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Tourism S.Korea raises number of accredited travel firms for visa application By Dao Loan Saturday,  Dec 14, 2019,13:41 (GMT+7) S.Korea raises number of accredited travel firms for visa applicationBy Dao Loan An event promotes South Korean tourism in HCMC. South Korean consular agencies are taking measures to shorten visa processing procedures and increase the number of Vietnamese accredited travel firms – PHOTO: DAO LOAN HCMC - Many local tour operators remain concerned, following the recent disappearance of 164 Vietnamese students in South Korea, that the country would tighten visa requirements for Vietnamese citizens. However, the South Korean tourism authority has said the visa policy remains unchanged, and consular agencies are taking measures to reduce visa processing time, while increasing the number of travel firms accredited to process South Korean visas for their customers. The South Korean Embassy in … [Read more...] about S.Korea raises number of accredited travel firms for visa application

ANKARA (Sputnik) — Erdogan said on Tuesday that the United States was to blame for causing the visa dispute between the two countries, adding that US Ambassador to Ankara John Bass should be dismissed if he was behind the decision to suspend visa services in Turkey. On Sunday, the US embassy announced the suspension of non-immigrant visa services at US diplomatic facilities in Turkey over the recent arrest of Metin Topuz, an employee of the US Consulate General in Istanbul. In response to the move, Turkish authorities suspended visa applications from US citizens. "If our ambassador had done the same thing, we would not keep him on his post for a single minute. We do not regard [Bass] as a representative of the United States. Neither the Foreign Ministry nor our ministers, not I personally, will accept his farewell visits," Erdogan said during his visit to Serbia … [Read more...] about Erdogan Blames Washington for US-Turkey Visa Dispute, Hints at FETO Trace

NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Prosecutors in New York have charged a former Moroccan ambassador to the United Nations and others with visa fraud, accusing them of bringing workers to the United States using fake employment contracts and then exploiting them. Abdeslam Jaidi, his ex-wife Maria Luisa Estrella and her brother Ramon Singson brought in more than 10 workers from the Philippines and Morocco since about 2006, according to the indictment filed in federal court in New York. The visa applications said the workers would be employed as administrative or technical staff at the consulate or Moroccan U.N. mission, and some included fake employment contracts, it said. Instead, the workers were used as personal drivers, domestic helpers and farmhands, the indictment said. They were paid low wages - sometimes less than $500 a month - and worked long hours without time off. Some had to hand over their passports, it also said. “This case sends a strong message that … [Read more...] about Morocco ex-diplomat to U.N. accused of visa fraud over workers

A bride-to-be is desperate to be walked down the aisle by her ailing father, on home soil, but her fiance's visa application is buried in red tape. Racheal​ Broyden, 48, has already been forced to postpone her wedding to Chiedozie Innocent twice due to delays with Immigration New Zealand. The couple, who live in the United Arab Emirates, had planned to wed in an intimate ceremony with her family in Palmerston North in June. But the big day was called off when the groom-to-be was denied entry after immigration officials raised concerns. READ MORE:Desperation over partnership visa delays to New Zealand'Spectre of deportation' looms over wedding after family of Vietnamese bride barred from NZLawyer hits out at immigration law The couple rescheduled their wedding to October 5, which they thought would allow enough time to allay any concern and acquire the appropriate visa. Four months later, an immigration officer has yet … [Read more...] about Kiwi bride’s homecoming wedding postponed twice due to Nigerian fiance’s visa limbo

Theresa May has rejected calls to relax Indian visa rules, saying the UK has a "good system" for applications.The prime minister, who is in Delhi to pave the way for the UK's first post-Brexit trade deal, said the UK was already able to attract "the brightest and the best" from outside the EU."Nine out of 10 visa applications from India are already accepted," she said.But she said the UK could give ground if Indians who overstayed their visas could be returned more swiftly."The UK will consider further improvements to our visa offer if, at the same time, we can step up the speed and volume of returns of Indians with no right to remain," she told reporters.Her government also intends to make it easier for wealthy Indian business executives to come to the UK.A small group of high-net-worth individuals and their families will be offered access to the Great Club - a bespoke visa and immigration service - to make visa applications smoother.Thousands of Indians on work visas will also be … [Read more...] about Theresa May rejects calls to raise Indian visa quota