Vietnam will lift visa requirements for foreign visitors to the southern resort island of Phu Quoc, which the government wants to develop into a leading ecological tourist site.
Foreigners and overseas Vietnamese will no longer require visas if they spend less than 15 days on the island. If they transit another border gate in Vietnam to […]

The European Union toughens the visa regime for the third world citizens beginning with the next year as a measure against terrorism and illegal migration. This will first of all concern people in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus. Thus, the EU may in fact nullify a treaty on simplification of mutual trips of citizens from Russia […]

Bloomburg reports that Mexico is resuming a visa requirement for Brazilians and Ecuadoreans to help stem the flow of illegal immigrants to the U.S. The policy change prompted Brazil and Ecuador to reinstate visas for Mexicans.
The return to requiring visas, announced in a statement today by the Mexican Foreign Ministry, reverses a five-year-old policy […]

Javid Hassan of the Arab News network, reports on his problems in obtaining a visa for the United Arab Emirates.
I had a rude shock. The clerk told me that my application had been rejected. Reason: No visa for a journalist. He refunded my money.
Doctors, it says, are eligible. As I stood waiting […]

The Tehran Times reports that the issuing of seven-day visas for foreigners was started at Tabriz International Airport on Monday during a ceremony attended by Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hamid-Reza Asefi.
Speaking at the ceremony, Asefi said the plan to issue visas for foreigners at a number of major cities is aimed at facilitating the process of […]