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India resumes 2018 agreement permitting visa-free travel for Maldivians

Maldives Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid on Sunday said he is delighted that India has agreed to resume the 2018 Dec Visa Exemption Agreement between the two countries, under which no visa will be required for Maldivians travelling to India.The 2018 Dec Visa Exemption Agreement between the Maldives and India was temporarily suspended due to the COVID-19 border closure.Taking to Twitter, Shahid informed that from mid-October the Maldivian nationals will be exempt from visa requirements for tourists, medical and business purposes."Delighted that India has agreed to resume the 2018 Dec Visa Exemption Agreement between the Maldives & India, which was temporarily suspended due to COVID-19 border closure. From 15 Oct 2021, Maldivian Nationals will be exempt of visa requirements for tourists, medical & business purposes," Shahid tweeted.He also thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar for considering the request to resume the ...

VFS Global's India connection in focus as ownership changes hands

VFS Global, which is being acquired by Blackstone, was founded in Mumbai in 2001

Visa launches India's 1st card 'token' service for online platforms

Visa's card tokenisation service is currently available with ecommerce platforms such as Grofers, Bigbasket and MakeMyTrip.

Private lender YES Bank resumes credit card issuance with Visa tie-up

Its credit card issuance activity was hit in July after the Reserve Bank of India placed curbs on Mastercards

Mastercard ban: RBL Bank restarts credit card issuances with rival Visa

Two months after getting hit by the regulatory ban on Mastercard, private sector lender RBL Bank on Wednesday restarted credit card issuances on rival Visa's payment network. The Reserve Bank of India had banned Mastercard from issuing any new cards on July 14 this year for not complying with data localisation requirements. The move had hit a slew of lenders, including RBL Bank, which was fully dependent on the American payment company for its credit card business. RBL Bank said it signed up with Visa on July 14 itself, and the technology integration was achieved in record time to restart new issuances. Its head for retail business thanked Visa and technology partner Fiserv, and exuded confidence of meeting its target of issuing 12-14 lakh credit cards in FY22. Visa's head of business development for India Sujai Raina said the company aims to enable digital payments and help customers avail credit offerings from issuers with ease. Credit cards contribute 37.5 per cent of the retai

UAE introduces new residency guidelines to attract foreigners

The new 'Green Visas' will allow expatriates to apply for work without being sponsored by an employer

Visa repositions its brand to shed cards entity image

It wants to be known as a payments network and player in the digital payments arena

UAE temporarily suspends visa-on-arrival for passengers arriving from India

Authorities in the UAE have temporarily suspended the visa-on-arrival facility for passengers who are arriving from or have been in India in the past 14 days, according to Etihad Airways. The Abu Dhabi-headquartered airline, which is the second flag carrier of the UAE, said in a tweet that it is working to update its website with the latest information. The UAE authorities have decided to temporarily suspend the Visa-on-arrival facility for passengers who are arriving from or been in India in the past 14 days, Etihad said on Twitter. The tweet was in response to a query by a passenger whether an Indian citizen holding a US visa can fly to Abu Dhabi and get visa-on-arrival and travel to Dubai without quarantine. The airline also advised passengers to please keep an eye on https: //bit.ly/TravelGuideEN for latest regulations. The latest travel update is applicable to passengers having a visa or residence permit issued by the US, the UK or a European Union member state. Travel ...

India, Pak issue diplomatic visas to each other after 28 months

India and Pakistan have issued assignment visas to each other's diplomats after a gap of around 28 months as both countries are trying to normalise ties

US okays a record 55,000 student, exchange visas in 2021 from India so far

Embassies and Consulates typically begin interviewing fall semester students in May. But this year, the pandemic created logistical challenges for the US Mission's consular teams

Amid crisis, India announces new category of visa for Afghans

All Afghans, irrespective of their religion, can apply for the 'e-Emergency X-Misc Visa' online and the applications will be processed in New Delhi.

Expedite process of issuing visas to int'l students: Senators to US govt

There are over 100,000 Indian students in the US and they contribute significantly to the American economy.

Former Pak PM's application for visa extension in UK rejected: Reports

Former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif's application for visa extension has been turned down by the UK Home Office with the right to appeal, according to media reports on Friday.

Consulates chip in as Indian students' gear up to travel for new semester

Most visa centres shut during the second wave in India have resumed work to ensure timely arrival of Indian students to their destinations.

YouTube vlogger Karl Rock blacklisted for violation of visa condition

The Centre on Friday told the Delhi High Court that YouTube vlogger Karl Rock has been blacklisted for violation of visa condition and was conducting business on spouse visa

RBL Bank enters into agreement with Visa for issuing credit cards

The bank is expecting to start issuing credit cards on the Visa payment network post the technology integration, which is expected to take 8 to 10 weeks

254 Indian millionaires used golden visa' route to UK in 12 years: Report

A total of 254 millionaires from India have used the so-called golden visa to settle down in the UK

NZ YouTuber Karl Rock's wife approaches HC for quashing of blacklisting

Karl Rock's wife approached the Delhi High Court

Taiwan to maintain Hong Kong consulate despite visa problems for staff

Taiwan says it will continue operating its de facto consulate in Hong Kong in spite of visa difficulties for its staffers while also providing consular services online

Kuwait resumes visas for Pakistani citizens after ten-year suspension

After a ten-years of suspension, Kuwait on Sunday announced the resumption of visas, including in family and business categories for Pakistani citizens