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POEA revokes recruitment firm’s license

By Sheila Crisostomo | March 29, 2015 - 12:00am

The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has revoked a recruitment agency’s license for attempting to deploy two household service workers to Dubai using “concealed” visas...

Metro

Japan eases visa requirements for Filipinos

By Camille Diola | October 1, 2014 - 2:30pm

In an effort to boost tourist arrivals from the Philippines, Japan on Tuesday started to simplify the Filipinos' procurement...

Headlines

US visa issuance system still experiencing technical problems

July 27, 2014 - 1:00pm

The US State Department's global database for issuing visas is still experiencing technical problems with the visa issuance system, according to a bulletin posted Saturday on its website.

World

48 Pinoys deported from China in 2013

By Pia Lee-Brago | April 12, 2014 - 12:00am

Forty-eight Filipinos were among the 200 foreigners expelled from China in 2013.

Headlines

48 Pinoys expelled from China due to visa violations

By Louis Bacani | April 11, 2014 - 4:50pm

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is urging all Filipinos in China to comply with the visa restrictions there to avoid...

Pinoy Worldwide

US partially suspends visa issuances in Venezuela

March 24, 2014 - 10:54am

The U.S. Embassy in Venezuela is partially suspending the issuance of tourist visas because President Nicolas Maduro's recent expulsion of American diplomats has left it understaffed.

World

Easier ways to travel to Romania

February 16, 2014 - 12:00am

The Romanian government has decided that beginning Feb. 1, 2014 all foreign nationals wishing to visit Romania for business or tourist purposes will have the option to travel with a Schengen visa.

Travel and Tourism

Why does my priority date move so slowly?

By IMMIGRATION CORNER | By Michael J. Gurfinkel | June 9, 2013 - 12:00am

Many people under petition are confused and mystified about the priority date on their petition, why it moves so slowly, why it may retrogress (or move backwards), or sometimes does not move at all. In other words,...

Opinion

600 OFWs stranded in Jeddah returning home

By Jose Rodel Clapano | May 25, 2013 - 12:00am

About 600 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) stranded in the “tent city” in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia are coming home...

Headlines

Consultancy firm solves visa application woes of Filipinos

April 27, 2013 - 2:45pm

Immigration and visa consultancy firm Global Visas expressed its commitment to make visa application hassle-free for Filipinos...

Business