Passport

21 May 2022, Ukraine, Kramatorsk: Elderly women sit on swings in a playground in front of their damaged houses in Kramatorsk. Kramatorsk is a city in the Donetsk region known for its metallurgical industry, particularly the production of iron and steel. Photo: Rick Mave/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

800,000 in eastern Ukraine have received Russian passport since 2019

The Nomad Today/dpa 6/11/22

The Russian rouble is also to be introduced as a means of payment

File photo of a US passport. Photo: Pixabay.

World

LGBTI

State Department to allow American citizens ‘X’ gender on passports

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/1/22

The new option is designed to allow those who do not consider themselves male or female to travel more easily

20 December 2021, Spain, Sevilla: Customers show a waiter their Corona certificates before entering a bar in Sevilla. Starting on Monday, only customers who are vaccinated, recovered or have a negative test result will be allowed into bars, restaurants, and hotels in Andalusia. Photo: Joaquin Corchero/EUROPA PRESS/dpa

Coronavirus

TRAVEL

EU Covid-19 digital pass valid for nine months under new rules

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/21/21

In recent months, EU member states have pushed the commission to link the validation status of vaccination in the travel pass to include booster vaccine doses

24 November 2021, Bavaria, Munich: An inspector of the Munich public transport company (MVG) checks the digital vaccination certificate of a woman at the entrance to the underground station at Stachus during a focal point inspection for compliance with the 3G rules in public transport (PNV). From Wednesday, those who want to travel by bus and train must be vaccinated, recovered or tested for Coronavirus. Photo: Matthias Balk/dpa.

Coronavirus

Spanish regions requesting Covid passport during December long weekend

The Nomad Today 12/1/21

This is, as of today, the map and the current situation in the different Spanish autonomous territories

A view of Stockholm, the capital of Sweden. Photo: Pixabay.

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Sweden introduces vaccination certificate requirement for events

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/1/21

The proof of vaccination - recoveries and negative tests do not count - can be presented on a smartphone or on paper

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Finnair to allow checking covid passport online before traveling

The Nomad Today 11/29/21

Customers will get a 'clear to travel' confirmation together with an online boarding pass. No certificate checks are needed at the airport

10 June 2021, England, Berlin: German Minister of Health Jens Spahn shows the app for the digital vaccination certificate during a press conference on the coronavirus situation. Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpa

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Covid health pass mandatory to access bars, restaurants in Catalonia

The Nomad Today 11/26/21

It will also be necessary to present proof of vaccination to enter restaurants in Navarra from Saturday

20 November 2021, Italy, Turin: People take part in the No Green Pass rally. Italy made the green pass (EU Digital COVID Certificate) compulsory to enter all public and private workplaces on 15 October. Photo: Tino Romano/ANSA via ZUMA Press/dpa.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

European Commission proposes that Covid pass expire after 9 months

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/26/21

EU issues new updated recommendations for Covid-19 travel rules

HANDOUT - 23 November 2021, Belgium, Brussels: Slovenia's European affairs Minister Gasper Dovzan gives a press conference after the General Affairs ministers council (GAC) at the EU headquarters in Brussels. Photo: Zucchi Enzo/European Union/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

EU ministers discuss Covid travel pass update with booster shots

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/23/21

EU member states have pushed the EU authority to link the validation status of vaccination in the travel pass to include booster vaccine doses

24 October 2020, Schleswig-Holstein, Flensburg: Vehicles drive past the borders near Flensburg from Germany into Denmark. As of Saturday entry from Germany has been subjected to restrictions after Denmark declared Germany as a risk country amid the rising numbers of coronavirus infections. Photo: Gregor Fischer/dpa.

World

CORONAVIRUS

Denmark reinstates Covid-19 health pass requirement as cases climb

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/12/21

The requirement applies to adults and children over the age of 15

World

GENDER

United States begins issuing passports with third gender 'X'

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/27/21

For people who do not identify either as male or female

Tourism

BREXIT

EU citizens will need passport to enter Britain as rules change

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/1/21

Identity cards, sufficient in the past, will no longer be accepted

18 August 2021, Israel, Abu Gosh: Wedding guests present a green passport from the Health Ministry based on a smartphone app before entering. The government has imposed new restrictions as Israel battles the fourth wave of coronavirus, which is predominantly of the delta variety. The green passport will only be issued to people who are fully vaccinated or have recovered from a corona infection. Photo: Nir Alon/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

Tourism

PANDEMIC - UPDATE

Countries from which Covid-19 passport isn't required to enter Finland

The Nomad Today 9/3/21

Under the new decree, people arriving in Finland from the following countries or regions are not required to be tested or show a certificate

HANDOUT - 14 June 2021, Belgium, Brussels: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen attends a press conference after the presidents of the three main EU institutions signed a plan for a digital Covid-19 vaccine certificate. Photo: Daina Le Lardic/European Parliament/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full

Coronavirus

GREEN CERTIFICATE

EU signs digital Covid-19 vaccine pass into law, easing travel in bloc

The Nomad Today/dpa 6/14/21

Some EU countries, such as Germany and Spain, began issuing the certificates ahead of the final approval by Brussels. Finland not yet.

A view of Nicosia, the capital of Cyprus. Photo: Pixabay.

World

'GOLDEN PASSPORTS'

Report finds that Cyprus gave out thousands of passports illegally

The Nomad Today/dpa 6/7/21

In all, 3,609 people illegally received Cypriot citizenship.

People queuing early Friday morning outside Migri's office in Helsinki. Photo: Bambi Dang.

Finland

IMMIGRATION

Migri deletes from web a list of countries with 'unreliable passports'

The Nomad Today 6/2/21

Foreigner.fi published on 17 May an article on a list of ten African and Asian states mentioned on the Finnish Immigration Service website that provoked outrage.

Passport-visa-by--Karl-Allen-Lugmayer-from-Pixabay

Finland

IMMIGRATION

Migri considers passports from 10 African, Asian countries unreliable

The Nomad Today 5/17/21

In its latest customer bulletin, Migri admits that "there is backlog" in the processing of citizenship applications, which is worse in the case of those that require further clarification.

28 March 2021, Bavaria, Kiefersfelden: Federal police officers check travellers entering Germany from Austria on the 93 motorway at the Kiefersfelden border crossing. The Czech Republic and Tyrol in Austria are no longer considered virus variant areas as of 28 March 2021, according to the risk classification of the Robert Koch Institute. Photo: Sven Hoppe/dpa

Coronavirus

'GREEN CERTIFICATE'

Group of EU states work on passport to allow travel amid pandemic

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/29/21

The green passport is a certificate meant to contain information on the holder's Covid-19 vaccination and test results or previous infections, in order to facilitate travel.

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Sweden moves ahead with digital vaccination passport plan

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/5/21

The vaccination certificate would be signed by a Swedish authority with the help of a so-called encryption key so that its authenticity can be certified.