Search Results for: Bolivia

March 17, 2017

Effective immediately, the Bolivian government has introduced a new requirement for travellers entering Bolivia from certain countries to present a yellow fever vaccination at the port of entry.  This requirement is in response to a recent yellow fever outbreak in Bolivia and neighbouring countries. Any traveller over the age of one entering Bolivia from the […]

August 23, 2022

In preparation for travelers heading to the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar, the authorities have announced that any foreigners traveling from 1 November 2022 to Qatar should procure a Hayya Card prior to entering the country, except Qatari Residence permit holders.

May 6, 2019

In place now 10 years, MERCOSUR Residence Agreement is foundation for Freedom of Movement in South America. Look at impacts & opportunities for business.

October 5, 2018

How do free trade agreements and international political and economic unions impact global mobility? A brief survey of the agreements and unions around the world with visa and immigration provisions for international business. NAFTA, EU, MERCOSUR, ASEAN, GCC, African Union, CETA, CPTPP, and ECOWAS.

June 26, 2018

COLOMBIA has implemented new immigration compliance rules and penalties. Effective 16 May 2018, Resolution 1238 establishes stricter criteria for compliance with immigration obligations, and bigger penalties for non-compliance.

October 17, 2017

Effective 18th September 2017, the Hague Apostille Convention has entered into force in Guatemala. Documents for use in Guatemala will no longer require consular or embassy legalisation, if they have been affixed with an apostille. What is the Apostille Convention? The Apostille Convention (also known as the Apostille Treaty, or the Hague Convention Abolishing the […]

March 20, 2017

This week we advise that the latest US travel ban has been blocked again, and we provide the key April 2017 UK immigration changes. We also bring you the latest immigration news from Spain, Brazil, Bolivia and Hong Kong.

March 17, 2017

The National Immigration Council in Brazil has introduced a new temporary residence process for nationals of countries bordering Brazil which are not signatories to the Mercosur agreement, with immediate effect. Who can benefit? The new residence status applies to nationals of French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname and Venezuela who enter Brazil overland. How does it work? […]

November 18, 2013

The UK"s pre-entry tuberculosis screening programme was initially announced in May 2012, in response to increasing numbers of cases of TB in the UK. The scheme gradually rolled out to sixty-seven countries with a high incidence of the disease. The…

December 7, 2011

Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) ensures your ‘right to respect for private and family life.' However, it is not an absolute right which means that the government can limit or interfere with it in certain...