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Now I'm LOL at myself. First of all, you are correct that it appears they are tightening up the policies. (Have to tell you I have a problem with "anyone" coming here without full visa processing though.) What I'm laughing about is my reading of your UN-relaxing comment. I read it as:

Psssst. Read the article...it's about the UN relaxing visa policies. LOL!

Of course you didn't include the "the" and you hyphenated the un-relaxing. I belive the capitalization for emphasis led me to read it that way, but I know you wanted to provide emphasis on the "un" part. Thus my references to the UN.

I realized the "UN" problem when I read your first reply.

I read the original article the same way you did at first...I just wasn't ready to accept anything written in an Indian newspaper without some other sorce to confirm it. Then xml772e2 pointed out the facts...it's about removing the visa exemption for some nations.

Like right now you can travel to England without a visa, and they can visit they U.S. likewise. If this agreement were lifted, you would have to apply for a visa BEFORE you could visit England.

Another area I hope that they consider is Merchant Seaman. Right now there are international agreements that pretty much allow Merchant Seamen to come and go as they need, using their Merchant Seaman's documents in lieu of a passport. You don't even want to know how many Merchant Seamen there are of Arab extraction.