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Old Sep 11, 2013, 11:35 am
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Originally Posted by BahrainLad
Why are the countries all EU + EEA etc. (Switzerland, Gibraltar and Turkey?)

This all smells rather fishy as it's clearly not blanket.
There are already pre-security visa checks for intercontinental destinations so the changes, by definition, only affect EU/EEA.
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