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Moscow, Russia (AFP) The Kremlin on Tuesday warned it would respond if the European Union makes it harder for Russians to travel to the bloc as part of measures in support of Ukraine. The idea to ban Russian tourists from Europe has divided EU nations, with some in full support and others fearing it would shut the door on dissident Russians fleeing abroad. EU foreign ministers will discuss the issue during a two-day meeting […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration has reminded foreign nationals that they need the appropriate visas to enter the country. Immigration chief Jaime Morente issued the reminder following reports of foreigners still being turned back because of the absence of visas. All three foreigners, the bureau said, alleged they were unaware that they needed the visas in the first place. According to Morente, the Philippines remains closed to foreign tourists due to the Covid-19 pandemic, […]
(Eagle News)–The Bureau of Immigration has clarified foreign spouses of Filipinos do not need to get another visa to enter the country if they already carry a valid visa previously issued to them by the bureau. Immigration commissioner Jaime Morente said only foreigners married to Filipinos who do not possess any visa at all are required to secure entry visas to be able to enter our country. “For example, a holder of a valid 9(g) […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has temporarily suspended the issuance of visas to all foreign nationals in view of the current COVID-19 outbreak worldwide. In an advisory posted on Thursday, March 19, the DFA announced that it is also suspending the visa-free privilege for foreign nationals, aside from the usual visa issuances. “The DFA informs the public that it is temporarily suspending visa issuance in all its Foreign Service Posts effective […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States is suspending routine visa services in most countries because of the coronavirus pandemic, the State Department announced late Wednesday. It said embassies and consulates in “most countries worldwide… will cancel all routine immigrant and nonimmigrant visa appointments as of March 18, 2020.” It did not specify which countries would be exempted from the suspension, which was in response to “worldwide challenges” related to the deadly pandemic. © […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Kiko Pangilinan on Wednesday, Jan. 29, called on the government to suspend the issuance of all visas from people coming from China, the seat of the novel coronavirus outbreak, as he slammed the government for what he said was the lack of coordination among agencies. “Visa upon arrival lang ang suspended para sa mga Chinese. Yung tours, delegates, at businessmen, tulad nung cruise ships sa Subic, tuloy-tuloy pa. Dapat lahat,” Pangilinan said. According […]
(Eagle News)– Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Thursday, Jan. 24, blamed a Philippine labor attaché for the United States’ government’s decision to ban for one year Filipinos from obtaining H-2A and H-2B visas to enter the US. “One of our labor attachés questioned such visas so I guess we got what we asked for,” Locsin said on Twitter, without giving names. In a separate Tweet, Locsin said the labor attaché in particular “denounced work/study J1 visas […]
MANILA – In order to reassure first time visitors to the UK that the visa process is straightforward, UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) has launched a new video to explain each step of the process – from filling out the form online, giving finger prints at the visa application centre, to receiving the visa. The number of Filipino visitors coming to the UK continues to grow and in the year ending June 2015 UKVI issued 34,381 visit […]
