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South Korea announces 3 ways to get 'visa-free' entry

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 08 04:25 PM

MANILA – Planning a vacation to the land of K-drama and K-pop? Try these options first. Read more »

Banned from visiting by Israel? There's an app for that

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 30 10:38 PM

After two openly critical US congresswomen were banned by Israel from visiting the Palestinian territories, developers are using technology to bring the territories to them and the wider world. Read more »

Saudi Arabia opens tourist visas to US, European visa holders

Reuters
Posted at Oct 14 07:09 AM

Tourist visas for Saudi Arabia are now available online and on arrival to holidaymakers who already hold a visa from the United States, Britain or the EU's Schengen zone, expanding eligibility beyond an initial list of 49 countries.   Read more »

More companies back away from Facebook's Libra coin

Glenn Chapman, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 12 09:12 AM

Credit card giants Visa and Mastercard, online marketplace eBay and digital payments firm Stripe each announced they had changed their minds about being founding members of the Libra Association assembled to promote the digital currency. Read more »

Destination Russia: A guide to St. Petersburg and e-visas

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 11 03:30 PM

MANILA -- Russia started offering free electronic visas on arrival to citizens of 53 countries including the Philippines, hoping to spur tourism while shaking off the villainous image from Western films. Read more »

Mga Pinoy kasama sa maaaring mabigyan ng tourist visa sa Saudi

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 12 07:31 PM

Kasama sa maaaring pagkalooban ng visa ang mga mamamayan ng Pilipinas, Amerika, at mga bansa sa Europa.  Read more »

Pinoys reminded to follow public decency rules in Saudi Arabia

Zhariya Camid Alamada, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 09 04:37 PM

RIYADH – Filipinos travelling to Saudi Arabia are urged to abide by the new regulations on public decency, which identified 19 offenses punishable by fines. Read more »

Libra partners reconsider as governments grumble: report

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 02 09:16 AM

Mastercard, Visa and other financial partners being enlisted to oversee Facebook-backed cryptocurrency Libra are having second thoughts as regulators unleash ire on the project, according to a report Tuesday. Read more »

OPINION: U.S. legislators' visa sanction

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at Sep 30 12:58 PM

Visa sanction. That is what the American legislators are exercising in adopting an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2020 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill. Read more »

Filipinos now eligible for free e-visa to 2 Russian areas starting October

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 26 12:32 AM

Interested visitors only need to fill out an application form on the Russian embassy's website. Read more »

The key to mastering the art of easy and hassle-free travels

Partner Feature
Updated as of Sep 20 12:05 PM

The credit card is a great travel invention. It can take you places. But keep in mind that you are its master, not the other way around. Read more »

US senators seek to block Trump's 'public charge' rule

Don Tagala, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 19 02:04 AM

NEW YORK, United States—US senators on Tuesday introduced a legislation that would block the Trump administration's revised "public charge" rule. Read more »

Gay American married to Japanese sues gov't for long-term visa

Kyodo News
Posted at Sep 13 07:34 AM

TOKYO - An American man who married his same-sex Japanese partner in the United States sued the Japanese government on Thursday, demanding it grant him long-term resident status. Read more »

UK to let foreign students stay two years after graduation post-Brexit

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 11 07:51 PM

LONDRES, United Kingdom - Britain's government on Wednesday announced new post-Brexit immigration plans that would allow international students to work in the country for two years after graduation. Read more »

Streaming, ride-hailing drive cashless payments growth in Philippines: Visa

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 29 01:10 PM

Interest in the use of credit cards for payment rose to 75 percent in 2018 from 47 percent in the previous year, based on Visa's Consumer Payments Attitudes Study with 500 respondents. Read more »

Getting US green card to get tougher for Pinoy immigrants

Don Tagala, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 20 11:25 PM

NEW JERSEY, United States—For many Filipino immigrants, applying for a US permanent residency is tough as it is. Read more »

Justice chief: Government 'tightening up' visa upon arrival rules

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 17 01:48 PM

MANILA - Government is tightening up rules for the issuance of visas upon arrival for visiting Chinese nationals, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said Saturday, weeks after several officials expressed concern over the influx of travelers here from China.  Read more »

US Embassy warns public vs 'too good to be true' visa offers from fixers

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 15 03:28 PM

US Embassy fraud prevention manager Leon Gendin warns visa applicants against social media platforms that have “too good to be true offers.”  Read more »

Senate bill to require foreigners to apply for visa before entering Philippines

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 10 04:56 PM

Senate Bill No. 107, or the Philippine Immigration Act, proposes the creation of a Commission on Immigration that would enforce a more stringent process for foreigners wishing to enter the country. Read more »

Mga Chinese na nasasangkot sa krimen sa bansa, pumapasok bilang 'turista': BI

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 09 08:40 PM

Batay pa sa tala ng Bureau of Immigration, marami sa mga Chinese na gumagawa ng ilegal sa bansa ay pumapasok bilang turista sa pamamagitan ng tourist visa sa Philippine Embassy sa China o "visa upon arrival." Read more »