Category: Asia Pacific

Visas, Immigration & Nationality

Australia Will Soon Offer Work & Holiday Visa for Young Indians

Australia will soon offer 1,000 Work and Holiday visas per year to Indian nationals aged between 18-30 years old, as part of a new Free Trade Agreement recently signed between the two countries. Applications are not yet open, but the Australian government says that Indians will be able to apply for Work and Holiday (subclass…
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New Zealand: Additional 200 Slots Working Holiday Visa Scheme with Spain 

Last 29 November 2022, New Zealand announced it will re-open the Working Holiday Visa Scheme with Spain and expand the number of open slots for eligible applicants. In August, the government announced that it will double the cap for all schemes in 2022. The scheme initially re-opened with 200 places available in April 2022. Doubling…
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India Removes Travel Restrictions For International Travellers

In the latest guidelines for international travellers on 21 November, India announced the relaxation of Covid-related travel restrictions, including vaccination, which is now only preferable, not mandatory.  As of 22 November 2022, all travellers “should preferably be fully vaccinated as per the approved primary schedule of vaccination against Covid-19 in their country”, the statement reads.…
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Turkish Nationals Will Need A Visa to Transit Through The Netherlands

The Dutch government has announced a new rule that the majority of Turkish nationals who need to transit through the Netherlands’ Amsterdam Airport Schiphol en route to their destination country that is outside the European Union and Schengen Area will need to obtain a Transit Schengen visa beginning 1 December 2022. “If you have Turkish…
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Highest Ranked European Universities For 2023

According to the 19th annual edition of The Times Higher Education ranking, 36 of the Global Top 100 universities will be in Europe. The Times Higher Education World University Rankings is a popular listing published annually, which in 2023 includes 1,799 universities from 104 countries and regions.  The Times Higher Education ranking has become a…
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