data published by the Office for National Statistics, there are now slightly over 9.4 million "economically inactive" Britons in the country.