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Kate Lally

Japan, New Zealand, Sweden and 22 other countries Brits are still banned from

As many countries have now reopened to tourists, many of us are optimistic about getting away this year.

Earlier this week, Greece became the latest in a long line of nations to ease its travel restrictions.

The popular hotspot has announced arrivals will no longer need to fill out a pre-travel form to enter the country.

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The change will come into force from Tuesday, March 15 - and means fully vaccinated Brits will only need to show proof of their vaccination.

To be considered fully vaccinated, holidaymakers will need to have completed their full course at least 14 days before travel.

If your vaccination was completed over nine months ago, you'll also need a booster jab to qualify.

Holidaymakers who are unvaccinated or partially vaccinated will still need to show either proof of recovery, or a negative covid test result.

While there are plenty of reasons for holidaymakers to be hopeful, coronavirus continues to spread across the world, and a number of nations continue to close their borders to Brits - with some having essentially stopped international travel altogether.

Other countries continue to implement stricter rules for those entering from the UK.

New Zealand is one country that remains out of bounds - as it has done for most of the pandemic.

People can only enter the New Zealand if they are considered to have a "critical purpose" to do so.

Reasons that may fall under this category include critical workers, and those who require compassionate entry to the country.

Brits also cannot enter Japan, other than in "exceptional" circumstances - and there are nations on most continents currently barring travellers from the UK.

Here is the full list of countries Brits cannot currently enter:

Sweden

Falklands

French Guiana

Western Sahara

Guinea

Liberia

Equatorial Guinea

Cameroon

Lesotho

Eswatini

Libya

Malawi

Iraq

Kuwait

Yemen

Syria

Kazakhstan

Turkmenistan

Mongolia

China

Bhutan

Papua New Guinea

New Caledonia

New Zealand

Japan

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