Governments urged to ease visa rules and aviation tax for tourists
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12:14 18/04/2012
The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) says that strict visa requirements in various countries are hurting the tourism industry and, in turn, damaging the World economy. David Scowsill,...
Indian IT firms threaten to relocate because of UK visa changes
10:55 18/04/2012
Indian officials warned the UK that Indian IT companies may relocate their businesses to other countries, if the UK government insists on tough visa rules which affect Indian IT professionals. India'...
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...
UK committee claims IRIS money would be better spent on immigration staff
13:24 11/04/2012
The UK Home Affairs Select Committee has criticized the money UK Border Agency's (UKBA) has spent on the IRIS biometric scanning system saying it would have been better used to pay for more...
UKBA launches priority UK visa service for Thai applicants
18:25 10/04/2012
The British Embassy in Bangkok introduced this week a priority visa service for Thai citizens applying for UK visitor visas. The visa service allows eligible applicants to pay an additional fee in...
French President to reinstate passport checks if EU borders not tightened
17:16 10/04/2012
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has threatened to reinstate passport checks for all EU citizens arriving in France if EU countries fail to properly secure their borders against illegal immigrants...
