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TaiwanTAIPEI — Taiwan said Tuesday it plans to offer landing visas to Chinese tourists travelling to two Taiwanese-controlled islands off the mainland, in another goodwill gesture to Beijing.
read more Inconsistency still dogs U.S. customsBy Lucy Chabot Reed, the-triton.comIn an effort to compile statistics that might fire up officials in Washington, Crew Unlimited surveyed its clients on several aspects of U.S. customs and immigration.
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Visa Waiver Program Travelers By eTNThe Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) is now accessible via Internet for citizens and eligible nationals of Visa Waiver Program (VWP) countries to apply for advance authorization to tr
read more Israel: Wham, bam, thank you ma'amThe growth in the number of visitors arriving in Israel for less than 24 hours weakens the local tourism industry and enriches neighboring countries, Israel Hotel Association director-general Shmuel T
read more UAEDUBAI: The UAE will allow visitors of all nationalities to enter the country on a tourist visa under the new rules that come into effect next week.
read more Olympic visasPlanning a trip to China?
read more East AfricaEast African Community (EAC) ministers in charge of immigration are yet to meet to consider a proposal for a common tourist visa-a proposal, which if adopted, would bring to the fore benefits of marke
read more UK-Brazil Visa RiftRIO DE JANEIRO - The Brazilian Foreign Ministry threatened to make visas mandatory for all Britons if Britain re-slaps visa requirements on Brazilians.
The warning came one day after British authorities said they were studying the possibility of suspending visa-free-access agreements with 11 countries in Asia, Africa, South America ... read more
Ecuador Goes Visa-FreeQUITO - Ecuador will remove visa requirement for foreign tourists to enter the country, the Ecuador's presidency website said Wednesday.
Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa ordered to waive the visa requirement for foreigners who want to visit Ecuador from any country beginning on June 20, said the website.
read more If You Ease It They Will ComeMayor Daley, the mayors of Honolulu and Miami, and travel industry leaders told Republican presidential hopeful John McCain today that the United States needs to ease the visa process for foreign visitors to boost tourism .
read more Australian Tourism In Need Of HelpThe Australian tourism industry will be a primary beneficiary of an effort to clear a backlog of applications for temporary skilled migration visas by next month.
read more Israel: Whatever It Takes To Lure The TouristsIsraeli and Ukrainian representatives met on Sunday to discuss the cancellation of tourist visa requirements between the two countries, the Tourism Ministry announced.
read more Olympic VisasChina has imposed a series of entry restrictions on foreign passport holders in the build-up to the Beijing Olympics, which is likely to impact on tourists visiting the country.
Slower visa processing times, no multiple-entry visas and no one-day travel visas from Hong Kong have all been reported by Hong Kong-based travel agents.
read more IndiaWith the the aim of increasing tourist arrivals, India plans to introduce visa on arrival facility for foreigners, Tourism Minister Ambika Soni said here on Saturday.
The proposal, if endorsed by the Home Ministry, can be implemented with regard to certain select countries on pilot basis, she told reporters after inaugurating the ... read more
Russian Tourists To U.K. Face Lengthy Visa Delays. Changes to visa procedures for visitors to the U.K. have led to delays of up to two months and have begun to reduce the number of Russian tourists making the trip there, Moscow tour operators say, although The St. Petersburg Times has learned that visa applications made through the British Consulate in St.
read more IsraelTourism Ministry Director-General Shaul Zemach announced on Tuesday during the largest tourism fair in Russia, that an accord due to be signed today will eliminate the tourist visa requirement for Russian and Israeli travelers.
The agreement, to be signed by Russia and Israel's tourism ministers, will come into effect within a few ... read more
Only In BollywoodCHENNAI (Reuters) - Several south Indian film personalities have been barred from the United States for their role in a visa scam, the U.S. consulate in Chennai said on Thursday.
read more Saudis Trips To PakistanLAHORE - Saudi Arabia has tightened rules for its nationals, requiring them to obtain approval from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs before Pakistani visas are endorsed on their passports.
read more UKBEIJING - Britain will cut the price of its group tourist visas for Chinese travelers by almost a third for three months from March 3, said the British Ambassador to China Sir William Ehrman on Wednesday.
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