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Alaska Airlines offers international fliers VeriFLY mobile health passport for required COVID docs

Visas & Travels - 4 February 2021

Alaska Airlines offers international fliers VeriFLY mobile health passport for required COVID docs

In early January, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention announced an order requiring international airline passengers entering the U.S. to have proof of a negative COVID test.

International guests arriving in the U.S. can streamline their required COVID-19 documents starting Feb. 5 using the third-party app VeriFLY.…

Canada Launches Hong Kong Pathway to Attract Recent Graduates and Skilled Workers with Faster Permanent Residency

Visas & Travels - 4 February 2021

Canada Launches Hong Kong Pathway to Attract Recent Graduates and Skilled Workers with Faster Permanent Residency

Today, Minister Mendicino announced that Hong Kong residents will be able to apply for new open work permits beginning on February 8, 2021.

The ties that bind Canada and Hong Kong run deep. The first Hong Kong residents arrived here over 150 years…

Coastal Mississippi Offers New Attractions for Safe 2021 Travel

Visas & Travels - 3 February 2021

Coastal Mississippi Offers New Attractions for Safe 2021 Travel

The Mississippi Aquarium is an aquatic wonderland that opened in the summer of 2020 on the waterfront in downtown Gulfport.

As travelers research how they can indulge their wanderlust safely in 2021, Coastal Mississippi: The Secret Coast kicks off the…

Biden Signs Executive Orders Reversing Trump Immigration Policies

Visas & Travels - 3 February 2021

Biden Signs Executive Orders Reversing Trump Immigration Policies

Biden’s immediate focus is on the 3,100-kilometer southern border with Mexico, where Trump tried to keep thousands of migrants from Mexico, Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala from entering the U.S.

VOA – U.S. President Joe Biden signed executive orders Tuesday to start to dismantle former President Donald Trump’s restrictive immigration policies,…

Canada’s Airlines to suspend Flights from Mexico and Caribbean countries

Visas & Travels - 29 January 2021

Canada’s Airlines to suspend Flights from Mexico and Caribbean countries

The government and Canada’s airlines have reached an agreement to suspend all flights to and from Mexico and Caribbean countries until April 30, 2021. This will be in effect as of January 31, 2021.

The Government of Canada is introducing strict new measures to prevent the further introduction of COVID-19 throughout Canada. The government…