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Visa fees for tourists heading to Japan’s three regions hit hardest by the March 11 tsunami, earthquake and nuclear disaster are to be waived for five years.

The destroyed Fukushima Nuclear Plant Photo: AFP/GETTY IMAGES

Overseas visitors heading to Miyagi, Iwate and Fukushima prefectures in Japan’s northeast will not have to pay visa fees from next week until November 2016 at the earliest.

The initiative, launched by the foreign ministry, aims to help attract visitors to the regions worst affected by the March 11 disaster and rebuild their tourism industries.

While 77,000 tourists visited the three regions during 2010, this year’s figures are significantly lower: tourism dropped nearly 88 per cent in Fukushima and 90 per cent in Iwate prefecture during the second quarter of this year alone, according to recent figures released by the Japan Tourism Agency.

Tourism in Tokyo also plummeted 71 per cent in Tokyo and 91 per cent in Yamanashi prefecture – home to the iconic Mount Fuji and 186 miles from the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant – during the same period.

As part of the new visa fee waiver programme, visitors who present documents to verify their visit to the affected prefectures, including travel itineraries or transport tickets, will be exempt from paying fees, which cost around £24 (3,000 yen) for single use or £48 (6,000 yen) for multiple use.

Visitors from China, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia are among nations which are normally required to have visas before entry and will be eligible for the fee waiver programme.

Meanwhile, the chairman of the western Japan branch of a volunteer organisation has been arrested on suspicion of embezzling Y10.9 million (£86,972) that had been donated to victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

Yoshiharu Tsuji, who was also the president of a company that operated supermarkets in and around Osaka, has admitted transferring the money to his personal bank account, Kyodo News reported.

Source: Telegraph

South Korea entry visa is now free for Vietnamese tourists from Ho Chi Minh City flying direct to Korea’s Jeju Island, tourist officials announced Monday in the city.

Mr. La Quoc Khanh, vice director of the city Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and Mr. Oh Chang-Hyeon, marketing director of the Jeju Tourism Organization, gave an information session Monday night to announce their cooperation result right after their working sitting in the day time.

Ho Chi Minh City Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism vice director La Quoc Khanh (R) and Jeju Tourism Organization marketing director Oh Chang-Hyeon shake hand during their information session in HCMC Oct. 17, 2011 (Photo: Tuong Thuy)

Two chartered flights per week on Tuesdays and Saturdays contracted by Korea-based company Asia World Travel now link the two destinations, with visa free for Vietnamese tourists, said Mr. Oh Chang-Hyeon.

The chartered flights, which started over the weekend, are already fully booked for the HCM City-Jeju direction until December, said Mr. Vo Binh, Vietnam branch manager of Asia World Travel. Boeing aircraft with more than 140 seats are used for the chartered flights, he said.

A round trip package tour to Jeju now costs about US$600-620 depending on two or three nights, and on tour operators, he added.

Mr. Oh Chang-Hyeon is leading a Jeju tourism promotion mission visiting Vietnam on Oct. 14-18 to sound out more opportunities. Besides Ho Chi Minh City, they have come to the Mekong Delta in the south. They have also met with representatives of Vietnamese tour operators.

Mr. Khanh, vice director of the HCM City Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, said the two sides have agreed on some other activities to be conducted to lure more Korean tourists to the city and more Vietnamese visitors to Korea, especially Jeju Island.

About 10 Korean journalists joined the Jeju mission to make reporting and shooting on Vietnam, said James Shin from the Jeju Tourism Organization.

In May this year, the Vietnamese Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in cooperation with the Korean Cultural Centre in Vietnam launched a website for online votes for Ha Long Bay of Vietnam and Jeju Island to become one of the seven new World Natural Wonders.

Website www.jeju-halong.com is in three languages – Vietnamese, Korean and English – so that people in the two countries and others can easily vote for the two UNESCO-recognized natural heritage sites.

Switzerland-based organization New7Wonders is scheduled to announce the result of global voting for the seven new World Natural Wonders on November 11, 2011.

Source: http://www.saigon-gpdaily.com.vn

Visa is the very first thing you need before your trip to a foreign country. Normally, all kinds of visas can be otained at embassies or consulates. However, when you go to Vietnam, you can have one more choice to get Vietnam visa: that is Vietnam visa on arrival. So here are 5 reasons to choose Vietnam visa on arrival.

Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi

1. Simple procedure

Vietnam visa on arrival is rather simple, just visit the website http://www.vietnam-visa.com and click apply. It only takes you couples of minutes to fill in the Vietnam visa application form. Then with 2 more steps online, you will get a pre-approved Vietnam visa letter which lets you enter Vietnam without any trouble.

2. Save your time

Instead of waiting as many as 7 days to get your visa, apply online can help you get Vietnam visa approval letter within 48 hours maximum. Even in urgent cases, your Vietnam visa can be done within one working day. So why don’t you enjoy your time and give troubles to us?

3. Save your money

The service fee to get Vietnam visa approval letter is starting from $21.25. It is just a small fee to help you get out of trouble with lenthening procedures when applying for a Vietnam visa. And you are just charged the service fee in case your visa application is surely processed successfully.

Remember that service fee is different from stamping fee. Service fee is the fee you pay to get Vietnam visa approval letter. Stamping fee is the fee you pay directly to Vietnam Immigration officers at Vietnam international airports to get your passport stamped with Vietnam visa. Stamping fee must be paid in cash by USD or VND.

4. A convenient way

By picking up at Vietnam international airports, Vietnam visa on arrival is a convenient way for air travelers to Vietnam. You can also apply for ahead of time before your trip and pick it up when arrive.

5. Easy to apply everywhere

For those who are living far away from Vietnam Embassy/Consulate, Vietnam visa on arrival is the best choice. Even when you are on your holiday in other countries, you can easily apply for Vietnam visa on arrival online at the website http://www.vietnam-visa.com.

Here are 5 reasons to choose Vietnam visa on arrival. Now let’s say goodbye to trouble and be a smarter traveler. Welcome to Vietnam!

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US Bureau of Consular Affairs assistant secretary Janice Jacobs has referenced a 20 year plan to improve the US visa system on a recent trip to Australia, addressing concerns that an “inefficient” visa process was limiting tourism to America.

Speaking on the need to improve US Visa services for international visitors to America, Ms Jacobs said “We are trying to be as efficient as we can be.”

She continued “We know that in China, India and Brazil, we are going to need more people and more focus.”

Ms Jacobs also noted that the realisation that tourism to the USA accounts for millions of jobs and billions of dollars of revenue was helping people begin to understand the need to boost the number of tourists to the United States.

However, given the strictness of the new laws introduced after 9/11 to govern entry to the US, Ms Jacobs acknowledged that to “get back some of the discretion I had before that time, I would need to change those laws”.

Ms Jacobs’ comments follow similar remarks made by Amy Klobuchar, Democratic Senator of Minnesota and Chairwoman of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Competitiveness, Innovation, and Export Promotion.

Senator Klobuchar spoke out on the need to not take foreign visitors for granted, saying “It doesn’t do much good to promote the U.S. to foreign travellers when those foreign travellers can’t get a visa for months to visit the United States of America.”

Unfortunately for many international travellers, while the ESTA (Electronic System for Travel Authorization) makes the process of applying for entry to the United States relatively quick and easy for citizens of Visa Waiver Program countries, other foreign visitors do not face quite such a simple process.

Source: Visa Bureau

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India visa

Thailand Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva today said India should grant visa on arrival to Thai tourists to boost two-way travel. “We hope that we will be able to get visa on arrival which is something that will boost the number of visitors here,” Vejjajiva told PTI after his meeting with industry leaders. He said that though his country went through a difficult period last year because of political unrest, Thailand received a record number of 16 million foreign visitors, including eight lakh Indians. “It seems that tourism is fully recovered, it is actually continuing to grow at a very healthy pace. What we actually need now is to do further facilitation,” he said.

Vejjajiva said that he had raised the issue of seeking visa on arrival for Thais with India’s Foreign Minister S M Krishna and would also take up the same with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Last year, about 50,000 Thai citizens came to India mainly to visit Budhists sites. In his meeting with members of leading business chambers – Ficci, Assocham and CII – it was emphasised that there should be direct flights between popular destinations of the two countries. Inviting investments from Indian companies, the Thai Prime Minister said that his country has shortage of skilled manpower and would seek cooperation in this area with India. “India is a workplace to some of those skills – language skills, IT skills that will help us to fill that gap…,” he said.

Asked what holds the two countries to sign the comprehensive free trade agreement, expanding from the limited pact, Vijajjiva said that he expects the FTA to be inked some time later this year. With Thailand due for elections in the next few months, its Parliament will be able to give its approval to the FTA only in the second half of this year. Thailand has witnessed anti-government violent protest in the recent past. However, the situation has improved and its economy is growing by a healthy 8 per cent. Meanwhile, Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma said that India is committed to concluding negotiations with Thailand for a free trade pact by this year-end, a step which will help in doubling bilateral trade of USD 6 billion by 2014.

Source: IBN

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Malaysia is confident that its nationals, except students, will continue to enjoy visa-free travel to Britain.

Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein said this was based on proactive measures taken by Kuala Lumpur during the past year on the visa issue as well as strong Malaysian engagement with Britain.

Speaking at a joint press conference with Britain’s Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Jeremy Browne after the signing of a bilateral memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation on immigration, Hishammuddin said the MoU would further strengthen trust between the two countries on this matter.

“One area we can confirm is the visa issue…as you all know there’s no requirement for Malaysians to have the visa, which was an issue before. I think that’s based on a very strong engagement and building of processes between (the two) countries and agencies concerned. And the signing of the MoU will strengthen that arrangement even further.

“So, issues such as withdrawal of visa for Malaysian nationals with children in the United Kingdom and all that will not crop up, I hope, in the future, provided that Malaysians who do go to the UK behave themselves,” he said.

Malaysia was represented at the signing by Deputy Home Minister Datuk Wira Abu Seman Yusop and Britain by Browne.

Last year, there were reports that Britain may revisit its proposal to impose visa requirements on Malaysians if the issue of overstaying was not handled properly.

As of January last year, reports indicated that there were about 20,000 Malaysian overstayers in Britain.

“There were worries that the visa-free travel to Britain for Malaysians may be withdrawn but it’s clear that our engagement (with Britain) over the past year has inspired confidence in the UK government that Malaysians are still (qualified to enjoy) visa-free travel to the UK.

“This should give a lot of comfort to Malaysian parents who’re very concerned in the beginning (that) there’s going to be a new policy (on the imposition of visa requirements on Malaysians).

“But clearly by engaging and having understanding such as this (MoU), it’ll allay fears that many Malaysian parents have,” he said.

Hishammuddin said Kuala Lumpur hoped to sign a security agreement with London during Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s official visit to Britain scheduled for July, that may help resolve some of the issues involving Malaysians who were staying illegally there.

Source: Mysinchew

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Since April 16, 2010, US Embassy Hanoi and US Consulate General Ho Chi Minh City will require all nonimmigrant visa applicants to complete the web-based DS-160 Nonimmigrant Visa Electronic Application in order to apply for a visa.

These changes are part of our continued effort to provide excellent customer service and streamline the visa process. The DS-160 application will replace the DS-156 application and the supplementary DS-157 and DS-158 application forms that are required of certain visa applicants. More than 70 US Embassies and Consulates worldwide have already successfully switched to the DS-160 form. As of April 16, the old DS-156 will no longer be available for use online. Any DS-156 forms created prior to that date will still be accepted after April 16.

The US Government remains committed to facilitating legitimate travel to the US. Applicants will continue to complete visa application forms online, as they did previously with the Electronic Visa Application Form. With the new form, the applicant will be required to upload a visa photograph, and submit the form via the Internet.The electronic form also transforms the visa process into a “green” and environmentally friendly operation by eliminating entirely the need for paper application forms. The applicant will print just one confirmation page upon completion of the DS-160.

The new DS-160 form assists us in collecting required information accurately the first time. Customer service surveys at posts that have piloted the use of the DS-160 indicate greater applicant satisfaction with the DS-160 than with the form it replaced. And, because the form is web-based, it can be revised and improved as necessary. In addition, in the future applications could be pre-processed and pre-screened before an applicant’s interview, reducing processing delays.

Source: CPV

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If you come to the United States with a passport from a European country or Japan, you can stay here for 90 days, and can commonly overstay without a problem.

But not in San Diego anymore. In the last year, a growing number of visitors on what’s known as a Visa Waiver here have been asked to leave after 90 days by local immigration authorities.

Lawyer Jacob Sapochnick observes that San Diego seems to be taking this initiative on its own, despite federal directives.

“Maybe they’re tired of all the people overstaying, and people illegally coming to the U.S.,” said Sapochnick, trying to find a reason for the shift in practices. “Maybe they have decided to take the only initiative, and using that discretion that they have, and deny those cases.”

About 150,000 visitors from 34 countries use the Visa Waiver each year. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) did not respond to an interview request.

“The problem with a Visa Waiver is that when the visitors come to the U.S., in a way, they don’t have a visa, they have the privilege to come,” said Sapochnick. “So they sign off on any rights to appear before a judge.”

Visa waiver overstays had been going on for years in San Diego.

Source: KPBS

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Taiwan’s Government is planning an online visa processing system to provide greater convenience for foreigners applying for visas, a senior official said Thursday.

Chen Ching-chuan, director of the Bureau of Consular Affairs under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs told CNA that the system, scheduled for completion by the end of the year, will benefit applicants from countries that have not been granted visa-free privileges for visiting Taiwan.

Currently, Taiwan allows citizens from 41 countries, plus those from other countries who already have U.S. visas, to enter the country visa-free.

The proposed online service will not be offered to countries that still have poor Internet technology, Chen said.

The plan has yet to receive approval from the Executive Yuan, although a budget has been earmarked for setting up the system, according to Chen.

In a related development, the Shanghai City government has delegated the power of approving group tours to Taiwan to the police authorities in the city’s regional offices rather then the city’s exit and entry bureau.

Travel agents said the move, which makes it easier for Shanghai people to travel to Taiwan, could be a sign that the Chinese authorities will soon allow independent travelers to visit Taiwan.

At present, Chinese tourists must be part of a tour group if they want to visit Taiwan, but the governments on both sides of the Taiwan Strait have agreed to relax the policy by allowing Chinese individuals to travel to the island independently.

Source: Focus Taiwan

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Russian citizens could be allowed to enter the MSAR without a visa by the end of this year, with the same happening for Macau passport holders travelling to Russia.

Two weeks ago, an MSAR delegation visited Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Federal Migration Service for a second round of negotiations, during which a consensus on a mutual visa exemption agreement was reached.
Both parties have already drawn up the final text of the agreement, which should be signed this year.
In addition, Macau passport holders can now obtain tourism and business visas on arrival in Cambodia.

Source: Macau Daily Times

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