Canada has repealed an ineffective refugee program in order to put more emphasis on work with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and refugees in the greatest need, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced today. “By repealing programs such as the Source Country, we can direct…
Effective October 6, 2011, the Source Country class has been repealed. This means that individuals can no longer apply for resettlement to Canada under the Source Country class. As part of the measures taken to repeal the Source Country class, Canada will also be ending direct access in designated geographic…
Ukraine hopes for the liberalization of the visa regime with Greece, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has said. “We hope that at the level of bilateral relations, Greece will continue constructively changing its visa policy for Ukrainian citizens,” Yanukovych said in Athens on Thursday, during a meeting with President of Greece…
The U.S. Department of State released the lasted visa bulletin for November 2011 on October5, 2011. For the month of October 2011, the EB-1 category was still current for nationals all over the world. In EB-2 category, the cut-off dates moves forward from July 15, 2007 to November 1, 2007…
The Netherlands has agreed to grant ROC passport holders the right to enter all its territories visa-free, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Oct. 4. At present, Holland is the only country within the Netherlands that ROC nationals are allowed to enter without having to apply for a visa…
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Olugbenga Ashiru has reassured that the Nigeria Consulate in San Francisco, California will be reopened next year. Ashiru gave the assurance on Wednesday night at a town hall meeting with Nigerians in the Diaspora during his first official visit to the Nigeria embassy in…
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…
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kostiantyn Hryshchenko predicts that, with the current momentum of dialogue and constant demands, Ukraine’s visa-free regime with the European Union is possible in 2-3 years. Responding to a question about when Ukraine will be able to get visa-free regime with the EU, Hryshchenko noted that this could…
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…
The visa processing time for Chinese, Brazilians and Indians may be shortened to 30 days, said a U.S. tourism official on Monday. “The U.S. Senate just introduced a legislation last week to bring the waiting time (for a visa) to under 30 days,” Roger Dow, president and CEO of U.S.…