ISLAMABAD: Fake consultants dupe citizens seeking visa

By Ali Hassan

In order to earn fistful amount of money to live a better and save future, citizens of Pakistan striving for their better future and earnings ultimately fall prey to traps of unscrupulous agents and earn a bad name to themselves and their country.

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Seeking a US visa? This is the right time to apply

By Amar Guriro

KARACHI: The Consul General of the Consular Section at the United States Embassy Islamabad Christopher J Richard has said that the number of visa application that had dropped after a change in the laws following 9/11, have once again increased in the past two years.

“A [...]

Bogus foreign students free to flout new UK laws

· Determined terrorists can subvert security checks to obtain student visas

Thousands of bogus students are free to enter Britain despite new laws aimed at tightening controls on immigration due to weaknesses in the student visa system.

The Times has [...]

Lucrative Job opportunities for Pakistanis

Dear Friends

Today I have received following message from Pakistan Progressive Associates (PPA).

Pakistan Progressive Associates are the best Overseas Employment Promoters in Pakistan, which I know from my personnel experience.

This organization is [...]

LAHORE: FIA smashes fake firm offering jobs abroad

THE Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has unearthed a new kind of visa fraud in which a person was earning millions of rupees from people by offering them jobs in western countries for which he himself prepare forged/ bogus document i.e. job offer letters/agreements and employment VISAS etc on his computer [...]

‘Sweden offers far more opportunities to students’

* Sweden’s parliament also relaxes labour immigration rules

By Nauman Tasleem

LAHORE: The Swedish government welcomes students and offers them a lot of opportunities, said Nawal Atmé, Swedish Embassy first secretary to migration attaché in Pakistan.

Talking to Daily Times, she said education [...]

Spain closes visa office in Islamabad

LAHORE: Spain has closed its visa office in Islamabad for security reasons, Geo News quoted sources as saying on Thursday.

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US suspends visa services in Pakistan

WASHINGTON: The United States Thursday suspended visa services at consular offices in Pakistan citing deepening concerns over security after the deadly Islamabad hotel bombing, the State Department said.

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Islamabad: British HC launches new website today

The British High Commission in Pakistan is launching its new official website www.ukinpakistan.fco.gov.uk from today (Monday).

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ISLAMABAD: UK plans to improve visa services

The British High Commission in Islamabad has announced its plan to streamline and improve the efficiency of the visa services it offers to the applicants.

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US to open visa consulate in Lahore

LAHORE – The United States is planning to open its visa consulate in Lahore in near future and a proposal to this regard has already been forwarded to concerned authorities back in Washington and as soon as the embassy gets a response it would start working [...]

EU nations set new rules on expelling illegal immigrants

LUXEMBOURG: European Union (EU) nations approved tough new rules on Thursday for expelling individuals who overstay their visas that could see them banned from the EU for five years if they resist, the EU’s Slovenian presidency announced.

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