The Asia Travel Information category provides up-to-date information on travel formalities in Asian countries such as China, Japan, India, Thailand, Malaysia and other popular destinations. This category is dedicated to publishing information on visas, passports, mandatory vaccinations, travel restrictions and customs regulations for travelers visiting various Asian countries. Articles published in this category will contain useful tips for travelers, information on precautions to take, recent changes in laws and regulations, as well as updates on known incidents that could affect the safety of travelers to Asian destinations.
Since March 2020, tourist e-visas had been suspended due to the health crisis in India. However, business is gradually picking up again. In particular, the Indian government has announced that as of March 15, 2022, 1-year and 5-year tourist e-visas will once again be issued, allowing travelers to discover the destination on ... Read the article
From March 27, 2022 (start of the 2022 summer program), international commercial flights to/from India will resume service outside the current bilateral agreements. This will mean the termination of the travel bubble agreements*, and all travelers will be able to rediscover India's unique atmosphere. Airlines will still be able to ... Read the article
Indonesia will allow travelers to enter Bali without quarantine as part of a trial program starting on March 14. This date could even be brought forward if the number of Covid infections in Bali drops as early as next week. This program is aimed at fully vaccinated travelers who have received their booster shots. ... Read the article
This Wednesday, February 23, 2022, the "Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration" (CCSA) has decided to abolish the requirement for a second PCR test on day 5 under the Test and Go quarantine exemption program to enter Thailand. As of March 1, 2022, this second test will no longer be mandatory, and ... Read the article
Thailand's Covid-19 Situation Administration Centre (CCSA) has approved a new system to complement the Test & Go entry system: the "Thailand Pass Hotel & Swaben". This system will control the movements of visitors after their arrival on Thai territory. The idea is to enable visitors' movements to be ... Read the article
As of today (February 15, 2022), Vietnam is lifting coronavirus-related restrictions on international flights for fully vaccinated passengers. This was announced by the Vietnam Aeronautical Authority in a press release, and is excellent news for the country that had closed itself off to the world since the start of the pandemic ... Read the article
Foreign nationals from 157 countries that are fully vaccinated and not subject to visa requirements (including France) will once again be able to travel to the Philippines from February 10, 2022, the Philippine government has announced. The country of 7,000 islands has decided to follow in the footsteps of its neighbors, Thailand and Indonesia, ... Read the article
Despite a steady increase in cases of Covid-19 in Indonesia this month, attributed by health authorities to the Omicron variant, the destination of Bali will once again welcome French travellers from Friday February 4. To travel to Bali, travelers will need to undergo a PCR test and a quarantine period ranging from 5 to ... Read the article
Suspended on December 22 following the spread of the Omicron variant, the Test&Go program will be reintroduced in a few days' time. Vaccinated travellers will once again be exempt from strict quarantine on arrival in the country. However, it is important to take into account the new measures decided by the Thai authorities, supported by the Ministry of Health, to ... Read the article
The press release from the Hong Kong government is clear: the Immigration Department is launching its new electronic visa application service, enabling applicants to create their file online and receive their visa by e-mail, without having to visit an immigration office in person. Applications ... Read the article
Good news! Laos, a Southeast Asian country known for its gentle people and beautiful scenery, has just announced that it will reopen its borders in 2022. In fact, the Laotian Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism is preparing to reopen the country to travelers as part of the ... Read the article
After several months of confinement, India is once again allowing foreign travelers onto its territory, to the great benefit of its economic situation! Although this does not mean a rapid and explosive resumption of tourist activity, requests from travellers are on the increase. In fact, they are ... Read the article
Thailand has an unfortunate reputation for making entry into the country extremely complicated. This improves (slightly) on November 1 with the introduction of the Thailand Pass, which will partially replace the Certificate of Entry (COE). This compulsory document will enable you to upload all the necessary documents (hotel, flight, etc.), which will be processed in ... Read the article
Cases of Covid-19 are exploding. But that hasn't stopped the French government from classifying it as "green", and Singapore from announcing the reopening of flights to new destinations, including France, for those vaccinated without quarantine. Singapore Airlines has already scheduled 4 weekly flights from Paris. From October 20, French travellers will have to comply with certain ... Read the article
India is dribbling out information about the reissue of its visas for tourists. The Indian Embassy in Iraq has given more information: e-Visas and visas are indeed affected by the reissue No entry by land will be possible. Only by air or sea. Only the 30-day e-Visa will be ... Read the article
Even if a mandatory 14-day quarantine complicates the stay, the Mongolian government has launched its e-Visa application website, a huge change in the country's tourism policy. 36 countries, including EU members, Australia, China, the UK, Switzerland and South Korea, can apply for this 100% document by ... Read the article
We announced it to you a short while ago. The Indian government has decided to once again accept tourists on its soil after an 18-month suspension. The opening will take place in two phases: from October 15, 2021, tourists from certain countries under bilateral agreements will be accepted via charter flights ... Read the article
When travel restrictions for tourists are lifted in India, the first 500,000 tourist visas issued will be free of charge. This is part of the measures taken by the Ministry of Finance to help revive the country's tourism sector. For the time being, it has not been specified whether this measure concerns classic visas ... Read the article
It's official: after more than a year's closure, Mongolia's air borders reopened on June 1, said Tseden-Ish Ganzorig, head of the government press office. The Mongolian immigration authorities took the opportunity to unveil their e-Visa application portal. On this portal, it will be possible to obtain ... Read the article
The Immigration Department has announced that facial recognition technology will be available at more border crossings later this year to facilitate "contactless" travel. The technology will allow residents to pass through immigration checkpoints by looking at a camera after using their ID cards or QR codes generated through ... Read the article
Despite an increase in the number of Covid-19 cases in India, and a forthcoming generalized containment in France, India has decided to relaunch online visas for "business", "conference" and "medical" reasons (i.e. excluding tourism). Even if leaving the country is always complicated, business travel could be one of the imperative reasons for going ... Read the article
After suspending the online visa procedure for a long period due to the global pandemic, the Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced the return of the Type E Visa. What is the E-type visa? It corresponds to the Business Visa. People wishing to travel to ... Read the article
After introducing a 14-day quarantine, the Thai authorities have announced a relaxation of entry conditions for international travelers from April 2021. Mr. Anutin Charnvirakul, Thailand's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Health, announced: "Foreigners who have documents certifying vaccination, carried out between ... Read the article
Nursultan officials have announced the Government's intention to abolish visa requirements for foreign visitors. The move is designed to boost foreign tourism to the country and make it a more attractive location for cross-border investment in the age of Covid-19.
India's Ministry of Tourism is planning a new set of procedures for international tourists wishing to visit India on a fixed itinerary. According to the Ministry's guidelines, international travelers will have to arrange their travel through recognized travel agencies and plan the fixed itinerary of their trip with them. Anyone wishing to travel to ... Read the article
Following in the footsteps of Kenya and Russia, Mongolian deputies decided to change the concept of visa issuance during their last parliamentary session of 2020. The health crisis linked to COVID-19 has prompted the authorities to consider new methods for issuing visas.
Sri Lanka plans to open its airport to all international travelers on December 26, pending official confirmation from the Sri Lankan authorities. 500 tourists a day will be allowed to enter Sri Lanka. International travelers will be required to comply with certain rules to limit the spread of ... Read the article
Sri Lanka reopens its borders to international tourists. After nine months of closure, Sri Lanka plans to reopen its territory to international travelers by January 2021. New rules will be put in place by the Sri Lankan authorities to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus. New conditions for obtaining an electronic visa ... Read the article
In order to ensure the health and safety of international travelers and reduce the risk of transmission of COVID-19, the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in France has announced in a press release that all travelers wishing to visit China will be required to present a negative PCR or serological test accompanied by a QR ... Read the article
Good news! On Thursday October 22, the Indian Government announced the immediate reinstatement of all conventional visas, with the exception of Tourism, Medical Tourism and e-visas. The announcement comes almost 8 months after the total closure of the country's borders following the global pandemic of COVID-19. ... Read the article
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