Policy freshness
Visa policy freshness center
A compact watch surface for policies that commonly cause wrong answers: ETIAS/EES, UK ETA, Canada conditional eTA cohorts, and Ukraine-linked special routes.
Tracked regimes
6
High-risk watch items
19
Official source links
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Canada has narrow air-only eTA carve-outs for some visa-required passports, but default visitor-visa rules still matter.
- Last official review
- 23 Jul 2026
- Review cadence
- review when IRCC eligibility or channel wording changes
- Watch triggers
- IRCC eligibility-list update; Air-only wording change
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ETIAS and EES timeline
watchThe EU Entry/Exit System is live, while ETIAS is still a pre-travel authorisation expected after EES.
- Last official review
- 23 Jul 2026
- Review cadence
- weekly until launch, then on every EC/eu-LISA change; weekly during rollout waves
- Watch triggers
- Official launch-date change; Fee or exemption update; Phased rollout change; Biometric or registration guidance change
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Thailand's current 60-day exemption remains the live rule while approved replacement drafts await Royal Gazette publication and a 15-day effective window.
- Last official review
- 23 Jul 2026
- Review cadence
- check Royal Gazette and traveller-facing MFA guidance at least weekly until the approved replacement scheme takes effect
- Watch triggers
- Royal Gazette publication of the approved visa-exemption drafts; Fifteen-day effective window begins or ends
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UK ETA timeline
watchThe UK ETA is a pre-travel authorisation for visa-exempt travellers; visa-national passports still need a visa.
- Last official review
- 23 Jul 2026
- Review cadence
- check on each GOV.UK ETA update
- Watch triggers
- ETA fee update; Nationality rollout update
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Ukraine-linked routes often depend on emergency waivers or residence-based protection, not ordinary tourist visa-free rules.
- Last official review
- 23 Jun 2026
- Review cadence
- review after every scheme extension or closure
- Watch triggers
- Scheme closure or extension; Eligibility narrowing or widening
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U.S. Presidential Proclamation 10998 fully or partially suspends entry and visa issuance for defined nationalities, including ordinary tourist routes.
- Last official review
- 23 Jul 2026
- Review cadence
- check each Department of State or White House proclamation update and at least weekly while restrictions remain active
- Watch triggers
- Country cohort added, removed or moved between full and partial suspension; B-1/B-2 scope or listed exception changes