Passports and visas
The most powerful passports of 2025 — a new country tops the list
Ireland has the strongest passport in the world, according to the Nomad Passport Index 2025. It’s the first time that the northern European country has held the solo No. 1 spot in the annual ranking from Nomad Capitalist, a tax and immigration consultancy. Ireland did, however, come close in 2020, when it tied for the […]
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India’s Modi invited to meet with Trump next week, White House official says
Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister, left, and U.S President Donald Trump, arrive for a news conference at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India, on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020. T. Narayan | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump has invited Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit the White House next week, a White House official said, hours after a U.S. military plane departed to return deported migrants to the […]
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India and China agree to resume air travel after nearly five years
India and China have agreed to resume direct air services after nearly five years, India’s foreign ministry said Monday. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images India and China have agreed to resume direct air services after nearly five years, India’s foreign ministry said on Monday, signaling a thaw in relations between the neighbors after a deadly 2020 military clash on their disputed Himalayan border. […]
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The world’s most powerful passport has a clear winner this year — in 2024 it was a six-way tie
Singapore has the world’s most powerful passport, according to the 2025 Henley Passport Index. The nation-state was one of six countries which tied for the top spot in 2024 in the list produced by the migration consultancy Henley & Partners, which ranks passports by the number of destinations that holders can access without needing a […]
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BYD brought hundreds of Chinese workers to Brazil on irregular visas, Reuters reports
A drone view shows BYD’s new electric vehicle (EV) factory’s construction site in Camacari, Brazil December 26, 2024. Joa Souza | Reuters Electric vehicle producer BYD brought hundreds of Chinese workers on irregular visas to build a factory in Brazil, a key labor inspector told Reuters on Tuesday, adding the company has pledged to comply with local labor laws for the workers remaining in the country. A total of 163 […]
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Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy open rift with MAGA loyalists over skilled worker visas
Tesla CEO Elon Musk (R), Co-Chair of the newly announced Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) carries his son on his shoulders at the U.S. Capitol following a meeting with businessman Vivek Ramaswamy (L), Co-Chair of the newly announced Department of Government Efficiency, Rep. Kat Cammack (C), and other members of the U.S. Congress on December […]
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China extends visa-free policy to 9 more countries — including South Korea
From Friday, citizens of nine more countries can enter China without needing a visa to visit. Holders of ordinary passports from eight countries in Europe — Slovakia, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Andorra, Monaco and Liechtenstein — as well as South Korea can visit for business or leisure purposes for up to 15 days without needing […]
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Australia doubles foreign university student visa payment in migration crackdown
Australia mentioned on Monday it experienced much more than doubled the visa cost for worldwide college students, the most current go by the govt to rein in record migration that has intensified pressure on an previously restricted housing market place. Morten Falch Sortland | Getty Photographs Australia said on Monday it experienced far more than doubled […]
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Sri Lanka travel visas doubled to $100 very last thirty day period. But the purpose why is disputed
The price tag to attain a brief-phrase visa to take a look at Sri Lanka rose from $50 to $100 in April. But the cause for it is disputed. The price hike followed Sri Lanka’s transition from employing inside Digital Vacation Authorizations, or ETAs, to an e-visa method operated by the visa processing corporation VFS […]
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Indians killed in Ukraine were forced to fight for Russia, people say
A girl mourns in entrance of the grave of a fallen soldier killed during the present-day Russian-Ukraine war, in a graveyard in Lviv, Ukraine. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images When Mohammed Asfan from India’s Hyderabad metropolis travelled to Russia to operate as a “helper” in the army, his family members hardly ever imagined he would stop […]
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