September 18, 2015
RUSSIA – Schengen Visa Information System Implemented
On 14 September 2015, the European Union Visa Information System (VIS), which requires all Schengen ...
September 11, 2015
KENYA – Electronic Visa System Replaces Visa on Arrival
Effective 1 September 2015, foreign nationals requiring a single-entry visa for travel to Kenya for ...
September 11, 2015
CANADA – Extension Applications Advised to be Submitted More Than 90 Days Prior to Expiry
In continuation of our previous news alert regarding major delays to processing times for extension ...
September 04, 2015
SOUTH AFRICA – Maintenance of Online Visa Portal to Cause Delays
South Africa’s Visa Facilitation Services (VFS) online portal is undergoing system maintenance which has affected ...
September 04, 2015
IRELAND – Additional Occupations Added to Skills-Shortage List
Ireland’s Employment Permit Act which contains the list of ineligible occupations and the shortage-occupations skills ...
September 04, 2015
GERMANY – Appointment and Processing Delays for Immigration Services
In response to the growing number of asylum seekers, the German government has been contributing ...
August 28, 2015
APEC – Business Travel Card to be Extended to Five Years
The APEC (Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation) Business mobility Group, has announced that its APEC Business ...
August 28, 2015
CANADA – Visa Exempt Nationals Now Eligible for Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA)
As of August 1, 2015, visa-exempt nationals traveling to Canada by air became eligible to ...
August 28, 2015
CANADA – Extension Applications Experiencing Major Delays
Canada’s central processing center in Vegreville, Alberta has been experiencing significant processing delays for extension ...
August 28, 2015
CHINA – Guidelines for Highly-Skilled Foreign Workers in Shanghai Announced
Shanghai has published its new immigration guidelines which affect several permits including the Work (Z) ...