A visa (from the Latin charta visa, lit. "paper that has been seen") is a document showing that a person is authorized to enter or leave the territory for which it was issued, subject to permission of an immigration official at the time of actual entry. The authorization may be a document, but more commonly it is a stamp endorsed in the applicant's passport (or passport-replacing document).
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UK ditches visa algorithm accused of creating ‘speedy boarding for white people'
The British government is scrapping a controversial algorithm used in visa applications that campaigners say discriminated ...
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Trump's latest immigration ban is bad news for US AI ambitions
Trump's suspension of the H-1B visa program for highly-skilled workers will cut off US access to international AI talent. ...
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Algorithm blocks human rights investigator from entering US
Eyal Weizman, the director of investigative group Forensic Architecture was told he couldn't travel to the US because an algorithm ...
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All I want for Xmas is the ability to message myself on WhatsApp
WhatsApp is one of my most used apps, but I don't love it. With a few small tweaks I'm sure it could go from being a good ...
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Want a US visa? Fork over your social media details first
Trump administration's latest move to vet people during the visa process is to ask for their emails and social media handles. ...
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VisaDB tells you all about your next destination — weather, paperwork, and plugs to bring
The site lets you look up travel visas for 200 countries, as well as residency and immigration visas in 130 countries worldwide. ...
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Wikileaks’ Bitcoin donations spike following Julian Assange’s arrest
Bitcoin donations to Wikileaks have suddenly started rolling in by the bulk, as news broke that Julian Assange has been arrested ...
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North Korean dissidents raise $14K with 100th 'post-liberation visa' on Ethereum blockchain
Civil Cheollioma Defense selling special visas for Ethereum cryptocurrency, said to allow holders entry to North Korea 'upon ...
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There’s now a black market for Ethereum-based visas to North Korea
Almost all of the G-Visas sold by North Korean revolutionary crew Cheollima Civil Defense are being auctioned, despite the ...
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North Korean dissidents are using Ethereum to overthrow Kim Jong-un
Free Joseon Genesis Visas are supposed to allow holders to visit North Korea "upon liberation," and can be bought for 1 Ethereum. ...
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Unicorn visas might ease Brexit tech woes - but they're horribly unfair
The tech sector needs a full-throated defence of freedom of movement, and not a self-serving lame duck like this.
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The West’s unconscious bias against tech in Afrika limits innovation
January 2017 was special in many ways; important to note, it was the first time I ever boarded an airplane, but also it was ...
