Modi 'will be issued US A-1 visa' after Indian election victory
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19:05 19/05/2014
The US State Department says that Narendra Modi will be issued a US A1 visa as the new prime minister of India after his landslide victory in the Indian election. Mr Modi has previously been denied a...
Australia should make it easier for Chinese to get visas, says Casino boss
16:02 24/04/2014
James Packer, a wealthy Australian businessman who owns a chain of casinos, has said that the Australian government should make it easier for Chinese visitors to get Australian tourist visas. Mr...
US immigration denies visa to Iran's UN envoy
11:59 24/04/2014
The US has refused to grant a visa to Iran's chosen delegate to the United Nations, Hamid Aboutalebi. Because the UN meets in New York, this in effect prevents Mr Aboutalebi from taking up his post...
UK opposition says government must 'get a grip on illegal immigration'
9:44 23/04/2014
The UK's opposition Labour Party has criticised the Coalition government for its failure to 'get a grip on illegal immigration'. The shadow immigration minister, David Hanson accused the government...
Senior US Republican says illegal immigration can be 'an act of love'
19:33 11/04/2014
Jeb Bush, the brother of George W Bush, who is seen as a frontrunner to be the Republican candidate for the presidency in 2016, has called on the Republicans to abandon their 'harsh political...
UK immigration statistics underestimated total by 350,000 in a decade
19:25 11/04/2014
The UK's Office for National Statistics says that it underestimated the true extent of immigration from Eastern Europe between 2001 and 2011 by about 350,000. It says that the error occurred because...
