Turkey is enjoying a growing number of tourists visiting this year and it has seen a nearly 11 percent increase in the first seven months of this year, the Turkish government has said. Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry data shows that Turkey received 17,624,969 tourists in the first seven months…
The UAE extended the visa period of property owners to three years from six months in a move to re-ignite investor confidence the real estate sector. The decision, part of a raft of measures taken by the government to underpin economic growth as per the strategic plan 2011-2013, was taken…
The Short-stay Visa Waiver Program was announced by the Government as part of its Jobs Initiative with a view to promoting tourism from emerging markets. It is due to commence on 1 July 2011. The program will run as a pilot up to end October 2012 but may be amended…
India took a lead in resolving the vexed visa issue by liberalising its rules for the Russian citizens visiting India on business and tourism. “We are now issuing multi-entry business visas valid for one year against six months single or double entry in the past and tourist visas valid for…
The Government of Rwanda has introduced a New Immigration Law No O4/2011 of 21/03/2011 and its implementing ministerial orders on regulation and fees published on Official Gazette No 24 of 13 June 2011. The New Law comes to implement the National Migration Policy aimed at attracting skilled workers, promoting investment,…
Germany hopes to attract doctors and mechanical and electrical engineers from abroad by scrapping restrictions that made it more difficult for them to find work. Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government agreed recently to change immigration laws so that German companies can more easily hire engineers and doctors from abroad. Currently foreigners…
Hsieh Li-kung, director-general of Taiwan’s National Immigration Agency (NIA), said on Monday that negotiations on securing U.S. visa waiver approval for Taiwanese passport holders were proceeding at a rapid pace. Hsieh, currently on a short trip to Washington D.C. conveyed that Ministry of Foreign Affairs is playing the leading role…
The 10-year Canadian visa for Indians will be available from mid-July this year, a Canadian official said. In an announcement made last week, the Canadian government announced the validity of multi-entry visas issued for Indians will be increased to 10 years, from the present period of five years. “The 10-year…
Citizens of the Maldives will soon have access to a convenient online tourist visa for Australia, with the Australian government’s announcement that the e676 electronic tourist visa will soon be expanded into the area. Maldivians can apply for the e676 electronic tourist visa online from 1 July. The application process…