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The UK Financial Conduct Authority has banned three former senior figures at wealth management firm Dolfin Financial after finding that they operated a scheme designed to help wealthy clients bypass the requirements of the country's investor visa programme. The regulatory action concerns an arrangement that operated between 2016 and 2019 and allegedly enabled at least 99 individuals to obtain UK investor visas without making the level of genuine investment required under the

As of February 20, 2026, travelers requiring a French visa are now obligated to secure their appointments exclusively through an online system, with walk-ins and informal booking channels officially discontinued. The reform applies globally and covers both short-stay Schengen visas and long-stay national visas. The shift is aimed squarely at long-standing frustrations within the visa application process, including overcrowded service counters, extended queues, and the prolife

Beginning January 16, Chinese passport holders traveling to the Philippines for tourism or business purposes may enter the country without a visa for stays of up to 14 days. The initiative, which will remain in force for one year, is limited to arrivals through two major gateways: the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in Metro Manila and the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) in Cebu. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced the new arrangement on Thurs