Follow the real estate agent and let’s take a look at the news worth paying attention to in the UK today:
- The Chinese Immigration Bureau issued an announcement stating that it will optimize immigration management policies and measures and resume in an orderly manner the acceptance and approval of ordinary passport applications for Chinese citizens traveling abroad or visiting friends...
- The Chinese Embassy in the UK issued an important notice that it will adjust the health declaration requirements for people traveling from the UK to China in accordance with the "Interim Measures for the Movement of Chinese and Foreign Personnel After Novel Coronavirus Infection Category B" issued by the Foreign Affairs Group of the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council...
- Japan, India and other countries have added nucleic acid tests for passengers from China and quarantine requirements...
- Border Force staff at UK airports will go on strike on New Year's Eve, while rail workers and driving examiners will also go on strike...
- Unipol has warned that the UK's student accommodation shortage is reaching a level not seen since the 1970s. A "crisis point" that has not appeared since the 2000s, and in the new year, this situation will further worsen, and many students may face no housing...
[ Domestic optimization of immigration management policy measures ]
As the country gradually liberalizes, various good news has recently followed one after another.
On the 26th, the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council released the " Overall Plan for the Implementation of "Category B B Control" for New Coronavirus Infections . On the 127th, the China Immigration Bureau also issued an announcement stating that in order to adapt to the new situation and new requirements of the new stage of epidemic prevention and control, immigration management policies and measures will be optimized.
The announcement pointed out that the acceptance and approval of ordinary passport applications for Chinese citizens traveling abroad and visiting friends will be resumed in an orderly manner, and the acceptance and approval of foreigners' applications for ordinary visa extension, replacement, and reissue will be resumed. This is indeed very encouraging news for many friends who have plans to go abroad.
The specific announcement is as follows:
[ The Chinese Embassy in the UK issued an important notice ]
On December 27, local time, the Chinese Embassy in the UK issued an important notice that it will adjust the health declaration requirements for people traveling to China from the UK in accordance with the "Interim Measures for the Movement of Chinese and Foreign Personnel after Novel Coronavirus Infection Category B" issued by the Foreign Affairs Group of the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council.
The original text of the specific announcement is as follows:
With the release of this announcement, it is foreseeable that traveling to and from China and the UK will be more convenient in 2023, and you can also plan your itinerary Here we go~
[ Some countries restrict the entry of Chinese personnel ]
In yesterday's article, we have already said that starting from early January next year, entry nucleic acid testing will be canceled in China, and all personnel will be quarantined after the cancellation.
After the news was announced, it also aroused many people's enthusiasm for going abroad, causing the search volume for overseas air tickets to skyrocket.
However, as the domestic epidemic is still developing, countries such as Japan and India have also added nucleic acid testing and isolation requirements for travelers from China.
On December 27, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida stated that starting from December 30, Japan will require passengers from China to undergo a nucleic acid test when arriving in Japan. If the test result is positive , in principle, they need to be quarantined for 7 days.
At the same time, Japan will also restrict airlines' requests to increase flights to China.
According to Reuters news, on December 24, Indian Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya confirmed that India requires travelers from China, Japan, South Korea and Thailand to provide negative COVID-19 test reports.
If travelers from these countries develop COVID-19 symptoms or test positive for COVID-19, they will need to quarantine.
According to the Italian Viaggiare Sicuri website, as China is at the peak of infections, the Italian Lombardy Region has instructed Malpensa Airport to conduct new crown tests on all passengers/operators coming from China. The regulation will take effect immediately and expire on January 30, 2023. However, Italy will reassess at any time based on the development of the epidemic.
However, no matter what, after three years of fighting the epidemic, the country is now steadily moving towards complete opening up. We also remind everyone to pay attention to changes in local epidemic policies when going out.
[ A new round of strikes is coming ]
According to media reports, Border Guard staff at British airports will go on strike on New Year’s Eve. This is their second strike in recent times. About 1,000 members of the
PCS union, many of whom work at passport control, will strike from December 28 to 31.
Union has warned that the strike could last for months unless the government negotiates pay.
Meanwhile, rail disruption will also continue on Wednesday and Thursday, with TSSA members on Great Western Railway and West Midlands trains set to go on strike.
Network Rail's RMT union members will strike over pay and conditions on January 3 and 4, and again on January 6 and 7.
In addition, driving examiners and rural payment officers in more than 250 locations across the UK will hold rotating strikes from December 13 to January 16. PCS union members at 71 driving test centers across the East and Midlands will strike for five days from Wednesday.
As shown in the figure below, strikes in the UK for a period of time
[ student accommodation is "stressed" ]
The charity Unipol recently warned that there is a serious shortage of student accommodation in the UK and is reaching a "crisis point" not seen since the 1970s, and this situation will worsen in the new year . In the 1970s, students were forced to sleep in gymnasiums and cars because they had nowhere to live.
In fact, it is not difficult to find from the recent news that since the beginning of the new academic year, students at universities across the UK have complained that competition for apartment rooms is very fierce.
Experts say an increasing number of students are experiencing periods of hidden homelessness or accepting unsuitable housing out of desperation. Pupils said they were forced to sleep on sofas with friends, live with parents further from school or accept unsuitable rooms, such as those without windows.
In this regard, Unipol chief executive Martin Blakey said: "Currently, most universities are experiencing varying degrees of shortages of student accommodation, which has become a relatively common phenomenon."
In Glasgow, students who cannot find accommodation are being told to postpone their studies. In Durham, many students lined up overnight to reserve housing for next year.
Some students have to choose to live in cities further away from the school. For example, some students in Bristol live in Newport, students in Manchester live in Liverpool, and students in York live in Hull.
Blakey pointed out that this year's serious housing shortage is caused by several factors, including the growing demand for rental housing in cities, the rapid expansion of universities, and the return of international students to the UK after the new crown epidemic eases. He predicts the situation will worsen next January, when freshmen are admitted, and again in September 2023, which is expected to be another record-breaking round of college admissions.
At the same time, data from Studentrents shows that there is currently a gap of about 207,000 student beds in the UK. Among them, the bed gap ratio exceeds 10% in 19 towns, ranging from 28% in Preston, 25% in Bristol to 10% in Birmingham and Swansea. Michael Rainsford, co-founder of
Students, said that although different cities will release advertisements for student housing in the fall of 2023 at different times, "we are seeing students already scrambling to find accommodation, and everyone is moving earlier than in previous years."
Currently, various countries have chosen to open their borders, and many students are actively preparing to study abroad in the coming year. While preparing, don't forget to find a suitable place for yourself.
The above is our daily content today. Please continue to pay attention to Real Estate. We will continue to bring you the latest and most informative British reports.
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