Travel News Why did Ryanair turn away Ukrainian family escaping Kyiv? A family fleeing war in Ukraine were faced with questioning from Ryanair staff while trying to board a plane to the UK. 14/04/2022
Travel News Russian passports reduced to 'junk status', new report says As sanctions and travel restrictions are introduced, the Henley Passport Index shows the impact of the Ukraine war on travel. 11/04/2022
Bulgaria Bulgaria MPs vote to abolish 'golden passport' scheme The EU has called on member states to scrap the schemes following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. 24/03/2022
Malta Malta suspends 'golden passports' for Russian and Belarusian nationals The government said the measure was taken following "recent developments" amid the war in Ukraine. 02/03/2022
Travel News Which European countries are opening their doors to Ukrainians? More than half a million people have fled the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In response, many European countries have opened their borders for refugees. 01/03/2022
Travel News These are the world's most powerful passports in 2022 If you have a passport for any of these countries, the world is your oyster. 31/01/2022
Culture news New Belgian passports to feature iconic cartoons Tintin and the Smurfs The newly designed passports will also increase security, the country's foreign minister has said. 28/01/2022
People How contactless tech will transform travel in 2022 Seamless biometric technologies are the future, according to one travel expert. 22/01/2022
Bulgaria Bulgaria moves to end practice of 'golden passports' Bulgaria's new government passed a bill aimed at getting rid of "golden passports". 12/01/2022
United Kingdom UK Supreme Court rules against gender-neutral passports A British activist has lost a legal challenge on the government’s policy not to allow gender-neutral passports. 15/12/2021
Cyprus Cyprus to revoke 45 'golden passports' after corruption probes Procedures have begun to revoke the citizenships after an investment-for-passports scheme was cancelled in the wake of corruption revelations. 15/10/2021
no comment Afghans flock to passport office reopened by Taliban On Wednesday, Afghans flocked to a passport office recently reopened by the Taliban to release applications approved by the previous administration. 06/10/2021
world news UK stops accepting ID cards for European arrivals European citizens now need a valid passport to enter the UK as post-Brexit rules enter into force on Friday. 01/10/2021
United Kingdom COVID-19: Scotland to introduce vaccine passports from October It follows a vote by the Scottish parliament in favour of vaccination certificates for entry to nightclubs, music festivals and some football matches. 09/09/2021
Cyprus Cyprus wrongly issued passports despite warnings, probe concludes More than 6,700 passports were issued by Cyprus over its investment-for-citizenship programme's 13-year run but over half of them were issued not to the investors themselves but to family members or top company executives. 08/06/2021
world news North Macedonia officials 'handed fake passports to foreign criminals' Nine officials in North Macedonia's interior ministry have been arrested on suspicion of illegally issuing passports to overseas criminals. 07/04/2021
Europe News European Commission proposes Green Pass for freedom of travel What does the pass allow you to do? What does it tell border control about you? And why is 'reciprocity' the new buzzword? Find out here. 17/03/2021
Cyprus Cyprus cancels controversial 'Golden passport' programme The lucrative scheme allowed wealthy non-Europeans to get an EU passport for a minimum of €2.15 million. 14/10/2020
Belarus Abducted Kolesnikova 'told she was leaving Belarus dead or alive' Kolesnikova claims to have been bundled into a minibus and taken to the Belarus-Ukraine border but tore up her passport to avoid being forced from the country. 10/09/2020
Taiwan Taiwan unveils new passport to emphasise difference with China The new passport sees "Taiwan" feature more prominently and "Republic fo China" downgraded. 02/09/2020
United Kingdom Rollout of UK's new blue passports to begin in March "The British passport will once again be entwined with our national identity and I cannot wait to travel on one," said UK interior minister Priti Patel. 22/02/2020
world news What are the most powerful passports of 2020? Japan keeps its leading position in 2020 passport ranking. The UAE passport experiences the biggest rise in the last decade. 07/01/2020
Turkey Turk with terminal cancer 'denied passport to get treatment abroad' A professor with terminal cancer says Turkish authorities have cancelled his passport, stopping him from going abroad for alternative treatment. 15/05/2019
United Kingdom UK removes 'European Union' title from British passport One woman tweeted the new passport she was issued with - with one major removal from the front cover. 06/04/2019
Portugal Portugal promises Britons fast-track airport access after Brexit Portugal has promised fast-track airport access and no visa requirements for Brits after Brexit in a bid to retain its biggest source of tourists. 18/01/2019
Japan Which country has the 'most powerful' passport in 2019? Japan ranked top of the Henley Passport Index in 2019, meaning its citizens could travel visa-free to the most countries in the world 10/01/2019
