Travel

When the Covid-19 pandemic struck, it affected the travel ecosystem globally with the expected impact on visa services too, bringing it to a virtual standstill for a few months. Vinay Malhotra, Regional Group Chief Operating Officer (South Asia, Middle East & North Africa and Americas), VFS Global, says, a majority of their centres around the […]

As Europe races to set up a digital health pass scheme to save the holiday season from the pandemic, here are some FAQs to help travellers understand better what this entails: How would it work?The pass, issued by a doctor or health centre, would feature a QR code containing pre-authenticated information that a traveller has […]

Sri Lanka is believed to have suspended the issuance of tourist visas to Indian visitors to the island nation temporarily. The decision, according to sources, has been taken in the wake of an unexpected surge in Covid positive cases in India in the past one month. Although there is no official statement available from the […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his UK counterpart Boris Johnson during their virtual summit India and the UK has signed an agreement to liberalise issuance of visas promoting mobility of students, researchers and skilled professionals and strengthen cooperation on issues related to irregular migration and human trafficking between the two countries. The MoU was approved […]

In early April, Payal Raj accompanied her family to India to renew the visas that permit them to live in the United States. She and her husband waited until they had been vaccinated, carefully preparing their paperwork according to the advice of their immigration lawyers. But the visa itself would soon strand her in India […]

Boarding pass, suitcase, passport and … digital vaccination certificate? Keen to avoid losing another summer of holiday revenue to the coronavirus pandemic, the European Union, some Asian governments and the airline industry are scrambling to develop so-called Covid-19 vaccine passports to help kickstart international travel. They’re working on systems that would allow travelers to use […]

A plea to give priority in Covid vaccination to NRIs and students who have to go for studies abroad has been moved in the Delhi High Court and is likely to be heard on Monday. The petition, which also seeks inclusion of passport numbers in the vaccination certificates of those intending to travel abroad, is […]

Thailand plans to fully reopen to vaccinated foreign visitors by mid-October as the government seeks to restart the crucial coronavirus-devastated tourism industry, the prime minister announced Wednesday. Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said fully inoculated foreign visitors and returning Thai citizens must be allowed entry “without quarantine or other inconvenient restrictions,” and that his goal is […]