Asia Immigration News

Malaysia exceeds Singapore as regards to arrivals in Japan August 23, 2014

Malaysia goes beyond Singapore in terms of arrivals to Japan

Malaysia surpasses Singapore as the second highest south-east Asian source to Japan ever since the visa requirements were waived for its nationals last year in July.The number of Malaysians entering Japan has seen a growth of 62.5 percent starting January to July 2014 compared to 2013. While, Thailand holds the first p...

Kuwaitis expended $7.4 billion on family tourism August 23, 2014

Kuwait spent $7.4 billion in 2013 on family tourism

Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry has confirmed that Kuwaitis spent $7.4 billion in 2013 on family tourism.Reports have revealed that Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries have accounted for 31 percent of the aggregate expenditure on activities of tourism.Saudi Arabia holds the top position as regards to the ex...

India to roll out E-visa starting this October August 22, 2014

India to launch E-visa beginning this October

Indian Government has plans to introduce e-visa system starting October 2014.Tourism minister, Sripad Naik said that the scheme will be launched in various phases with no reservations for Home and External Affairs ministries.The facility of e-visa will be extended to all the nations excluding the 10 countries, which in...

Burma to initiate eVisa system for tourists August 22, 2014

Burma to start eVisa system for tourists

Burma Government chooses to launch the system of online tourist visa application for tourists.The eVisa website, which would come into effect from 01 September 2014, will issue limited number of visas to the applicants, who are recognized by the ministry of immigration.A tourist visa valid for 28 days will take five da...

Bahrain increases visa fees for visitors & tourists August 21, 2014

Visa fees to rise for visitors and tourist visiting Bahrain

Bahrain has announced that it would raise the visa fees for visitors, businessmen and tourists entering the nation.The increase in the visa fees would come to effect in October, according to Bahrain’s Nationality, Passports and Residence Affairs (NPRA).Rise in the visa fees will be implemented as part of efforts by t...

Foreigners to avail online Visa-on-arrival facility August 20, 2014

Foreigners visiting India to avail visa-on-arrival facility online

Foreigners coming to India do not have to spend large amount of time at the immigration counters from this October.For Visa-on-Arrival (VoA) facility, Anna international arrival terminal of Chennai airport is being set up with new counters close to the existing immigration counters. Separate desks that are set up at ...

Myanmar to initiate e-visas in September 2014 August 18, 2014

Myanmar to begin e-visas in September 2014

Minister for Hotels and Tourism for Myanmar, Htay Aung said that the government intends to initiate e-visa program in September 2014, before the start of tourism season in October.The new e-visa program will make it easy for tourists visiting the country, and is likely to cause the growth in the tourism sector.The tour...

UAE residents urge for multiple-entry visas for families August 14, 2014

UAE residents asks for multiple-entry visas for families

Residents of UAE are impelling the government to consider authorizing their friends as well as their families, who regularly visit the nation to have 'multiple entry visas'.Currently visit visas for families are applicable for single entry. In case if one leaves the country he or she has to wait for one month to reappl...

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