Amid rising COVID 19 cases and to contain the spread of the deadly virus in the country, India has suspended tourist visas until April 15. Moreover, people arriving in the country especially from seven specific countries will be quarantined as a precautionary measure. Here's how it will cost India.
Around 20,000 people are expected to go jobless after Nepal temporarily stopped issuing on-arrival tourist visas to all countries and put an end to all mountaineering expeditions for this season, in efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a media report on Saturday.
India's travel and hospitality industry is headed for its worst crisis with an at least Rs 8,500-crore hit in revenues due to suspension of most visas over fears of spread of coronavirus that would result in lower footfalls and drop in business for tour operators, hotels and aviation industry.
New government visa guidelines mean no foreign players will be allowed to enter India as they come under the Business Visa category.
Coronavirus: India on Wednesday decided to suspend all travel visas in light of the coronavirus outbreak. In a press release, Press Information Bureau (PIB) said that all visas except diplomatic, official, UN/International Organizations, employment, project visas stand suspended. The suspension will come into effect at 12 pm (GMT) on March 13.
A new points-based visa system has been unveiled in the UK. It aims to attract the "brightest and the best" from the world, including India, and to reduce the number of cheap and low-skilled workers coming to the country. Here's an explainer on UK's points-based visa system.
A trip to much of Europe has gone costlier from Sunday with increase in Schengen visa fees to Euro 80 from the current Euro 60, officials said. A Schengen visa is needed to visit 26 European countries, including Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Switzerland and Spain.
The Indian Embassy in China on Sunday issued a statement that the holders of already issued E-visas may note that these are no longer valid.
The Trump administration is coming out Thursday with new visa restrictions aimed at restricting “birth tourism,” in which women travel to the U.S. to give birth so their children can have a coveted U.S. passport.
The new tourist visa of UAE will be valid for five years.
Walmart-owned Flipkart on Monday announced the launch of Visa Safe Click (VSC) - powered by Visa - that will eliminate the need for one time passwords (OTP) for transactions up to Rs 2,000. VSC will enable the e-commerce platform to deploy India's first in-app device-based network authentication solution, a statement said.
Flipkart transactions of up to Rs. 2,000 made using Visa debit or credit cards will not require you to enter OTP. Here's why
Flipkart on Monday launched Visa Safe Click (VSC), powered by Visa, that will eliminate the need for One Time Passwords (OTP) for transactions up to Rs 2,000 on the e-commerce platform.
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has made some changes in the application process of H-1B visa
The embassy said in a tweet on Wednesday that Pakistanis can avail the facility of having their US visa delivered to them on their doorstep. The service is optional and comes with a delivery charge, reports Geo News.
The UK remains a popular destination for Indian holidaymakers too. More than 512,000 Indian nationals received visit visas -- a nine per cent increase compared to the previous year.
The deportation comes after over 300 Indians were deported from Mexico on October 18 for trying to enter the US illegally.
According to the Consulate, the hospital/ treatment center authorities concerned shall furnish the details of the foreigner in a prescribed format along with the details of the indoor medical treatment to be taken by the foreigner, duly certified by the treating doctor to the Foreigner Regional Registration Office (FRRO) concerned within 24 hours after the admission of the foreigner in the hospital/ treatment center for such indoor medical treatment.
The Government of India has decided to extend the Visa-on-arrival facility to nationals of the United Arab Emirates on Sunday. With this decision, the government aims to strengthen relations, trade links and strategic ties between the two countries.
The so-called NHS Visa will be part of a new Points-Based Immigration System (PBIS), which the Conservative Party government plans to introduce if it is voted to power in the December 12 polls. The main features of such a new visa would be a halving of fees and a quicker processing time of just two weeks for qualified doctors and nurses
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