Director of UK visa and consular services in Pakistan Alex Pond denied that the UK had toughened visa regulations for Pakistanis after the 7/7 London bombings, which were blamed on terrorists having links with madarassas in Pakistan.
She stated that “the British High Commission in Pakistan was accepting visa applications from all categories of citizens” […]

Sept, 11th of 2001 has made Americans reconsider and toughen visa politics regarding visitors from Muslim countries. The US borders were actually closed for Muslims.
Today we hear thousands of complaints from legitimate tourists and business travellers, who say that “it is practically impossible for Arab men to obtain US visas”.
www.startribune.com has released a […]

Thailand has ratified a draft visa exemption accord with Russia. This accord is believed to help promote tourism, trade and communication between the two countries. It will be signed within the framework of the ASEAN-Russia summit on December 13th.
According to the pact Thais and Russians with valid travel documents will be allowed to stay […]

Russian tour operators appealed to the government on the question of ease of visa regime and suggested to invest more in promoting the country. They state the fact, that there is a steady decline in the number of foreign tourists.
The head of the Federal Tourism Agency, Vladimir Strzhalkovsky, recently told the MPs that the […]