Asia Immigration News

Raise in crucial ties sees numerous Indians visiting Saudi Arabia February 24, 2015

Major ties made more Indians to visit Saudi Arabia

During the year 2014, around 1.2 million Indian citizens were granted the visit visas of Saudi Arabia, indicating the enhancement in diversification and contacts strategic ties between both the nations, said the country’s top representative.Similarly, the count of Indian emigrants in the Saudi Arabian kingdom has sur...

Indonesia and Russia to implement reciprocal basis visa-free arrangement February 23, 2015

Indonesia and Russia to employ visa-free facility

The existing government of Indonesia is anticipating Russia to employ visa-free arrangement between both the nations on reciprocal basis to surge their bilateral tourism sector and advance the mutual connectivity between their people.By considering the features of security, advantages and reciprocity, new visa-free f...

New Indian visa rules make fingerprints a mandatory requirement for British nationals February 21, 2015

Biometrics to be included in the new visa rules for British citizens

Travel operators are afraid that the new requirement for biometrics will pose a threat to prospective tourists. Beginning from 14 March onwards, these travelers need to get a biometric testing done by coming to one of the 14 new centers around the UK. For this, they would have to first book an appointment online for co...

India witnessed 421 percent rise in tourist arrival after implementing new visa scheme February 19, 2015

India observes 421 percent surge in tourist arrival with new visa scheme

Indian Home Minister, Rajnath Singh stated that India has witnessed 421.6 percent increase in number of tourists in December after implementing an accelerated visa clearance process.Speaking at a meeting, Singh said that the introduction of the Visa Enabled by ETA (Electronic Travel Authorization) and IVFRT (Immigratio...

Bahrain ready to further relax visa norms February 18, 2015

Bahrain sets to ease the visa rules further

Bahrain is all set to make visas valid for longer period and multiple entry VoA available from the 2nd quarter. According to Shaikh Ahmed bin Isa Al Khalifa who is the assistant under-secretary of NPRA (Nationality, Passport and Residence Affairs) said that these visas would hold a validity of four weeks, compared ...

Groups praise Malaysian Government's plan of waiving visa fees for Indian travelers February 16, 2015

Indians to follow Chinese in getting visa fee waiver from Malaysia

The Malaysian Government’s scheme to let go off visa fees for Indian visitors has been met with approval by Tourism and business groups. This waiver for Indians follows that for Chinese travelers. The vice-president (inbound) of MATTA or Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents, Datuk Tan Kok Liang was of the ...

Visa fee exemption for Chinese tourists visiting Malaysia February 16, 2015

Chinese tourists exempted from visa fees for visiting Malaysia

Malaysian government has waived the visa fees for Chinese tourist traveling to Malaysia from 15 February to 31 December 2015, says the concerned sources of the country. Waiving of visa charges is tantamount to RM30. Speaking to the media, Home Minister of the country noted that this new visa fee exemption policy would ...

India to exempt visa fees to LDCs at WTO conference February 09, 2015

Indian government has planned to waive visa fees for LDC

The Indian government has newly rolled a red carpet for least developing countries by exempting of visa charges, offering technical support and by granting market admittance.These new proposals were made at the World Trade Organization’s high-level meeting to aid the LDCs. Among other major dispensations and propos...

Showing 273 - 280 of 424