The European Commission is contemplating a substantial increase of up to 12.5% in the application fees for Schengen visas for citizens of Tunisia. The goal of this campaign is to increase fees by at least €10 for each application, which might result in approximately €14 million in total costs. Schengen [...]
An Indian national has been arrested for masterminding a plan using forged Schengen visas that allowed unapproved access into the EU. This fraudulent business, which used forged documents to organize its deceitful services, also offered to facilitate illegal entry into the USA through Germany. 29-year-old Jagpreet Singh was the person [...]
Greece has formally decided to strengthen rules under its Golden Visa Program, raising the minimum investment required of foreign nationals in order to grant them a residency card in the nation. Greece’s Minister of Finance, Kostis Hatzidakis, emphasized the changes to the Golden Visa Program and the country’s goal to [...]
Many municipalities in Portugal are supporting the idea of charging visitors for their overnight stays, with an emphasis on the Algarve. Although a few towns have already put these new measures into effect, most have not yet enforced the fee, indicating that the mutual implementation that was originally scheduled for [...]
In response to the current scarcity of seasonal foreign labor in the agriculture industry, France has taken action to streamline the process for these individuals to obtain work permits and begin working in the field. Recently, the French agriculture sector has had trouble filling job openings with workers who possess [...]
A noteworthy spike in visa applications—118,846 in total—was received by the French Consulate General in Tunisia in 2023, a considerable rise of 24.4 percent over the previous year. The French Consul General, Dominique Mas, emphasized that during the previous year, there has been an increase in interest among Tunisians in [...]
42 people involved in migrant smuggling have been arrested as a result of a coordinated cross-border operation conducted by the Romanian Police and supported by Europol. The inquiry led to the dismantling of the organized crime ring, which was in charge of smuggling migrants from Bulgaria into Romania, over the [...]
Thailand is still determined to enter the EU without a visa, and it recently asked France to support its efforts. Srettha Thavisin, the prime minister of Thailand, asked French President Emmanuel Macron to help facilitate Thai residents’ entry into the EU without a visa while she was in Paris. Macron [...]
Foreign nationals living in the United Arab Emirates are becoming more interested in applying for Schengen visas as the warmer months draw near. Since many of the nation’s expatriates have already started the visa application process and some are required to hold a Schengen visa in order to enter the [...]
Marcel Ciolacu, the prime minister of Romania, has told Romanians that they would be allowed to visit the US without a visa by 2025 for both business and tourism. He stated with certainty that Romania will enter the Schengen Area by land before the end of 2024 in an interview [...]