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Americans will be able to renew their passports online starting on Wednesday
Americans can now renew passports online, starting Wednesday, but specific qualifications apply.
European Parliament and Council reach agreement on Commission proposal
The Commission welcomes yesterday's provisional political agreement between the European Parliament and the Council on the Regulation governing the EU Digital COVID…
China launches COVID-19 vaccination certificates for cross-border travel
China has launched a digital COVID-19 vaccination certificate for its citizens planning cross-border travels, joining other countries issuing similar documents as they…
Malta: Youth drug awareness campaign to be funded by golden passports scheme
The government is set to begin work on an information campaign directed at teenagers to increase awareness of drug and substance abuse.…
Malta: ‘Brussels action on Malta passport sale has no legal basis’
Malta’s parliamentary secretary for citizenship Alex Muscat has said a letter of formal notice announcing action on Malta’s sale of citizenship to…
EU launches infringement procedures against Malta and Cyprus on golden passport schemes
Today, the European Commission is launching infringement procedures against Cyprus and Malta by issuing letters of formal notice regarding their investor citizenship…
German embassy worker allegedly sold visas to Lebanese clan
A Lebanese man who used to work at the German embassy in Beirut is wanted by authorities over alleged "irregularities" involving visa…
China plans to restrict visas for U.S. visitors with ‘anti-China’ links
China is planning tighter visa restrictions for U.S. nationals with ties to anti-China groups, people with knowledge of the proposed curbs said,…
British government campaign to encourage travellers to check passport validity after Brexit
A million text messages will be sent by the British government to passport holders who may be affected by new passport validity…
‘European Union’ removed from new British Passports, despite there’s no Brexit yet
The UK government has started issuing British passports without the words “European Union” even though the UK remains a full member of…