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Bulgaria and Romania joined Europe's Schengen area of free movement on Sunday, joining the rest of Europe travelling freely by air and sea without border checks. The admission to the zone comes after a thirteen-year wait. The membership is partial, however, as a veto by Austria means the new membership will not apply to land routes, which Vienna argued would lead to more asylum seekers travelling into Europe. The Schengen zone will now comprise of 29 members – 25 of the 27 European Union member states as well as Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein. Romania's government said Schengen...
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Digital nomadism has shot up in popularity recently. While many destinations have simple citizenship requirements in place, the country a person hails from can still significantly impact their travel opportunities. That has a knock-on effect on passports too - and, now, you can find out exactly how nomad-friendly your own travel documents are. This year’s annual ranking by Nomad Capitalist, a company which aims to ‘maximise freedom’, has been released. Unlike the Henley Passport Index which ranks the world’s most powerful passports and uses International Air Transport Association data, the Nom...
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Want to start a new life in France? The country’s ‘talent passport’ could be just the ticket. Intended to boost the economy, the visa allows foreigners to live and work in France for an initial four-year period. Since its launch in 2017, it has been extended from covering certain highly-skilled foreign workers to include investors and highly-paid employees too. Here’s everything you need to know about the French ‘passeport talent’, including who’s eligible and what skills you need to get one. Who’s eligible for a French talent passport?France’s talent passport is available to non-EU nationals ...
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Alexandria (United States) (AFP) - It's just a small box to tick on an application form, but a huge breakthrough for D. Ojeda, a non-binary person who on Monday became one of the first Americans to apply for a gender-neutral passport. "Even with my family, they still don't get it," said Ojeda, a 34-year-old activist who goes by D. and uses the pronouns "they, them." "So at least I have the government to say who I am as a person." The option to receive a passport with an "X" gender designation, which was made available Monday by US President Joe Biden's administration, was hailed as a blessing ...
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New York (AFP) - As the United States' vaccination campaign accelerates, so-called vaccine passports are gaining traction despite political divisions and a fragmented health care system that complicates the centralization of data. Asher Weintraub, 17, was happy to show off the new digital New York state "pass" that he downloaded to his smartphone, which, via a QR code, certified that he was vaccinated against Covid. "I think it is a good thing, you don't have to like provide all (sorts of) forms and documents each time," he said, displaying his code at the entrance to one of the first indoor c...
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Miami (AFP) - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Friday banned the use of "vaccine passports" in the southeastern US state, citing "individual freedom." The Republican governor's executive order prohibits government offices from issuing any "standardized documentation" certifying that an individual has been immunized against Covid-19. It also prohibits private companies in Florida from requiring any type of document from their customers certifying their vaccination, or immunity after they have recovered from the coronavirus. The order by DeSantis, an ardent supporter of former president Donald...
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