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Malaysia announces Visa on Arrival for Indian travellers, effective from 1st June

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Sunday, 29 May 2022, 10:30 AM 696

Malaysia announces Visa on Arrival (VOA) effective 1st June 2022 for Indian travellers arriving in Malaysia through selected entry points via Singapore, Thailand, Brunei, or Indonesia, with a valid visa from either country. According to the Immigration Department of Malaysia (Mumbai Attaché), the VOA fee is MYR200 (USD 46) and travellers must show that they […]Continue Reading

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Collinson’s Priority Pass™ Access India and LoungeKey to Provide Enhanced Travel Ecosystem Experiences to Visa Cardholders

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Thursday, 19 May 2022, 6:30 PM 348

Priority Pass™ Access India, a new domestic lounge experience owned and operated by Collinson, announces a new partnership with payment network Visa. The agreement will see cardholders in India under the Visa domestic lounge programme gain access to Priority Pass’s extensive lounge network in India. Eligible payment cardholders under Visa’s domestic lounge programme in Continue Reading

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Russia imposes visa restrictions on citizens of ‘unfriendly countries’

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Tuesday, 5 April 2022, 4:30 PM 540

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Monday introducing visa restrictions for citizens of countries that Moscow deems “unfriendly” in response to sanctions over Ukraine. The decree, which came into force yesterday, suspends Russia’s simplified visa issuance regime with some European Union countries as well as Norway, Switzerland, Denmark Continue Reading

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Centre extends visa, immigration modernisation scheme till 2026

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Monday, 28 February 2022, 11:30 AM 690

With an aim to modernise and upgrade immigration and visa services, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) approved the continuation of the Immigration Visa Foreigners Registration Tracking (IVFRT) Scheme till March 31, 2026, with a financial outlay of INR 1,364.88 crore. With this scheme, the MHA aims to provide a secure and integrated service delivery […]Continue Reading

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Thailand suspends quarantine-free visas to fight Omicron spread

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Saturday, 8 January 2022, 8:04 AM 1086

Thailand indefinitely suspended a quarantine-free visa program for vaccinated visitors and ordered a ban on the sale of alcohol at restaurants in areas deemed at high risk of Covid infections to curb the spread of the omicron variant. The nation’s main virus task force spared Bangkok, Phuket and six other tourist destinations from harsh containment […]Continue Reading

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Over 15,000 free tourist visas issued till now

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Tuesday, 9 November 2021, 10:19 AM 1725

According to a report in The Business Line, international travel to India is a bit slow to pick up with just a little over 15,000 free tourist visas being issued so far out of the five lakh visas that were provisioned by the centre. In June 2021, the Ministry of Finance had announced a scheme […]Continue Reading