Internationals that have Chinese origin, who up to now have been able to obtain one year long multiple entry Chinese visas, now will be able to obtain these visas for a longer period of up to five years. The Chinese authorities have decided to update the one year long visa, and extend it to five …
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The US embassy in Israel has finally granted the popular Israeli singer, Amir Benayoun with a visa, who is scheduled to perform at the United Nations concert on Holocaust Remembrance Day at their headquarters in New York. While the two other singers Miri Mesika and David D’Or, who were slated to perform together with Benayoun, …
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel met with the Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov on Saturday, January 20 in Sofia, where they discussed the priorities of the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union as well as topical issues from the political agenda. During a press conference after the meeting, Chancellor Merkel expressed her belief …
Last December the British government announced that after leaving the European Union, Great Britain would switch back to blue colored passports that the country used to issue to Britons from 1920 to 1988. PM Theresa May even wrote on Twitter that ‘the blue passport is an expression of our independence and sovereignty’. The move was …
Women who wish to visit and experience Saudi Arabia from this year on will no longer need to be accompanied by a male guardian, as a result of the latest reform by the relevant Arabian institutions. However, only women 25 years and older are eligible for the reform. Those 24 and younger must be accompanied …
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The United States are determined to go on with their anti-immigration measures. The latest plan of the Trump administration is banning the Haitian immigrants from applying for seasonal and farm work visas. The change was announced by the US Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday night, less than a week after President Trump reportedly referred …
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The biggest shopping festival in the Middle Eastern country, Shop Qatar, has been able to attract more regional and international visitors due to the latest visa facilitation measures that have been implemented by the authorities. 25,000 vouchers were registered in only the first five days of the festival, compared to 21,000 in 2017. The Shop …
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Those who plan to work in Kuwait, or are already living in the Arab country in the Persian Gulf, will be receiving their visas with a barcode from now on. The Public Authority of Manpower, in coordination with the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has started using a barcode on work …
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In an attempt to lure and encourage foreigners to live and work in the world’s most populous country, the authorities in China have introduced a new Visa Program with easier entry requirements. The program has been effectively launched on January 2, issuing the first Certificate for Foreign High Talent which enables the holder a multiple-entry …
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The US authorities have refused the issuance of visa to popular Israeli singer, Amir Benayoun, scheduled to perform at the UN concert on Holocaust Remembrance Day at UN headquarters in New York. The two other singers Miri Mesika and David D’Or, who were slated to perform, have received their visas without any delay. The three …
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