UK announces simplified visa process for Chinese applicants
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17:10 24/10/2013
A senior minister in the UK government has announced measures to 'simplify' the procedure of applying for a UK visa for people from China. George Osborne, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, was...
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15:34 02/10/2013
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13:36 13/08/2013
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14:04 15/04/2013
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Air China Passengers can transit to US through Vancouver without Canadian Visa
16:50 29/02/2012
The Canadian government has announced that passengers with US Visas on Air China flights with connecting flights to the US via Vancouver no longer have to have transit visas. On 1 February 2012...
