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The Visamundi teams keep abreast of frequent legislative changes in immigration policy and share trends, news, announcements, rumors and other relevant information with you.

Vanuatu from July 1, it's possible!

The possibility of a future reopening of Vanuatu's borders is becoming clearer with the announcement made by the local tourist board. With the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, its borders had been closed for months. The Vanuatu authorities are gradually making arrangements for the return of tourists to the islands of the archipelago. Discover the essentials ... Read the article

Expatriation to Canada simplified from July onwards

Canada continues to step up its efforts to address chronic shortages in the Canadian workforce. On this basis, the Canada Express Entry draw will resume from July, and expatriation to Canada will be simpler. Express Entry is the online system used by the Canadian government to manage applications for immigration to ... Read the article

South Korea: 7-day quarantine lifted

Since the beginning of April 2022, South Korea has once again allowed fully vaccinated international travelers to enter the country without quarantine, as the destination has relaxed its coronavirus restrictions. However, a negative screening test is still required for entry. At the same time, Incheon International Airport ... Read the article

South Korea: quarantine exemption thanks to Q-Code

As of today, March 21, 2022, vaccinated travelers can register on the "Q-CODE" system to qualify for a 7-day quarantine exemption on arrival in South Korea. For information, if the traveler's vaccination history has not yet been registered in Korea, then he or she will not be exempted from quarantine ... Read the article

Australia reopens its borders on February 21

After imposing some of the strictest entry restrictions in the world, Australia will reopen its borders to international travelers (doubly vaccinated) from February 21, 2022. The country's borders have been closed for almost 2 years, the strategy having been to control the spread of the pandemic on ... Read the article

Mongolia: e-Visa now available

Even if a mandatory 14-day quarantine complicates the stay, the Mongolian government has launched its e-Visa application website, a huge change in the country's tourism policy. 36 countries, including EU members, Australia, China, the UK, Switzerland and South Korea, can apply for this 100% document by ... Read the article

Russia resumes flights to France

After Germany and 47 other partner countries, Moscow has decided to resume flights from France, a first since the start of the pandemic. Since the end of July, Moscow and St. Petersburg have been accessible several times a week from Paris or Nice, with direct flights. As a reminder, the e-Visa is still suspended for the ... Read the article

28 new nationalities can obtain Egypt e-Visa

Egypt wants to take advantage of this period to boost tourism. The African state has decided to make it easier to obtain its e-Visa, bringing to 74 the number of nationalities eligible for the online process. Simpler, entirely digital and with no exchange rate worries on arrival, the e-Visa is also popular for limiting the number of interactions ... Read the article

AOK Pass being tested by Air France

The idea is simple: passengers can download the dedicated AOK Pass application to certify the veracity of their PCR results, using a QR Code. This will facilitate the work of agents at boarding and reduce verification times compared with conventional results. Only Biogroup and Cerballiance laboratories are ... Read the article

Registration for WHP Canada opens on March 1

It's official: the 2021 season of International Experience Canada is open! For this first pool of 2021, Canada is offering 7,100 places for France, 750 places for Belgium and 80 places for Luxembourg. You can now apply for a WHP and try your hand at being a WHPist in Canada. In order not to ... Read the article

Kazakhstan opts for a visa-free policy

Nursultan officials have announced the Government's intention to abolish visa requirements for foreign visitors. The move is designed to boost foreign tourism to the country and make it a more attractive location for cross-border investment in the age of Covid-19.

Revenge Travel after Covid-19?

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the travel restrictions implemented worldwide, the term "revenge travel" has emerged. It explains how people, after being restricted in their travels for a long period of time, try to compensate for these limitations by traveling more frequently or more extravagantly ... Read the article

Qantas: international flights to resume in July 2021

Following a 91% drop in profits compared with the previous year, Australian airline, Qantas has announced the likelihood of a resumption of international flights for July 2021. It will therefore be possible to book your tickets as early as next summer. Qantas CEO Alan Joyce has said that this is the period ... Read the article

Oman: the return of the e-Tourism Visa

After several months' absence, the Sultanate of Oman has decided to reopen its borders to the general public. However, a new health protocol has been put in place to protect the local population and welcome tourists in complete safety: It is compulsory to download the following applications before arriving on the territory: ... Read the article

More details on the future Russian e-Visa

As we previously reported, Russia is preparing its new e-Visa for early 2021. A few days ago, we received new details about the latter: As you know, the new version of the Russian e-Visa will allow you to visit the country with a single visa, when you previously had to apply for a ... Read the article

Soon, an electronic visa for Niger

Like many other countries, Niger will soon be launching its electronic visa. A precious sesame to facilitate the arrival of travelers on its territory, particularly in times of health crisis, this type of dematerialized procedure is increasingly valued by States. The Director of Territorial Surveillance (DST) spoke of the difficulties ... Read the article

Covid-19: but what about the PVTists?

We know that this is a special situation for you, so to be able to travel with your PVT, we'd like to shed some light on the three major destinations. For Canada: Applications are not being processed, invitations are suspended until further notice, however profiles continue to be accepted in EIC pools. You have already ... Read the article

Mozambique: e-Visa to boost tourism

Yet another luxury safari destination! Following in the footsteps of Botswana, which has also just announced its forthcoming e-Visa, Kenya, South Africa and Tanzania, the former Portuguese colony of Mozambique has joined the long list of East African countries that are planning to introduce, or have already introduced, dematerialized visa procedures. No date has been set for ... Read the article

Russia: towards a multiple-entry e-Visa in 2021?

Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has spoken out about the possibility of Russia's new e-Visa becoming a multiple-entry visa. This e-Visa is scheduled for introduction on January 1, 2021. Nothing has yet been confirmed, but this possibility should be studied very soon. On the other hand, travelers who have cancelled their stay due to the ... Read the article

South Korea inaugurates its travel permit

South Korea prepares its "post-Covid". The South Korean Embassy in Turkmenistan has announced that they will no longer issue visas in the passport from July 1, 2020, in favor of e-Visa. You will then have to go to https://www.visa.go.kr and fill out an application (the form is currently blocked), or directly on ... Read the article