Border rules change on a Tuesday. We write down what changed.

Rule changes, as we covered them.

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23 Oct Italy and Spain Italy and Spain will not extend border checks on flights and ferries between them 21 Oct Ireland Ireland's Short-Stay Visa Waiver for UK visa holders ends on 31 October 2026 under current law, and no extension has been published 21 Oct Schengen EU Council launched a visa-waiver process for Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and Qatar on 19 October 2026; a Schengen visa is still required 21 Oct Tanzania Travel Advisory No. 18 requires the Traveller's Health Surveillance Form from every traveller entering mainland Tanzania from 17 October 2026 20 Oct Kenya US State Department raised Kenya to Level 3, Reconsider Travel, on 19 October 2026 19 Oct Kazakhstan Resolution No. 890: free ETA phases in from 1 November 2026 and is mandatory on 1 July 2027 19 Oct United States CDC continued the Ebola entry suspension until 4:59 p.m. EDT on 10 November 2026 19 Oct Kenya KCAA AIC 11/26 tells airlines to check mandatory inbound travel health insurance at check-in 19 Oct France French tourist and private-visit visa appointments in Türkiye moved to a VFS waiting list on 15 October 2026 19 Oct United States CBP proposed mandatory advance passenger data for cross-border trains; comments close 14 Dec 2026 14 Oct Schengen area Legal congestion valve on EES biometric capture ended 7 September 2026; some states still lightening checks 14 Oct Schengen area ACI EUROPE and A4E published a six-point plan on EES border queues on 12 Oct 2026 14 Oct Kenya Public Health (Ebola Disease) Rules require screening and a health declaration on entry and exit from 12 Oct 2026 14 Oct Russia Vietnamese ordinary passports are visa-free for up to 30 days in Russia from 15 Oct 2026 to 15 Oct 2027 14 Oct Vietnam Resolution 325/NQ-CP pilots visa-free entry for Chinese tour groups to Khanh Hoa via Cam Ranh until 31 Dec 2027 13 Oct Japan JESTA legal basis enacted; applications are not open, outer bound 31 March 2029 12 Oct Schengen area WTTC Europe report and a Visa Code call for evidence; a legislative proposal is expected in Q1 2027 09 Oct Saudi Arabia UK nationals: ETA, e-visa, and waiver are separate products; Hajj needs its own visa 09 Oct Armenia Cabinet cancelled extra e-Visa conditions, including mandatory travel insurance, for India, Iraq and Egypt on 8 Oct 2026 08 Oct Kazakhstan Resolution No. 890: free ETA phases in from 1 Nov 2026 and is mandatory on 1 July 2027 08 Oct South Africa ETA live at four airports and expanding; the date it becomes compulsory per nationality is not published 08 Oct United Kingdom Contactless eGates from 6 Oct 2026, starting at East Midlands for British citizens 08 Oct Suriname Visa required from 1 Oct 2026 for Mexican and Bolivian ordinary passports 08 Oct Tajikistan 30-day visa-free with Iran from 5 Oct 2026, including third-country routes and land crossings 08 Oct Kenya High Court upheld mandatory visitor insurance on 7 Oct 2026; the ETA portal requires cover at a US$44 premium 07 Oct United Kingdom UKVI: carrier auto-checks fail when the passport does not match the eVisa account 07 Oct Schengen area Carrier stamp checks end; from 7 October 2026 the Carrier Interface is the check for single- and double-entry visas 07 Oct Cambodia MFAIC: embassies stop visa stickers from 3 Oct 2026; e-Visa only via evisa.gov.kh 07 Oct Uganda NCIC: yellow fever certificate no longer mandatory for entry (2 Oct 2026 notice) 07 Oct Haiti iKat electronic entry/exit form mandatory from 1 Oct 2026 (MICT/DIE) 06 Oct Schengen area Official ETIAS pages say the system is not in operation and publish no start date 06 Oct Saudi Arabia Kosovo and Guyana added to the tourist e-Visa and visa on arrival 06 Oct Montenegro Visa required from 1 November 2026 for ordinary passports from Russia, Belarus and Türkiye 05 Oct Turkmenistan e-Visa portal live from 1 October 2026; tourist e-TU lists no mandatory invitation 05 Oct United States Routine admission stamps end at primary inspection; the electronic I-94 is the record 05 Oct United States ESTA fee is now $40.62 (was $40.27); EVUS enrollment is $31.75 03 Oct Mainland Tanzania Inbound travel insurance is an entry control from 1 October 2026; the Mainland eVisa does not collect it 02 Oct Schengen area Carrier Interface checks in force for single- and double-entry Schengen visas 02 Oct India Portal lists Transfer of eVisa/ETA on New Passport; two-passport entry rule remains on the FAQ 01 Oct Schengen area Carriers keep verifying passport stamps until 6 October 2026 inclusive 30 Sep New Zealand Paper visitor and transit visas end; Immigration Online only from 1 Oct 2026 10 Aug Schengen area ETIAS start window moved again; the grace period does most of the work 04 Aug Vietnam E-visa validity window extended; the declared entry date still anchors it 18 Jul India E-visa processing back in the normal range after a two-week slowdown