Asia Immigration News

Bahrain plans to implement new visa policy in 2015 for 64 countries July 05, 2014

Bahrain considers implementing new visa policy

Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB) has announced the nation’s plan to implement new visa policy in 2015 for nationals from 64 countries to facilitate one month visa-on-arrival.The new policy also includes the allowance of visa renewal for further three months. India, South Africa, Pakistan, European nations and...

India gives consent to electronic visas for foreign tourists from 40 countries July 04, 2014

India's Prime Minister's Office gives permission to electronic visas

India's Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has given consent to electronic visa for visitors from around 40 nations by December.Russia, the USA, the United Kingdom, Australia, Malaysia, France, Canada, Germany , Spain, South Africa, UAE, Sweden, Switzerland, Israel, Austria, Ukraine, Portugal, Mauritius could be the natio...

ASEAN nationals will be able to travel to Myanmar without a visa June 11, 2014

Visa free travel to Myanmar for ASEAN nations citizens

Citizens of ASEAN countries will be able to travel to Myanmar without visa by this year end.Kyi Thein Ko, Secretary general of Myanmar Tourism Federation said that their primary task is to allow visa free travel to ASEAN countries and expressed that their intention is to execute it by 2015.One of main goal is to comp...

Family visit visas of Saudi Arabian expat workers can be made permanent June 05, 2014

Families visit visas can attain permanent status for Saudi Arabian expat workers

Saudi Arabia Passport Department has revealed that the visit visas issued to close family members of expat workers can be changed into permanent residency permit under specific conditions.Col. Mohammed Al-Hussain, a senior Passport Department official, said it is possible to do so only if the request for the conversi...

India considers introduction of e-visa facility in Goa June 04, 2014

Goa's tourism will be boosted by visa liberalization process

The Union Tourism Minister, Shripad Yesso Naik, has announced that the liberalization of the visa system at Goa airport will enhance tourism in the state.He noted that, only 12 countries are being offered the facility of Visa on Arrival (VOA) at the Goa airport while the e-visa facility system can cover more number...

India opens three new centers to facilitate visa processing in Malaysia June 03, 2014

Three new Indian visa outsource service centers in Malaysia

India has opened three new centers to outsource visa services in Malaysia where it is mandatory to provide the biometric information for the applicants who seek Indian visas. The India’s High Commission stated that, the three new visa outsource centers in Melaka, Ipoh and Seremban will add to the existing three ...

Armenia to end visa necessities for US citizens May 31, 2014

The Armenian government has announced intensions to unilaterally end visa necessities for United States’ nationals visiting Armenia.Deputy Foreign Minister, Sergey Manasarian, told the law makers at Yerevan that it is anticipated that they will necessarily achieve what has been accomplished with European Union (EU).H...

India to launch E-visa's to assist travelers May 31, 2014

Indian central government is planning to establish systems similar to e-visa (electronic visa) and wishes to extend the possibilities for visa-on-arrivals, with an aim to relax visa rules.Shripad Naik, Union Tourism Minister of India, said that travelers can file online applications at their country of residence throug...

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