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Human migration

Sri Lanka now requires all visitors to apply for visas online

12:46 14/01/2012
From 1 January 2012, all short term visitors and transit passengers to Sri Lanka must apply for their visas online. Sri Lanka closed their visa on arrival facility for citizens of all but two...

US travel association pushes Congress to ease visitor visa restrictions

12:26 14/01/2012
The US Travel Association is pushing Congress to pass new legislation to ease US visitor visa restrictions in the hope that tourism to the US will increase. International visitors are expected to...

Union demands review of Australia's 457 visa process

12:10 12/01/2012
A review of Australian immigration's 457 visa is expected to happen later this year following complaints from the Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union (AMWU) that the process used to grant visas...

Inspection Report published for UK immigration visa processing in New York

19:52 10/01/2012
A recent report from the Independent Chief Inspector of the UK Border Agency (UKBA), John Vine, looked at UK visas processing in New York. According to the report, more than three in five decisions...

Taiwanese youth can now apply for the UK's Tier 5 Youth Mobility Scheme Visa

10:14 10/01/2012
Beginning 1 January 2012, Taiwanese youth can apply for the UK 's Tier 5 Youth Mobility Scheme visa . The UK visa enables young people from participating countries to come and experience life in the...

Increase in refusal rate for Indians applying for US L-1 work visas

14:59 07/01/2012
There has been a decline in the approval rate for US L-1 visas for Indian professionals. New data shows that the US L-1 visa denial rate is higher in India than in any other country. The National...

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