The Nepali Ministry of Foreign Affairs is all set to distribute the machine readable passport (MRP) from Sunday by distributing the diplomatic passports to the distinguished personalities first. The ministry said the MRP will be first provided to President Ram Baran Yadav amidst a function Sunday morning. For the first…
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has signed into law a new bill easing work permit regulations for highly qualified foreign specialists in Russia, including those employed at the Skolkovo hi-tech research hub, the Kremlin said on Monday. Highly qualified specialists from abroad will now be able to extend the term of…
The number of Chinese people living in South Korea topped 600,000 for the first time last month, accounting for nearly half of all foreigners in the country, the Justice Ministry said Wednesday. As of the end of November, 606,408 Chinese nationals, including illegal immigrants and those on short- and long-term…
The Sweden Government has today decided to close Sweden’s Embassies in Buenos Aires, Brussels, Hanoi, Kuala Lumpur and Luanda. “This painful decision is a consequence of the recent decision of the Riksdag to cut funding to the Government Offices by SEK 300 million,” says Minister for Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt.…
THE consular staff of the Indonesia Embassy in Brunei will be visiting Kuala Belait from December 25-26, to provide consular services for Indonesians living in the area. In a statement made available to The Brunei Times yesterday the embassy will also brief expatriates residing in the Belait District on the…
The UK Border Agency has announced that it will stop accepting Tier 1 (General) applications made overseas from 00:01 on 23 December 2010. This is to ensure that we do not exceed the limit set by the government for issued Tier 1 (General) applications between 19 July 2010 and April…
A worker with an expired contract in the UAE can now obtain a new work permit and shift to another employer without a consent of his sponsor, a move that will also benefit the Indian workers in the country. According to a new resolution issued by the UAE Labour Minister…
The Consular Section of the US embassy in Bangkok will be in Phuket tomorrow (December 17) to provide consular outreach services. The “consular clinic” will be at the Metropole Hotel on Montri Road in Phuket Town from 8am to midday. Consular staff will be available to provide services on: •…
UK Border Agency have today published new versions of our application forms and policy guidance under the following categories of the points-based system: * Tier 1 (General) * Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) * Tier 1 (Investor) * Tier 1 (Post-study work) * Tier 2 – all categories (application form only –…
Three years ago, the U.S. Armed Forces struggled with a serious recruiting crisis, a crisis that evaporated temporarily only when the economy slumped. As it recovers and our population continues to age, the Armed Forces will face yet another challenge in recruiting the high-quality people needed for the modern military.…