Thailand has long been an attractive destination for Western expats – where money goes further and can buy a good quality of life. But the revival of an arcane immigration law has angered the expat community and got them questioning their freedoms in Thailand, as George Styllis reports from Bangkok. …
European Union officials have moved to clarify travel regulations for U.S. citizens, following erroneous reports this week that Americans will soon be required to apply for visas. Last summer, the European Union announced that starting in 2021, it will require citizens from countries that don’t currently require visas, including the United States, …
As the Trump administration demands funding for a border wall to stop illegal immigration, a new study finds that for the seventh consecutive year, visa overstays far exceeded unauthorized border crossings. The report released Wednesday by the Center for Migration Studies of New York finds that from 2016-2017, visa overstayers accounted for …
DUBLIN (Reuters) – The number of British citizens applying for Irish passports rose by 22 percent in 2018, Ireland’s foreign office said on Monday, more than doubling the total of annual applications since Britain voted to leave the European Union. Almost 100,000 eligible Britons sought to hang onto their EU …
It is easy money for small countries, but it also attracts criminals “I BOUGHT an island” is the simple answer given by Thaksin Shinawatra, former prime minister of Thailand, as to how he became a citizen of Montenegro. Deposed in a coup in 2006, Mr Thaksin was stripped of his …
Cheaper than a Gulfstream, nimbler than a superyacht, a second passport—or a third or fourth—has become another trophy for the ultra-wealthy. Even self-styled citizens of the world, it seems, need a Plan B. Plus, that gold Maltese coat of arms looks classy. One must keep up. Wealthy buyers “are looking …
The United States and Turkey announced Thursday an end to visa restrictions that have affected thousands of travelers, but tensions continued to fester as Turkish officials disputed a U.S. account of how the crisis was resolved. The U.S. Embassy in Ankara posted a notice on its website saying full visa …
LONDON — Britain’s journey into Brexit has been a little bumpy. Banking jobs are in peril, and doctors and nurses are heading back across the English Channel. Employers are struggling to find workers. Negotiations with the European Union on the British departure have been fractious. On Friday, the British government found something to celebrate: The Home Office …
In the past several months, there has been plenty of conversation about the Real ID Act and how it will affect air travelers. Passed by Congress in 2005, the act is intended to prevent identity fraud, and starting on Jan. 22, 2018, fliers who reside in some states, even if they’re flying …
US citizens can hold multiple valid US passports at once. A secondary passport can be issued when passport markings could limit entry to some countries or when visa processing prevents immediate travel. President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort was recently discovered to have held three valid US passports. …
THE LITTLE Red Dot has huge passport power, with a new index crowning Singapore’s passport the best to own of any country’s. The annual Global Passport Power Rank for 2017 released by Arton Capital ranked passports according to the number of countries to which holders can travel visa-free. Singapore’s elevation to the …