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Schengen visa slots see limited availability ahead of Europe’s busy summer travel seasonTravellers planning summer trips to Europe’s Schengen Area may face delays in securing visa appointments as demand rises between May and Au...
Europe’s travel rules to change from April 10: What it means for visitorsEurope's border control is undergoing a significant digital transformation with the full rollout of the Entry/Exit System (EES) on April 10...
Golden visas for Indians: Amid changing rules and global uncertainty, golden visa calculations now include risk-hedging, estate planning, taxationFrom EB-5 uncertainty to Portugal’s property ban, wealthy Indian families are rethinking their residency strategies as global rules tighten.
Schengen visa issued? Check these details to avoid issuesBefore traveling with a Schengen visa, meticulously verify all details against your passport. Errors in name, passport number, validity dat...
Europe clamps down on tourists: What Indian travellers must know before booking a ticketEurope is grappling with overtourism as record arrivals fuel protests and strain resources. Popular destinations face housing shortages, en...
Have a few hundred thousand dollars lying around? Here are the Golden Visas you can getGolden visa and passport programs offer residency or citizenship through investment, attracting global interest, including from Indian appl...
Paris’ popular tourist attraction is closing for 5 yearsThe Centre Pompidou in Paris will close until 2030 for renovations supported by France’s Ministry of Culture. The building, a hub for art a...
Non EU-visitors to pay higher entrance fee at Paris Louvre, world's most-visited museumFrench President Emmanuel Macron announced that non-EU visitors will face higher entrance fees at the Louvre to address overcrowding and fu...
Mona Lisa will now have its own dedicated room, announces French President MacronFrench President Emmanuel Macron announced a major renovation and expansion of the Louvre, including a dedicated room for the Mona Lisa, cu...
Emergency escape solution? Reports say that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle bought Portugal home to escape Trump's presidencyPrince Harry and Meghan Markle reportedly purchased a home in Portugal as an emergency escape solution due to concerns about Donald Trump's...
Planning your next international holiday? VFS Global addresses your biggest visa worriesWhen planning travels, consider visa timeline. Most countries accept applications 90 days before travel. Revised Schengen Visa Code allows ...
Need a visa to go to Europe? Get in (a very long) line.Travelers from certain countries, including Turkey, India, South Africa, and China, face expensive, time-consuming, and anxiety-inducing vi...
Stay away from visa scammers, warns VFSVFS Global, the global visa processor, cautioned Schengen visa applicants that they do not have any say in the decision and timeline relati...
Netherlands may be using secret & illegal ways to filter Schengen visa applicantsThe Dutch government has been accused of using a potentially illegal algorithm to filter visa applicants based on their ethnicity. The algo...
Indian Embassy in Kyiv urges Indians to leave, shares five available options for crossing the borderMinistry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi shared the available options for border crossing for Indian nationals based on the...
Long wait for Schengen visas likely to get longerThe Schengen visa situation could in fact get worse now. The embassy of Denmark in New Delhi has temporarily suspends all new visa appointm...
Visa Facilitation Services is apparently the many-headed hydra we all have to battleVFS is apparently the many-headed hydra we all have to battle, the loophole we have to wriggle through, the multiple gatekeeper who stands ...
- Schengen woes: How changes in visa rules for Indian passport holders can upset your travel plans
Nandini Sen Gupta recounts how changes made by some countries in visa rules for Indian passport holders can upset all travel plans.
- Dawood helping al-Qaida terrorists plot Germany attack
A group of al-Qaida terrorists trained in Pakistani camps and assisted by underworld don Dawood Ibrahim are planning to storm Germany's par...
- Volcanic ash: Struggling Europe meets its 9/11 in ash attack
The fall-out is beginning to take a major economic disaster for an already beleaguered Europe. Mission impossible: Escape from Europe | Ice...