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Dubai: South Asian workers coming to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will now be able to complete their visa formalities in their own countries. UAE’s labour ministry will soon set up offices in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka to complete work permit formalities like medical tests, signing of e-contracts as well as for providing working mission visas instead of visit visas. The new initiative will virtually curb the practice of visit visas and will ensure all rights to the workers such as medical care, accommodation, and the right to complain at the ministry, the Khaleej Times reported. “The working mission visa will be valid for six months and will be renewable for another six months to ensure that the worker can change job if he desires,” a spokesperson of the labour ministry said. Last month, during the visit of UAE’s labour minister Dr Ali Bin Abdulla AlKa’abi, India and the UAE signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to safeguard the interests of the Indian workers in ...

Vincent Van Quickenborne, Belgian Secretary of State, opened the visa application centre at Churchgate It will take you just 24 hours and a visit to the Visa Felicitation Services (VFS) (India) Private Limited, Stadium House, Churchgate with the right set of documents to get a visa to anywhere in Belgium. The government of Belgium has decided to outsource the administrative services required to facilitate travel and business visa too. In a meeting held on Tuesday the Secretary of State, Vincent Van Quickenborne inaugurated the visa application centre at Stadium House, Churchgate. The Secretary of State who is also the Deputy Prime Minister is accompanying the Belgium Prime Minister and his schema includes inward investment plans from the Indian business community. “"Apart from the diamond industry, Indian companies can also invest in other sectors like pharma and energy. During our meeting with the Indian prime minister, we offered our expertise in newer energy systems," he s...