Asia Immigration News

Online visa-on-arrival plan is now an e-tourist visa (eTV) April 15, 2015

Travelers online visa-on-arrival plan renamed as e-tourist visa

The Indian central government has renamed the travelers online visa plan as ‘e-Tourist Visa’ (eTV). This well-known plan was earlier known as TVoA-ETA (‘Tourist Visa on Arrival-Electronic Travel Authorisation’). With a main intention to shun confusion, the Home affairs ministry has planned to extend the schem...

PM Narendra Modi to include Canada in visa-on-arrival program April 10, 2015

PM Modi, to extend visa-on-arrival facility to Canadians

Indo-Canadian associations who are eagerly preparing for Narendra Modi’s visit next week state that they wish India to comprise Canada on visa-on a arrival that has previously been extended to 43 nations. All the concerned officials of the country are anticipating an optimistic response from Modi. During the previous...

Bahrain grants maximum number of e-visas to India April 09, 2015

India receives the greatest amount of electronic visas from Bahrain

Indian citizens are the ones to receive the greatest count of electronic visas to Bahrain. The Indians were among more than 750 individuals out of all the recently eligible countries to obtain these e-visas under the new rules of the Kingdom in Gulf. A total of 752 Indian nationals acquired Bahrain’s electronic vis...

Saudi Arabia may enable visa entry without a need of sponsorship April 08, 2015

Foreigners can enter Saudi Arabia without sponsorship

In a bid to lure foreign investment to the country, Saudi Arabia’s Shoura Council has pushed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to enable proven businessmen to enter the kingdom without the sponsorship from a national.According to the new proposal, Saudi may enable visa entry without a need of sponsorship. The Council a...

Tiruchi to Get Visa on Arrival Facility at the Airport April 07, 2015

Visa on Arrival facility at Tiruchi airport

In a bid to boost the Tourism sector in the state, the central government is planning to launch visa on arrival (VoA) facility at the International Airport of Tiruchi .The Tiruchi is present in the list of non-metro airports where the facility is set to be launched. The extra airports include Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Varanas...

Thailand waives visitor visa fees for Chinese tourists April 04, 2015

Chinese tourists exempted from Thailand Visitor Visa fees

The existing government of Thailand has all set to exempt visa fees for Chinese tourists, reported local media on Thursday. This new plan that has been put forth with an intention to grab the attention of more Chinese travelers is applicable for three months. In a bid to enhance its position in the tourist global mar...

Azerbaijan makes its visa rule simpler for Baku 2015 April 04, 2015

Modified Azerbaijan visa rules for European Games at Baku

As the capital city of Azerbaijan, Baku is getting all set in order to host the opening ceremony of the European Games, starting 12 June to 28 June, 2015, the authorities have arrived at a conclusion. They have decided to ease the inflow of overseas tourists by making the rules concerning its visa simpler. This will en...

Business visitors and travelers going to Bahrain gain benefits under the new visa policy April 01, 2015

Business travelers and tourists to gain an advantage under Bahrain visa policy

In the wake of the recent visa policy promulgated in September of the year 2014, the Bahrain government a second stage of updates that will permit visitors as well as business tourists to stay in the nation for a longer duration. It also aims at facilitating easy access for visa holders and GCC residents.During t...

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