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Thailand expands e-Visa system

Thailand expands e-Visa system

Thailand embassies and consulates general in 39 countries now offer electronic visa (e-Visa) issuance. Thailand has just announced the expansion of its electronic visa (e-Visa) program, which is now available at 59 Thai embassies and consulates-general around the world. The move aims to simplify and streamline the visa application process

Cuba eases entry procedures for foreign visitors

Cuba eases entry procedures for foreign visitors

Cuba is granting more flexibility for registration on the D’Viajeros platform as well as for travelers holding a tourist card issued before the introduction of the e-Visa. Cuba has just announced two important measures aimed at facilitating travel for foreign visitors. One concerns the use of the digital registration platform

Uganda: Visa issued on arrival due to e-Visa portal malfunction

Uganda: Visa issued on arrival due to e-Visa portal malfunction

Due to the inaccessibility of the electronic visa (e-Visa) portal, Uganda is temporarily granting visa on arrival to its visitors. Uganda announced today that due to a malfunction in its electronic visa (e-Visa) application portal, the country is implementing a temporary measure to allow visas on arrival to be issued

Kenya announces launch of transit ETA

Kenya announces launch of transit ETA

Transit passengers with a long connection in Nairobi will be able to leave Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and visit the city thanks to a new electronic travel authorization (ETA). Speaking today at the 14th edition of the Magical Kenya Travel Expo (MKTE), Kenyan President William Ruto announced the upcoming launch

Sri Lanka: no free visas, ETA still necessary and chargeable

Sri Lanka: no free visas, ETA still necessary and chargeable

Announced by the previous government, the policy of free entry visas to Sri Lanka for tourists from 35 countries did not come into effect on October 1. Recently reactivated, ETA authorization is still required, and fees are still charged. Last August, Sri Lanka unveiled a new measure aimed at attracting

India: 100,000 free visas for foreign tourists

India: 100,000 free visas for foreign tourists

As part of the “Chalo India” campaign, India is preparing to offer 100,000 visas to foreign tourists. Speaking at an event organized by his ministry to celebrate World Tourism Day, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, India’s Minister of Tourism, announced that 100,000 foreign tourists will soon be exempt from paying visa fees.

Belarus-Russia agreement on mutual visa recognition in its final stages

Belarus-Russia agreement on mutual visa recognition in its final stages

Belarus and Russia expect the agreement on mutual recognition of visas to be operational by the end of the year. The Belarusian authorities announce that the agreement between Belarus and Russia on the mutual recognition of visas is in the final stages of preparation and should be fully operational by

China: three new European countries soon to benefit from visa-free travel

China: three new European countries soon to benefit from visa-free travel

In the coming weeks, citizens of three new European countries will be able to enter China without a visa and stay for 15 days. China announced today that citizens of Greece and Slovenia will soon be exempt from visa requirements for stays of 15 days. This announcement comes a few

Sri Lanka: the ETA portal is reactivated

Sri Lanka: the ETA portal is reactivated

After being replaced by the electronic visa last April, itself suspended since August 2, the electronic travel authorization application portal (ETA) for Sri Lanka is once again active and functional. The free visa policy announced by the previous government did not come into effect on October 1 (details here). Sri

Qatar joins the US Visa Waiver Program

Qatar joins the US Visa Waiver Program

“No later than December 1, 2024”, Qatar will become the 42nd country included in the U.S. Visa Waiver Program and ESTA electronic travel authorization system.

ETA not required until late 2025 to visit the Channel Islands

ETA not required until late 2025 to visit the Channel Islands

Travelers arriving directly from abroad in the Channel Islands should not be required to apply for an ETA before the end of 2025. To visit the Channel Islands, Crown Dependencies, international tourists will not need an ETA until the end of 2025. This was recently confirmed by the Guernsey government,

Tunisia prepares to set up its e-Visa platform

Tunisia prepares to set up its e-Visa platform

A call for tenders has just been launched by Tunisia for “the implementation of the e-Visa electronic visa platform”. After several months of work, Tunisia is about to take a major step towards modernizing its visa system with the imminent implementation of an electronic visa platform, dubbed “e-Visa”. The country

No, the UK will not impose a “visa” on Europeans and North Americans in 2025

No, the UK will not impose a “visa” on Europeans and North Americans in 2025

European, Canadian and American tourists will not need a “visa” to travel to the United Kingdom in 2025, but an electronic travel authorisation “ETA”. Explanations. Over the past few days, many media outlets have been reporting that the UK will require European and North American travelers to have a “visa”,