Category: Asia Pacific

Visas, Immigration & Nationality

Hong Kong Will Give Away Free Flight Tickets

Hong Kong may have one of the strictest travel restrictions but they are planning on a generous incentive to lure back tourists once borders reopen fully. Just days after dropping its longstanding mandatory hotel quarantine requirement, Hong Kong has confirmed plans to give away half a million airline tickets in a bid to boost tourism.…
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Spain: The Only EU Country With Remaining COVID Restrictions

More than two years into the pandemic, Europe is finally open for tourism with no restrictions – or most of it. It certainly feels like the pandemic is over, especially now that a majority of countries worldwide have decided it is time to move forward by scrapping COVID-related travel restrictions. Sadly, not the whole of…
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New Zealand Launches Active Investor Plus Visa

Application is now being accepted for New Zealand’s Active Investor Plus visa, which has been designed to build successful New Zealand businesses. The new Active Investor Plus visa category is aimed to attract high-value investors. This visa replaces the previous Investor 1 and Investor 2 visa categories, which closed to new applications on 27 July…
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Japan To Lift Covid Restrictions

Japan will scrap nearly all its remaining entry requirements and allow for normal tourism after over 2 years of stringent restrictions.  The land of the rising sun has allowed a small number of visitors since June, but only as part of strictly managed tour groups. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced that Japan will resume…
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Malaysia Rolls Out Digital Nomad Pass

Malaysia has rolled out a digital nomad visa to attract local and international professionals all over the world who can work remotely. Malaysia’s new ‘digital nomad’ scheme is called the DE Rantau Nomad Pass. The programme is designed to establish Malaysia as the preferred digital nomad hub in the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations),…
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