UK Border Agency reported that from 16th January 2012 all UK visa applicants in Singapore will be required to pay for their visa online as part of the online application process using either a Visa card or MasterCard. In addition to credit cards, this includes debit cards and pre-paid cards,…
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is enhancing the filing process for select forms dealing with naturalization and citizenship (N-Forms). Beginning Oct. 30, 2011, the new process will allow individuals to file N-Forms at a secure Lockbox facility instead of our local offices. This change streamlines the way forms are…
Specialist jobs that are no longer required in the UK will be removed from a government-approved list that helps to ensure the UK only accepts migrant workers that the country needs. The shortage occupation is part of the Tier 2 immigration route via the Points Based System. Highly skilled migrants…
The Department of Immigration and Emigration of Sri Lanka is to introduce new system called “Electronic Travel Authorization – ETA” in order to grant prior approval for visa via online for the foreign nationals visit Sri Lanka. This was revealed to the public at a press briefing held at Ceylon…
Prime Minister Donald Tusk says a local visa free zone between Poland and Russia will be established “in few weeks”. The zone, which will include more than four million people, will require a revision of the Schengen regulations. Donald Tusk, who made a stop in the Warmia-Masuria Province as part…
Prime Minster David Cameron announced that the Foreign and Commonwealth Office will be expanding its diplomatic presence in Canada by upgrading the UK Trade & Investment office in Calgary to a full Consulate-General next summer. Speaking during his press conference in Ottawa, UK Prime Minister David Cameron said: “Clearly in…
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov, who is visiting New York to attend the 66th session of UN General Assembly, and his Colombian counterpart Maria Angela Holguin Cuellar have signed a package of bilateral agreements. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan informs that the package composes an agreement on the…
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has approved an intergovernmental agreement between Ukraine and Serbia waiving mutual visa requirements for short-term stays in these countries. The cabinet’s resolution is dated September 21, according to the government’s Web site. The agreement between the governments of Ukraine and Serbia on visa-free travel…
Reflecting the importance of the United States’ diplomatic relationship with Malta, Chargé Richard M. Mills, Jr. dedicated the new United States Embassy facility in Valletta today. Malta’s President, George Abela; Prime Minister, Lawrence Gonzi; and Office Director of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO), Patrick…
Kenyans planning to travel to USA may soon be required to prove that they have basic knowledge of how life ‘actually’ is in America before they are issued with travel visas. Proof, to be in the form of some kind of ‘certificate of induction’ issued after attending Basic Information sessions…