Japanese Foreign Ministry said Tuesday that it would relax visa requirement for four Asian countries in a bid to double the number of foreign visitors ahead of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, local media reported.
Economic links and alignment of regulations between New Zealand and Australia are set to strengthen but the two governments have put off a proposal for a single trans-Tasman visa for visitors to both countries, according to a joint document released Friday.
The United States insisted on Tuesday that it will not issue a visa to Iran's new ambassador to the United Nations Hamid Aboutalebi for his role in the 1979 hostage crisis.
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced that nationals of Belize, Croatia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan will enjoy visa-free privileges to enter the Philippines for a period of 30 days effective Tuesday.
India has extended visa-on- arrival facility to 180 countries, except eight nations including Pakistan, Iran and Sri Lanka, local media reported Thursday.
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu Wednesday said the Turkish citizens may benefit from the EU visa exemption deal in about three years
A global tourism meeting co-hosted by Zambia and Zimbabwe came to an end here Wednesday with a pledge to prioritize tackling the problem of visa regimes and air connections.
The Chinese government says experts from overseas will get a Chinese visa much faster and easier than ever before.
The Myanmar authorities have extended granting of visa-on-arrival at Mandalay International Airport for visitors from 22 more countries mostly from Europe starting this month, local media reported Monday.
The New Zealand government announced Monday it was changing the country's visa rules to ensure New Zealanders were first in line for jobs in the reconstruction of the earthquake-battered Canterbury region.