Asia Immigration News

E-visa proposal for delegates to visit India put on hold by Home Ministry August 17, 2016

Citing security concerns, the Home Ministry of India puts on hold the proposal sent by Tourism Ministry to provide e-visa facility to the delegates visiting the country for conferences and meetings.According to an official from Tourism Ministry, "The Home Ministry has raised some security concerns with the e-visa for...

Saudi Arabia introduces new visa fee structure August 12, 2016

The Saudi Arabia Government announced new visa fee reforms that will be in effect from October 2nd, 2016.For a period of two months, a resident needs to pay a revised fee of SR200 for exit and re-entry. SR100 will be charged per month till the end of the permit. SR 500 will be charged for three months, and SR 200 will ...

India mulling over change in visa policies to improve service sector August 10, 2016

Briefing to the Lok Sabha on liberalizing visa policies, Indian Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stated that the Government has a proposal to introduce a new visa regime to boost the service sector.The plan will enhance trade services and improve the tourism sector. To further policy reforms, the H...

Israel eases visa policies to attract foreign workers August 04, 2016

To address skill shortage issues in its technology sector, Israel has planned to relax its visa regime to attract skilled foreign workers into its country. The software firms warned that skill shortages are jeopardizing the country’s multi-billion sector of the economy.Israel’s software clusters are one of the bigg...

India extends e-visa facility to 36 more countries July 13, 2016

India is riding high on the success of e-tourist visa scheme, after receiving an overwhelming response from the travelers in using the e-visa facility; Indian Government announced the extension of this service to 36 more countries. The proposal has been sent to the home ministry for seeking approval for granting th...

Vietnam Extends Visa Free Travel to Five Western Europe Countries July 02, 2016

The Vietnamese Government has extended visa-free travel by additional year for the travelers from France, Germany, United Kingdom, Spain and Italy.The foreign nationals who visit Vietnam can stay for 15 days. Any passport holder from the countries who meet the requirement of Vietnam law can avail the facility of visa e...

India issues 15 lakh travel visas from Jan-May July 01, 2016

Indian Tourism is getting an overwhelming response from travelers all over the world. The number of foreign tourists visiting India increased by many folds, 15 lakh visas were issued between January and May, the decline rate of visa are marginal.Nearly 12 lakh visas were issued in just three days after lodging applic...

Four Indians honored with Great Immigrants June 29, 2016

Google CEO Sunder Pichai and three other people of Indian origin are in the list of 42 US nationals to be honored with the United States "Great Immigrants: The Pride of America" award.The three other prominent personalities are Hari Sreenivasan, Senior Correspondent, PBS NewsHour, Award-winning author Bharati Mukherjee...

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