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No Visas for St Petersburg

admin — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 10:12:32 +0000

St. Petersburg Mayor Valentina Matvienko decided to allow all tourists into the city without visas for 72 hours.

If the project is successful, it could be repeated again and extended around Russia.

Sergey Korneev, vice-president of the National Association of Tourism Industry, said the plan was “revolutionary” explaining that “it’s a brilliant decision to support the tourism.”

St. Petersburg will attract about 30 million European tourists a day, spending 150 euro each, which will bring 13,5 million euro total earnings.

Russia already did waive visas in 2008 when Moscow hosted the UEFA Champions League football final in…

What Is a Substantial Criminal Record?

admin — Tue, 18 May 2010 15:27:31 +0000

Applying for a visa (even if it’s a working holiday visa) is definitely stressful and time consuming as you are required to gather all kinds of papers and proofs that you are a normal person with good intentions.

Sometimes you just need luck. We have all heard those stories where someone’s application was absolutely perfect and he or she was denied. Another one was quite negligent and still got the visa. Whatever the case, you don’t want to risk and take chances, so you better do as instructed. What’s more, don’t lie when filling out the papers. In…

Do I Need Savings to Stay in Australia

admin — Sat, 15 May 2010 14:47:16 +0000

“Do I have to have savings to stay in Australia” is what many working holidaymakers ask themselves. You do need to bring money with you when going to Australia, even if you are on a working holiday visa and plan to work. Few are lucky to find jobs prior or with their arrival, and few manage to get really well-paid jobs. According to our latest survey, most backpackers needed about two months to find jobs as Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth have significantly more job opportunities than other places. Thus, in order to avoid ruining your experience, make sure you have enough at least for…

Schengen (Dis)agreement

admin — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 14:25:48 +0000

I came across a very well illustrated blog post on Schengen visas. Maya, the blog owner seem to really hit a dead end with her visa application. Such problems are common and, I’m sure, everyone had a similar situation when dealing with authorities.

One common problem is when a person is applying for a Schengen visa for, let us say, France and then decides to stain in Spain for more days that he/she intends to stay in France. In that case the application will be canceled and the person will have to apply for a Schengen visa to Spain.…

Illegal Workers Cost More Than What They Are Worth

Boyana — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:58:58 +0000

Australian employers are now encouraged to use the Visa Entitlement Verification Online (VEVO) service as part of a national campaign designed to educate employers about the importance of legal workers.

The participating organizations in the campaign are the National Farmers Federation, Australian Workers Union, Horticulture Australia Council and the Australian Industry Group.

Whether you are an employer illegally hiring foreign workers, or an employee illegally working in Australia, there will be serious consequences. For example, employers will “face fines of up to $13 200 and two years’ imprisonment while companies face fines of up to $66 000 per illegal worker,” says newsroom.immi.gov.au. The Fair Work…