The Government has announced reforms aimed at preventing the abuse of non-EU students by private colleges operating here. The new measures include a requirement for colleges to hold fees paid in advance by students in separated ring-fenced accounts. Colleges will also be obliged to disclose fully the names of all directors, and all owners. The… Read More »

More than 40,000 foreign workers moved to Ireland to take up jobs in 2014, one of the highest rates in the EU, according to the new figures from Eurostat. The bulk of the more than one million workers who moved across borders to take up work last year moved to lower unemployment regions including the… Read More »

To educate travel consultants about the new British-Irish Visa Scheme (BIVS), Tourism Ireland today kick-started a three-city roadshow with Visit Britain in New Delhi, to be followed by Mumbai on March 24 and Bengaluru on April 21. India is the second Asian country after China to benefit from the BIVS, which commenced in the country… Read More »

LONDON: From today, Indian tourists will be able to visit Britain and Ireland on a single visa. The scheme was formally launched by British home secretary Theresa May and the Irish minister for justice and equality, Frances Fitzgerald, last October. It is currently only open to Indian and Chinese nationals. Indians can apply for their… Read More »

The British-Irish Visa Scheme, which allows travel to the UK and Ireland on a single short-term visit visa, is now live in India. Ireland and the UK will share Visa Application Centres across India to provide this service, as per a release. All travellers applying for an Irish or British visa will need to use… Read More »