After large numbers of countries placed restrictions on Russian nationals following the invasion of Ukraine two years ago, many flocked to Sri Lanka when it effectively offered near-indefinite stays. Indeed, nearly 200,000 Russians and 5,000 Ukrainians visited the country last year, according to Sri Lanka's tourism department. However, a Sri Lankan government official announced today that the … Continue reading Sri Lanka to stop offering free long-term visas to Russians and Ukrainians
Democrat Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is pleading with Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott not to send busloads of migrants to Chicago while the Midwest is being hit by a powerful winter storm. Chicago is among the many Democrat-run cities that have declared themselves sanctuaries for illegal immigrants, and Abbott has sent thousands to Chicago and … Continue reading NOT CHICAGO: Illinois governor’s request from Texas
Minister of interior sl@ms NIS for making married women travel to their Abuja office for change of name. Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has knocked officers of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) for always asking people, especially married women to come to the headquarters in Abuja just to effect a change of name on their … Continue reading Minister of Interior slams NIS officers for ‘harassing married women’
This week, financial daily Calcalist reported that Israel plans to bring in some 70,000 foreign workers from China, India and other countries for its construction sector, which has faced a labor shortage since the October 7 Hamas attack. Yehuda Morgenstern, director-general of the Construction and Housing ministry, told the newspaper that the Israeli government will … Continue reading Israel needs foreign labour after ban on Palestinian workers
China is simplifying visa restrictions for U.S. travelers, hoping to attract more visitors and revitalize its tourism sector. Starting January 1, American tourists will not need to provide round-trip air tickets, hotel reservations, itineraries, or invitations when applying for Chinese visas, as announced by the Chinese Embassy in Washington. The move aims to encourage "people-to-people … Continue reading China relaxes visa requirements to lure US tourists
The Federal Government has directed that Nigerians with expired passports planning to return to the country to celebrate the yuletide be allowed without any obstruction. In a letter dated 22nd December 2023 by the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, Wura-Ola Adepoju, to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, through the Office … Continue reading Yuletide: FG to allow Nigerians with expired passports return home
Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, Minister of Interior, has ordered the probe of some officials of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) over alleged misconduct. Recall that on December 12, Moyo Okediji, a Professor of African Art from the University of Texas, Austin, United States, took to his Facebook page to recount how he was allegedly “extorted and robbed” … Continue reading Extortion: FG orders probe of Immigration officer over misconduct in Seme Border
The UK government's flagship immigration policy, known as the Rwanda plan, is hanging in the balance this morning after the highest court in the land found it to be unlawful. But what is the scheme? Why is it so controversial? And how has it ended up in the judicial system? The Rwanda plan was first … Continue reading Rwanda: Everything you should know about Supreme Court judgement on govt’s immigration plan
The Nigeria immigration Service on Sunday lost some of its officers along Kano-Zaria Road. The officers, who were on their way back to Abuja from Kano after a Passing-Out-Parade (POP) at the Immigration Training School, were involved in an accident. It was gathered that two persons died after the auto crash. The service confirmed the … Continue reading 2 Immigration officers die in Kano auto crash
• Dismisses scarcity of document, says claim plot to extort applicants Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has accused corrupt officials of sabotaging efforts at sanitising application and issuance of passports in the country. Inaugurating the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) Passport Front Office in Oyo Town, Oyo State, the minister dismissed claim of shortage of the document, insisting … Continue reading Passport Issuance: Corrupt immigration officials extorting Nigerians with ‘scarcity claims’
The US is sending 1,500 troops to bolster resources at its southern border ahead of an expected surge of migrants, the defence department said. They will accompany 2,500 National Guard members already in place to support the work of border agents. Title 42, a Trump-era policy that gives the government power to automatically expel undocumented … Continue reading 1,500 US troops to be deployed to southern border
Photo by RODNAE Productions on Pexels.com The justice ministry in Manila said it will close 175 Chinese-owned "Philippine offshore gambling operators" and deport some 40,000 Chinese workers, as part of a crackdown on the online gaming industry. As operators capitalized on the Philippine's liberal gaming laws to target customers in China, where gambling is banned, … Continue reading Philippines to deport over 40,000 Chinese workers
Canada is nowhere near to meeting its goal of welcoming 81,000 refugees by the end of 2021, according to numbers obtained by CBC News. Figures provided by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) show the department was about halfway to its refugee intake target on Oct. 31. As of that date, Canada had welcomed more than 7,800 … Continue reading Canada needs more refugees
Japan has long stood out among industrialized nations for its closed-door policy on immigration. But as the country faces an acute labor shortage, on top of looming problems brought on by population decline, Tokyo is moving to open up, at least somewhat, to foreigners. Photo by Vitalina on Pexels.com Japanese officials said Thursday that the … Continue reading Japan to adjust visa policy amid labor shortage
A four-page Democratic resolution said the U.S. House of Representatives “strongly condemns President Donald Trump’s racist comments that have legitimized and increased fear and hatred of new Americans and people of color”. It said Mr Trump’s slights “do not belong in congress or in the United States of America”. The resolution included a full page … Continue reading U.S. lawmakers at war over Trump’s foreign policy initiatives
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