The Visamundi teams keep abreast of frequent legislative changes in immigration policy and share trends, news, announcements, rumors and other relevant information with you.
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
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
Yemen, in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), is considering the introduction of an electronic visa system, with the aim of improving security at the country's various entry points. The e-visa project would also make it possible to limit and combat counterfeiting. Finally, through this project, the ... Read the article
Good news! As of Wednesday, November 24, 2021, Kuwait began issuing online tourist visas to citizens of 53 countries and certain professionals residing in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries (Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Oman). This decision is in line with ... Read the article
International travelers with a complete vaccination schedule will be able to return to New Zealand as early as next spring! After 2 years of closure, the country has unveiled a plan to reopen its borders, the first stage of which will begin on January 16, 2022, at 23:59 precisely. This will allow access to fully vaccinated New Zealand citizens, ... 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
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
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
Have they all spread the word? After Cuba, India and Canada, it's Joe Bidden's government's turn to announce that vaccinated travelers from the European Union, the United Kingdom and China will once again be allowed to arrive on U.S. soil from the beginning of November. A negative PCR test ... Read the article
The good news continues. After India, which is due to reopen soon, or as Malawi has also announced, it's Cuba's turn to reopen its borders to tourists from November 15, 2021. The only difference between Cuba and other countries is that the country will not be imposing any fees on people arriving on its soil, in any case ... Read the article
More good news for European travelers. After Canada, which no longer requires a letter from the employer for the return of its PVT participants, it is now the turn of Azerbaijan - one of the pioneers of the eVisa - to announce that documents are once again being issued for several nationalities, such as Chinese, Italians, Japanese... ... Read the article
To prepare for the return of international travelers, which Australian companies estimate will take place in December 2021, the Australian government is reportedly testing a mobile application to process eVisitors. Modeled on neighboring New Zealand's NZeTA, this application would scan the MRZ zone of the passport and/or read the passport chip to ... Read the article
We'd been waiting for it for a few months. With the Brexit, the EU had announced, rather like their counterparts across the Channel, the introduction of an electronic travel authorization (ETIAS), based on the US equivalent, the ESTA. The fee is now known: €7. From the end of 2022, all travelers aged 18 to 70 ... Read the article
The Embassy of the Russian Federation in France has announced that all types of visas have been issued since August 4 for its consular section as well as the consulates general in Marseille, Strasbourg and the chancellery in Villefranche-sur-Mer. This announcement concerns paper visas only, as the Russian electronic visa (e-Visa) is still suspended ... 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
Good news for travelers. The national news agency has announced that international tourism will resume on August 1. Vaccinated travelers (Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson) will even have the chance to avoid mandatory quarantine on arrival. As the vaccine does not prevent contamination, you will still need to provide a negative result of ... Read the article
At last! After nearly 18 months of closure, and a first step in removing mandatory quarantine for vaccinated travelers but retaining imperative reasons for travel, Canadian Health Minister Patty Hajdu announced on Monday that the country would now be open to vaccinated travelers without restriction or need ... Read the article
A number of airlines have recently introduced a system that has been tested for several months, inviting users to provide their identity documents and those specific to Covid (PCR tests, health pass, etc.) over the Internet, a few days before their flight. Once these have been validated by the airline, they can then proceed to 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
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
On Monday, the Canadian government announced that it was easing entry restrictions for fully vaccinated travelers to Canada, effective July 5. While a quarantine was previously required, it will no longer exist for vaccinated travellers. There will also be no need to book a hotel. "This is the first step in our approach to ... Read the article
Since May 17, 2021, French tourists have been allowed to visit Portugal. The good news is that antigen tests are now authorized for French tourists, so PCR tests will no longer be mandatory. The summer vacations are approaching and Portugal has decided to continue lifting the restrictions against Covid-19. ... 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
On Monday June 7, the head of government, Pedro Sanchez, announced the introduction of a vaccination certificate to facilitate travelers' entry into Spain. Anyone wishing to travel to Spain from a country considered at risk will have to present a vaccination certificate, a document certifying their vaccination ... Read the article
As the number one destination in Europe and the world, France is keen to attract international travelers once again, with the aim of boosting its economy. To motivate international travelers, the French government has decided to make PCR tests free of charge for anyone wishing to visit France for the summer vacations. France is the first European country to ... Read the article
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