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01 May 12
Hope for Pakistani and India visa agreement
A bilateral agreement between Indian and Pakistan which will grant an Indian visa to Pakistani businessmen, and vice versa, looks set to be finalised this month, easing tension between the two countries.
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12 Apr 12
Skills test for Saudi Arabia visa applicants
The Saudi government has announced plans to examine applicants' professional skills before granting a Saudi Arabia visa in an effort to increase the competence of the six million strong foreign workforce in the country.
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02 Apr 12
Britons arrested on Nigerian visa fraud charge
Two Britons have been arrested in Nigeria after allegedly conspiring to forge a Nigerian visa and impersonate a government minister.
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12 Mar 12
France threatens withdrawal from Schengen Agreement
Speaking at an election rally in Paris, French President Nicolas Sarkozy threatened to withdraw from the Schengen Agreement unless more is done within Europe to tackle illegal immigration.
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13 Feb 12
China visa programme to lure the brightest and best
China has announced its intention to relax the restrictions on its '1,000 Foreign Experts' programme in an attempt lure some of the world's top innovators and scientists to the country.
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24 Jan 12
Putin promises tough new Russian immigration rules
Former Russian president Vladimir Putin has warned that ethnic tensions could 'tear Russia apart' and if he is re-elected president he will bring Russian immigration under control.
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13 Jan 12
Shanghai delays controversial expat tax
Despite legislation requiring all foreign workers and their employing firms to pay a proportion of their salaries to the Chinese government coming into effect in October 2011, governmental authorities in Shanghai are yet to implement the law.
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11 Jan 12
France cracks down on immigration – record numbers deported
France's interior minister Claude Gueant has revealed that the country deported a record 33,000 illegal immigrants in 2011 and that he wants to see this number, already a 17.5% rise from 2010, reach 35,000 in 2012.
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30 Nov 11
Saudi Arabia visa processing for Canadians deliberately slowed
Unhappy with the speed at which Canadian visa applications made by their citizens are being processed, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is now deliberately prolonging the processing of Canadian visa applications to the country by way of response.
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09 Nov 11
Sri Lanka launches ETA visa trial
Short-stay visitors to Sri Lanka, whether they are travelling for business or tourism, will from January 1 2012 be required to obtain an Electronic Travel Authrorization (ETA) visa to enter the country.
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