UK to relax transit visa rules
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18:27 25/09/2014
The UK has announced changes to the transit visa scheme, which will hopefully encourage visitors to stop over in the UK while en-route to other destinations. The announcement was made by Home...
Canadian working holiday visa numbers soar
15:35 14/05/2014
The number of young foreigners visiting Canada as part of the International Experience Canada (IEC) programme has risen sharply according to Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC). CIC says that it...
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...
US immigration to inspect L-1 visa employers
11:56 27/02/2014
The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) are to expand their US site inspection program to take in the employers of L-1 visas as well as H-1B visas. They will make unannounced site visits...
UK PM announces 'tech visa' to ease immigration for IT talent
9:15 10/02/2014
The UK's Prime Minister David Cameron has announced that a new 'tech visa' will be introduced in April 2014. There will, in fact, be no new visa stream but the rules of the Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent...
Indian immigration accuses US embassy teachers of visa fraud
18:39 31/01/2014
Indian immigration authorities have accused staff at the US embassy school in New Delhi of tax and visa offences. This is being seen as retaliation for the arrest of an Indian diplomat in New York...
