Visa Curbs

Poland accuses Germany of meddling for seeking answers on visa scheme

Poland's foreign minister accused Germany of trying to interfere in his country's internal affairs after German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Warsaw needs to clarify allegations that Polish consulates in Africa and Asia sold temporary work visas to migrants for thousands of dollars each. Poland's right-wing ruling party, Law and Justice, is facing questions about the alleged scheme ahead of an October 15 national election in which it is seeking a third term in power. Scholz, whose government is under pressure to do more to limit migration to Germany, called on neighbouring Poland on Saturday to provide clarification of what was happening. I don't want people to just be waved through from Poland and only for us to have a discussion about asylum policy afterward, Scholz said in comments reported by the German news agency dpa. Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau retorted late Sunday on X, formerly Twitter, that Scholz's statement violates the principles of the sovereign equality of ...

Chinese govt eases its visa regulations temporarily for citizens of India

The price of a Chinese visa for Indian travellers ranges between Rs 3,800 to Rs 7,800

India's visa curbs for Chinese workers hurting Taiwan tech giants

India has been slow to issue visas to Chinese engineers, who are needed to help Taiwanese companies set up factories in the South Asian nation

US imposes visa curbs on Chinese working with govts under rights scrutiny

Michael Pompeo says certain employees of Chinese tech companies like Huawei provide material support to governments involved in rights abuses

Australia, New Zealand step up nationalist rhetoric with visa curbs

The changes are likely to hurt small businesses and tech start-ups