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29 Aug 12
New China visa rules threaten tourism industry
Recently introduced China visa rules which require applicants to provide additional information regarding their holidays have left tourists perplexed and threaten to damage the country's budding tourism industry.
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23 Aug 12
Tourist China visa rules tightened
Beijing has added new restrictions to the China visa for visiting tourists which require applicants to supply a letter of invitation and proof of hotel reservations.
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03 Aug 12
Briton's struggle to get home hinges on desperate Saudi Arabia visa application
A British man stranded in the United Arab Emirates because his 11-year-old son refuses to fly is waiting on the outcome of a Saudi Arabia visa application to see if he can travel home over land.
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30 Jul 12
Sri Lanka more hotels to satisfy demand
An industry report has said if Sri Lanka is to benefit from the burgeoning tourism industry, as many as 22,500 hotel rooms will be needed.
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29 May 12
Moscow hoping to abandon Russia visa requirement
As Russian and British diplomats meet to discuss international relations, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has hinted that he hopes the country will eventually abandon the Russia visa requirement for British tourists.
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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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