Want European residency? Investing €250,000 in Greece is the cheapest way to get entry into EU: Here’s the processThe Greece Golden Visa program is witnessing a remarkable surge in interest, particularly among affluent applicants from China. With a star...
08 Nov, 2025, 08.28 AM IST
Popular tourist hub to fine airline passengers who stand up before plane stopsPassengers flying to Turkey face fines—around $70—for standing up or opening overhead lockers before the seatbelt sign turns off after land...
02 Jun, 2025, 04.17 PM IST
Indians lost Rs 136 crore in failed Schengen visas, with over 1.65 lakh applications rejected in 2024In 2024, Indian Schengen visa applicants faced significant hurdles, with over 1.65 lakh rejections leading to ₹136 crore in non-refundable ...
23 May, 2025, 12.43 PM IST
Indian travellers turn away from Turkey, Azerbaijan with 42% fewer visa applicationsAtlys reports a 42% drop in visa requests for Turkey and Azerbaijan. This follows their support for Pakistan after India's Operation Sindoo...
20 May, 2025, 04.02 PM IST
Indians spent over $400 million in Turkey and Azerbaijan in 2024, now cancelling trips after both nations supported PakistanFollowing Turkey and Azerbaijan's support for Pakistan during Operation Sindoor, Indian tourists are cancelling trips, causing bookings to ...
16 May, 2025, 08.16 PM IST
Türkiye welcomes 62.2 mn visitors in 2024, Indian market grows by 20.7%Türkiye’s tourism revenue soared to $61.1 billion in 2024, an 8.3% hike from the previous year. Notably, Indian visitors increased by 20.7%...
10 Feb, 2025, 12.06 PM IST
Russia launches e-visa for IndiansRussia introduced electronic visas for Indian passport holders from August 1, 2023. The visa will be available for guests, businesspeople, ...
01 Aug, 2023, 01.56 PM IST
Europe rejected more than 1 lakh Indian visa requests last year: ReportsOver 6 lakh Schengen visa applications in 2022, taking the total amount of expenses for India’s Schengen visa application fees to more than...
11 Jul, 2023, 01.24 PM IST
Turkey issued visa on arrival for NDRF teamNDRF has flown 11 vehicles in C-17 Globemaster aircraft of the Indian Air Force, which helped mobilise the rescue teams at various location...
22 Feb, 2023, 01.19 AM IST
Russia to soon begin e-visas for Indians, mulls visa-free regimeBetween 2016 and 2019, tourist traffic from India to Moscow had grown from 61,000 annual visitors to over a lakh. In 2021, traffic recovere...
14 Sep, 2022, 02.16 PM IST
There's no stopping travel-hungry IndiansBLS International, which processes visas for Spain, saw India applicants surpassing pre-Covid numbers in June and July, said Shikhar Aggarw...
09 Sep, 2022, 10.14 AM IST
Record number of Indians visit Turkey in June; footfalls cross 27,300Given that May and October are the most preferred months for Indian tourists to visit Turkey, the all-time high volume of travellers witnes...
01 Aug, 2022, 06.53 PM IST
India makes visa rules stricter for ChineseChina is among 33 countries named by India with Iran, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Sudan and Afghanistan, among others, whose nationals cannot be ...
10 Sep, 2020, 07.44 AM IST
Turkey opens network of visa centres across IndiaThe launch was announced earlier this week by Turkish Ambassador to India Dr Burak Akçapar. These centres will be run by VFS Global.
31 Mar, 2016, 06.06 PM IST
India, Syria may chalk out new security cooperation mechanism: Envoy Riad AbbasThe envoy, while equating IS with fascism, told he had given instructions to his office to not issue visas to Indians except only on offici...
21 Nov, 2015, 10.45 AM IST
Tourists getting noticed: India's mobility score rises to 50 from 32 in 2008, says UN's Visa Openness ReportThe Visa Openness Report 2014 by the United Nations World Tourism Organization says India has improved on its mobility score – the extent t...
07 Mar, 2015, 01.56 AM IST
After success in India, UK to roll out its expensive same day visa programme to 7 new countriesIn China, over 100 such applications are being processed a month, according to UK Prime Minister David Cameron.
14 Nov, 2014, 02.26 PM IST