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1 Ireland to ease travel restrictions from
July bit.ly/36UVyeT

Canada relaxes border restrictions,
expands Student Direct Stream 2 Canada to drop hotel quarantine for
lAnguAge secondAry tertiAry AssociAted vaccinated students bit.ly/3iE9e3t
he international education industry welcomed a relaxation of
entry restrictions announced by the Canadian government and 3 Canada confi rms quarantine-free entry
Tthe expansion of the Student Direct Stream (SDS) of faster visa for vaccinated students bit.ly/2V4aJQb
processing to more markets.
Citing lower infection rates and the success of a vaccination
rollout, the government said it planned to allow all vaccinated 4 US drops plans for student visa limits
passengers to travel on any visa type from September 7th. bit.ly/3iDMoJ6
Prior to the announcement, Canada had already lifted quarantine
rules for vaccinated study permit holders, and from August the hotel
quarantine requirement for unvaccinated students was due to end. 5 Liverpool School of English ceases trading
To support the easing of restrictions, Transport Canada permitted bit.ly/3rtboa1
international passenger fl ights from an additional fi ve airports (Hali-
fax, Quebec, Ottawa, Winnipeg and Edmonton) from August 9th.
Melanie Joly, the Minister of Economic Development and Offi cial 6 ST Star Awards 2020/21 to be held as free
Languages, said, “The easing of Canada’s border measures is wel- online event bit.ly/3rtZNHG
come news for tourism
businesses across the
country, the thousands of 7 France relaxes entry rules with new green,
Canadians employed by orange and red lists bit.ly/3kIIUrw
the sector and the com-
munities who rely on it.
It has been a challenging 8 Malta closes ELT schools, suspends
year as we balance the unvaccinated arrivals bit.ly/37akYp7
need to protect both the
health of Canadians and our economy but tourism businesses have
demonstrated incredible resilience.” Full story at: bit.ly/3i1odp3 9 UK considering relaxing entry rules for
Meanwhile, Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) vaccinated passengers bit.ly/3rsyMEF
announced that the Student Direct Stream of faster visa processing
is now available to applicants in: Antigua and Barbuda; Brazil; Colom-
bia; Costa Rica; Peru; St. Vincent and the Grenadines; and Trinidad 10 UK international student e-account
and Tobago. service Unizest launches bit.ly/3eQff J5
SDS, already off ered in markets including China, India, the Philip-
pines and Vietnam, allows students to provide additional information
up front and typically produces a decision within 20 days. Read more Read full news stories online...
at: bit.ly/2UGCbn9 www.studytravel.network

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