VFS Global Insights

Global Mobility: A top-of-mind concern at the United Nations

Responsible travel featured in the UN General Assembly 2024 discussions on how to reduce tensions and promote global stability.
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Don't Let Your Passport Hold You Back:  Six-Month Validity Rule Explained

When planning international travel, an often-overlooked detail is the validity of your passport and the requirements. Many countries require passports valid for at least six months beyond the intended departure date to ensure travellers don’t overstay due to unexpected circumstances.
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How the surge in travel this year will lead to the scaling up of biometric payments

With many airports and airlines using biometrics to offer a contactless experience for travellers with their check-in, immigration to boarding, here is how this solution will emerge as a practical and smart mode for digital payments by travellers during their journey.
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The growing importance of Digital Onboarding in Governments

While Digital Onboarding elevates the applicant experience, enhances efficiency, and improves the overall processing timelines, many Government entities need to relook at their current technological solutions in securely establishing digital identities and tackle the overall perception challenges they currently face from citizens and residents.
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Navigating Economic Growth: Harnessing Technology and Sustainable Tourism for a Resilient Future

Driven by values of economic integration, sustainable development, and social equity, there is a growing realisation among countries how pivotal information and communications technology (ICT) and tourism are for their socio-economic transformation.
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Cyber Resilience in a Dynamic World: Adapting to Emerging Technologies

In today's digital world, organisations need to equip themselves with new technologies while defending against sophisticated cyber threats. While innovation offers growth prospects, it also creates vulnerabilities, making cyber resilience essential.
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Making public outsourcing work

Leveraging VFS Global's unmatched experience of twenty years of engaging with world governments, these are some best practices that ensure outsourcing becomes a success story in business-to-government and public-private partnerships.
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