Italy Digital Nomad Visa 2024: What Brits Need to Know

Remote workers now have the convenience and flexibility of working from Italy thanks to the new digital nomad visa. After two years of the nation’s announcement towards the remote visa, on 4 April, the government announced the availability of the visa to remote workers. The visa application fee will be 116 euros, equivalent to around … Read more

US to restrict visas for ‘multiple’ Hong Kong officials

WASHINGTON: The United States announced on Friday (Mar 29) that it was “taking steps” to put fresh visa curbs on Hong Kong officials responsible for cracking down on rights in the Chinese city, days after a new national security law came into force. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement that Beijing has … Read more

China pledges further measures to make payment apps easier for foreigners to use as it looks to boost economy

China has pledged to make it easier for foreigners to use payment apps and to reduce barriers for the private sector as part of its latest efforts to restore investor confidence. On Friday state news agency Xinhua reported that the State Council, China’s cabinet, had approved unspecified measures to make it easier for foreigners and … Read more

Chinese fintech giant Ant Group expands overseas payment service Alipay+ to serve visa-free, Lunar New Year travellers

Ant Group, an affiliate of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding, is boosting its operations throughout Asia, as the Chinese fintech major seeks to capitalise on the country’s visa-free policy and an anticipated Lunar New Year travel boom. Ant recently expanded the availability of Alipay+, its cross-border mobile payment service, across Asia and in parts of … Read more

Malaysia eases rules for retirement residency visa but piecemeal announcement has wealthy foreigners holding off

Mr Ch’ng Toh Gee, managing director of Alter Domus – a licensed agency which handles MM2H applications – told CNA that since the announcement was made he has received “thousands of enquiries” and “hundreds of potential applications”. However, he said that the applications cannot yet be completed because MOTAC has not announced the entire set … Read more

Australia’s new visa rules unlikely to deter Singapore students from considering further education there: Observers

“I think it really comes down to populist fear. Certainly, if we look at what’s really happening here, certainly we have an artificially high net overseas migration figure. But that’s because during COVID, we saw an enormous exodus of people,” said Dr Allen. “So what we’re seeing here in the numbers of net overseas migration … Read more

Indian Graduates Will Now Be Eligible For Temporary Graduate Visa To Australia: Details Inside

Home Education Indian Graduates Will Now Be Eligible For Temporary Graduate Visa To Australia: Details Inside Indian graduates, under this agreement, holding a bachelor’s degree can stay in Australia on the Temporary Graduate Visa for two years. Claire O Neil, Minister for Home Affairs, Australia. (Image: X/@ClareONeilMP) Temporary Graduate Visa: The Australian High Commissioner, after … Read more