The Visamundi teams keep abreast of frequent legislative changes in immigration policy and share trends, news, announcements, rumors and other relevant information with you.
Chinese nationals resident in India will be facing serious problems with the Indian immigration authorities in the coming days. India recently decided to invalidate tourist visas issued to Chinese nationals wishing to visit the country. Find out more about the reasons behind this decision below. Read the article
The possibility of a future reopening of Vanuatu's borders is becoming clearer with the announcement made by the local tourist board. With the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, its borders had been closed for months. The Vanuatu authorities are gradually making arrangements for the return of tourists to the islands of the archipelago. Discover the essentials ... Read the article
Canada continues to step up its efforts to address chronic shortages in the Canadian workforce. On this basis, the Canada Express Entry draw will resume from July, and expatriation to Canada will be simpler. Express Entry is the online system used by the Canadian government to manage applications for immigration to ... Read the article
We've all been waiting for it: the meeting of the Thai government's Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) on Friday April 22 brought good news! The government announced the end of the Test & Go and Sandbox programs as of May 1, 2022. The opening up of the country ... Read the article
Like many other countries around the world, South Korea has also begun to relax its preventive measures against covid-19. After a long period of restricting entry to the country, the Korean government has now authorized tourists to enter its territory. This is now possible without ... Read the article
From April 21, 2022, destination Hong Kong will relax some of its COVID-19 restrictions, which are among the strictest in the world, allowing beauty salons, cinemas and gyms to reopen, while infections in the destination are below 2,000 per day. "The cases ... Read the article
Since the beginning of April 2022, South Korea has once again allowed fully vaccinated international travelers to enter the country without quarantine, as the destination has relaxed its coronavirus restrictions. However, a negative screening test is still required for entry. At the same time, Incheon International Airport ... Read the article
As of today, March 21, 2022, vaccinated travelers can register on the "Q-CODE" system to qualify for a 7-day quarantine exemption on arrival in South Korea. For information, if the traveler's vaccination history has not yet been registered in Korea, then he or she will not be exempted from quarantine ... Read the article
After imposing some of the strictest entry restrictions in the world, Australia will reopen its borders to international travelers (doubly vaccinated) from February 21, 2022. The country's borders have been closed for almost 2 years, the strategy having been to control the spread of the pandemic on ... 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
From 2025, EU citizens and other non-Irish and non-British nationals wishing to cross the border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland will need to obtain an ETA (Electronic Travel Authorization) under new rules proposed by the UK government. These new rules are part of the ... Read the article
The White House has finally given a date to all travelers waiting to reclaim the US dream. After announcing a reopening "at the beginning of November", the date of November 8 is now on the calendar of all vaccinated foreign travelers, including Europeans. From November 8 fully vaccinated foreign nationals can visit ... 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
After Germany and 47 other partner countries, Moscow has decided to resume flights from France, a first since the start of the pandemic. Since the end of July, Moscow and St. Petersburg have been accessible several times a week from Paris or Nice, with direct flights. As a reminder, the e-Visa is still suspended for the ... Read the article
Egypt wants to take advantage of this period to boost tourism. The African state has decided to make it easier to obtain its e-Visa, bringing to 74 the number of nationalities eligible for the online process. Simpler, entirely digital and with no exchange rate worries on arrival, the e-Visa is also popular for limiting the number of interactions ... Read the article
The idea is simple: passengers can download the dedicated AOK Pass application to certify the veracity of their PCR results, using a QR Code. This will facilitate the work of agents at boarding and reduce verification times compared with conventional results. Only Biogroup and Cerballiance laboratories are ... 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
A new tool for international travelers: the International Air Transport Association (IATA), announced on Tuesday the forthcoming launch of a travel pass by the end of March. IATA also said it was in contact with the Indian authorities and carriers for the use of this pass in India with airlines ... Read the article
It's official: the 2021 season of International Experience Canada is open! For this first pool of 2021, Canada is offering 7,100 places for France, 750 places for Belgium and 80 places for Luxembourg. You can now apply for a WHP and try your hand at being a WHPist in Canada. In order not to ... 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.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the travel restrictions implemented worldwide, the term "revenge travel" has emerged. It explains how people, after being restricted in their travels for a long period of time, try to compensate for these limitations by traveling more frequently or more extravagantly ... Read the article
Following a 91% drop in profits compared with the previous year, Australian airline, Qantas has announced the likelihood of a resumption of international flights for July 2021. It will therefore be possible to book your tickets as early as next summer. Qantas CEO Alan Joyce has said that this is the period ... Read the article
After several months' absence, the Sultanate of Oman has decided to reopen its borders to the general public. However, a new health protocol has been put in place to protect the local population and welcome tourists in complete safety: It is compulsory to download the following applications before arriving on the territory: ... Read the article
As we previously reported, Russia is preparing its new e-Visa for early 2021. A few days ago, we received new details about the latter: As you know, the new version of the Russian e-Visa will allow you to visit the country with a single visa, when you previously had to apply for a ... Read the article
Like many other countries, Niger will soon be launching its electronic visa. A precious sesame to facilitate the arrival of travelers on its territory, particularly in times of health crisis, this type of dematerialized procedure is increasingly valued by States. The Director of Territorial Surveillance (DST) spoke of the difficulties ... Read the article
We know that this is a special situation for you, so to be able to travel with your PVT, we'd like to shed some light on the three major destinations. For Canada: Applications are not being processed, invitations are suspended until further notice, however profiles continue to be accepted in EIC pools. You have already ... Read the article
Yet another luxury safari destination! Following in the footsteps of Botswana, which has also just announced its forthcoming e-Visa, Kenya, South Africa and Tanzania, the former Portuguese colony of Mozambique has joined the long list of East African countries that are planning to introduce, or have already introduced, dematerialized visa procedures. No date has been set for ... Read the article
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has spoken out about the possibility of Russia's new e-Visa becoming a multiple-entry visa. This e-Visa is scheduled for introduction on January 1, 2021. Nothing has yet been confirmed, but this possibility should be studied very soon. On the other hand, travelers who have cancelled their stay due to the ... Read the article
South Korea prepares its "post-Covid". The South Korean Embassy in Turkmenistan has announced that they will no longer issue visas in the passport from July 1, 2020, in favor of e-Visa. You will then have to go to https://www.visa.go.kr and fill out an application (the form is currently blocked), or directly on ... Read the article
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