Sweden - Amendments to the entry ban for people who travel to Sweden

The Government on 18 January decided to revert to the entry restrictions that applied prior to 28 December 2021. 

This means that the specific requirement for a negative COVID-19 result from a test conducted within 48 hours of arrival no longer applies. 

This decision is based on a request from the Public Health Agency of Sweden. The list of countries with approved vaccine certificates has also been expanded. 

The amendments will enter into force on 21 January. 

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Taiwan ROC - Taiwan to expand airport COVID testing scheme to more flights

Taiwan will expand its current COVID-19 testing scheme, which currently requires passengers arriving on long-haul flights to test negative before clearing immigration, to more flights in the coming days, Health Minister Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) said 18 Jan Tuesday. 

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Scotland - Help for EU citizens to prove immigration status online

The Stay in Scotland campaign has been relaunched with updated resources to help European Union (EU) citizens living in Scotland access and prove their immigration status online using the UK Government’s ‘view and prove’ service. 

Although the Scottish Government continues to push the UK Government to offer physical proof of immigration status, EU citizens currently have to use the Home Office’s digital-only system to prove their rights in the UK. 

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HKSAR - Bhutan will be listed as a Group A specified place from January 19.

The Government announced that in view of the detection of Omicron cases, Bhutan will be listed as a Group A specified place from January 19. 

Non-Hong Kong residents who have stayed there within 21 days will not be allowed to enter the city, it said. 

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Philippines - The Bureau of Immigration (BI) announced that it will be allowing the entry of qualified travelers from red list countries

The Bureau of Immigration announced that it will be allowing the entry of qualified travelers from red list countries.

 

In an advisory, BI Commissioner Jaime Morente said that following the updated guideline from the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF), the travel ban from passengers coming from red list countries has been lifted. 

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HKSAR - Kyrgyzstan will be listed as a Group A specified place from January 16

The Government announced that in view of the detection of Omicron cases, Kyrgyzstan will be listed as a Group A specified place from January 16.

Non-Hong Kong residents who have stayed there within 21 days will not be allowed to enter the city, it said. 

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HKSAR - Uzbekistan and Solomon Islands will be listed as a Group A specified place

The Government today announced that in view of the detection of Omicron cases, Solomon Islands will be listed as a Group A specified place from January 12. 

The Government also announced that in view of the detection of Omicron cases, Uzbekistan will be listed as a Group A specified place from January 13. 

READ THE NEWS ON SOLOMON ISLANDS HERE 

READ THE NEWS ON UZBEKISTAN HERE

Taiwan ROC - New COVID-19 testing rules for long-haul flight arrivals set to begin

New COVID-19 testing rules for travelers arriving on long-haul flights to Taiwan will be carried out starting at midnight January 10 night, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC). 

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王菲 - 如愿

天籁天后真的要一直唱下去，这样的天使天籁嗓不知抚慰多少悲泣的寂莫心。

UK - Pre-departure testing removed for vaccinated travellers

• A lateral flow test can be used instead of PCR tests for eligible fully vaccinated travellers and over 5s to take on or before day 2

• Eligible fully vaccinated travellers and under 18s will no longer have to take a pre-departure test or self-isolate on arrival in England – returning to the travel rules that were in place before Omicron

• Omicron is the dominant variant in the UK and is spreading widely among the community

From 4am on Sunday 9 January, eligible fully vaccinated travellers and over 5s will be able to take a lateral flow test instead of a PCR on or before day 2 of their arrival in England. Lateral flow tests for travel can be booked from Friday 7 January and taken upon arrival, by the end of day 2. 

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