Asia Immigration News

Malaysia intends to begin consulate office in Xian May 29, 2014

Malaysia plans to establish consulate office in Xian

Malaysia is planning to begin a consulate office in Xian, capital of Shaanxi province, to provide visa assistance to Chinese aspirants who wish to visit the country.Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, Prime Minister of Malaysia, said that the consulate office that is meant for immigration purposes, intends to increase the mo...

Sharp rise in demand for US visas from Indian students May 24, 2014

The U.S. Consulate in Chennai is expected to process around 2.4 lakh applications in 2014 and the majority of them are from IT firms and students. To meet the growing demand, the consulate has taken measures to process the visas smoothly and at a fast rate.Chief of Consular Services at U.S. Consulate General in Che...

South African Tourism willing to see more Indian visa centers May 21, 2014

South African Tourism desires to see more visa centers in India

South African Tourism (SAT) is looking to solve visa service issues in India and China by expanding the staff and capacities at visa centers.Thulani Nzima, CEO of South Africa Tourism, said that he is not satisfied with the visa services provided in India for approving South African visas. Because of less number of sta...

Iran extends visa waiver program to include more nations May 19, 2014

Iran extends visa waiver scheme to include more countries

Iran’s intelligence minister has stated in a meeting related to Tourism, held in Tehran that his ministry has agreed to the lifting/waiver of visa requirements for nationals of a select group of countries on a reciprocal basis. Thus, according to him, 12 countries would be included in the country’s visa waiver ...

Burma and Indonesia sign agreement for mutual visa exemption May 17, 2014

According to some news reports, the Indonesian Embassy in Rangoon has stated that Burmese and Indonesian citizens will in the near future be able to travel to each other’s countries without the need for a visa. This has been made possible by a ‘visa exemption agreement’, which was signed between Burmese Foreign...

UAE considering 'Golden Visa' for investors May 16, 2014

UAE thinking of 'Golden Visa for investors

The UAE government is considering the introduction of a ‘Golden Visa’ for businessmen at the federal level. This information was revealed by a senior official of the Dubai immigration department.According to the senior official, Director-General of the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs (GD...

Philippines decides on a visa-upon-arrival scheme for Chinese tourists May 16, 2014

Philippines to have a visa-upon-arrival scheme for Chinese tourists

According to news reports, the government of Philippines has decided to go ahead and implement a visa-upon-arrival scheme for Chinese tourists to attract more of them into the country. This is despite the fact that there are territorial disputes in the West Philippine Sea, between the two countries.This decision was ...

AIMS to be designated medical test facility for US visa applicants May 15, 2014

AIMS, Kochi, to be a medical facility for US visa applicants

It has been reported that the US Consulate General in Mumbai has named Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Kochi, as the authorized medical/health examination facility for the US Consulate General, for those people seeking visas to travel to the US. Officials at the CDC (Centre for Disease Contr...

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