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European Union to Consider Visa Free Travel Arrangements with Turkey

The European Union (EU) has been considering plans to enter into special visa arrangements with Turkey which will not involve any political maneuvers, as per Turkish officials. Earlier this week, Turkish minister for EU affairs, Egemen Bağış, said that the EU will present the Turkish government with an immigration ‘road map’ which will ultimately end [...]

Syrian refugees wishing to seek asylum in European Union entering though the porous border between Turkey and Greece may find it improbable as Greek government has strengthened the border security along the Turkish border. Greek government minister announced the tightening of border security in the wake of the ongoing civil war that has resulted in [...]

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European Union border management agency Frontex and Turkey has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) at Frontex Headquarters in Warsaw to promote collaborative activities in combating the flow of illegal migrants from Turkey to European Union. Frontex Executive Director Ilkka Laitinen and Director General for Consular Affairs of Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ambassador Şakir [...]

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European Union Urges Greece to Tighten Border Controls

The porous Greece border with Turkey is raising eyebrows of a number of European Union member states as illegal foreign migrants enter into the rest of Europe through Greece. Seven European Union member states including Germany, UK and France has urged Greece to secure its borders with Turkey. The group has threatened if Greece tighten [...]

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United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced that the U.S Department of Homeland Security has expanded the list of eligible countries for H-2A and H-2B visa programs 2012. The department has added 5 new countries into the list, now the number of eligible countries, whose nationals are allowed to apply for US H-2A [...]

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Several UK visa application centers at various countries will be closed on 3 & 5 February 2012 due to Information Technology (IT) system maintenance and up gradation. This has been announced by UK Boarder agency (UKBA). According to the UKBA website, During the maintenance of IT system, the biometric services will be suspended at specific [...]

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The European Union has announced changes in the requirements for visas for Turks that will ease the visa application processing. EU consulates in Turkey will now have same lists of documents to be requested from visa applicants in support of their applications. Turkey’s EU minister Egemen Bagis has appreciated the step but expect more from [...]

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