Revoke US visa waiver eligibility over golden passports
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21:05 03/06/2022
Two American congressman have urged the US House of Representatives to revoke US Visa Waiver Program (VWP) eligibility for countries who sell passports through citizenship by investment. Congressmen...
Passport exit immigration checks now in force at UK borders and ports
15:02 23/04/2015
A new scheme is being phased in at UK border crossings, so that UK immigration can collect data on all passengers leaving the country. The information is obtained by staff working for airlines, ferry...
Australian immigration concerned about Indian visa fraud
17:25 25/07/2013
The Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) issued a secret report in 2011 which highlighted the ease with which Indian applicants for Australian visas were able to commit...
UK immigration chief promises to return students' passports for Christmas
16:46 20/12/2012
Rob Whiteman, the head of the UK Border Agency (UKBA) promised to return passports to international students in time for them to fly home for Christmas. Mr Whiteman was appearing before the Home...
EU proposes rules to suspend passport-free travel in parts of Europe
16:56 13/06/2012
Under newly proposed rules, European Union countries would be able to suspend passport-free travel in parts of Europe for up to two years. There are currently little or no border controls between the...
Label-free Australian student visas available for Chinese
18:57 13/04/2012
The Australian immigration department recently announced that from 1 April 2012, nationals of the People's Republic of China traveling to Australia on student visas will not need to have a visa label...
