Visas

National Foundation for American Policy (NFAP) which is a US- based public policy think tank has made a study according to which over a third of H-1B visa applications that have been filed by Indian IT services firms have been rejected in the fiscal year 2019. A study which is...

The Indian nationals have emerged as the fastest growing for the applications of student visa to the United Kingdom, as observed in the new official statistics that have been released on Thursday. It has been found by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) of the United Kingdom that over 37,500...

The immigration lawyers has said that, fewer H- 1B visas are being denied by a US agency which administers the application process of visa, after the stepped- up filing of lawsuits.this is said to come despite the seeking of more Requests for Evidence (RFEs) from the applicants of H-...

The immigration agency of Canada has exceeded one lakh for the second consecutive time regarding granting a study permit to the Indian students. It has been found out that Canada has approved a little more than the 4 lakh study permits out of which 1.39 lakh or around 34.5...

An eminent Indian- American social activist has urged the Indian Government to extend the date of the renewal of the OCI cards till the 31st of December as the diaspora has been facing inconvenience of having OCI in the United States. The OCI card which stands for Overseas Citizen of...

The Trump administration has published new visa rules that aims to put an end to birth tourism, in which any non- resident woman travelling to the US to give birth in order to secure the citizenship of the country will not be possible anymore. The new rules in the Federal...

The United Arab Emirates is aiming to turn the Gulf state into a tourism hub for which the multiple-entry visa scheme has been introduced which is valid for all the nationalities for five years. The Dubai media office has tweeted referring to Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum who is...

Saudi Arabia has decided to liberalize visas for Indian tourists as it is not withstanding its attempts that were made recently to pacify Pakistan. Any Indian travelling by Saudi national carrier for tourism holding a valid US, UK or Schengen will be offered visa-on-arrival in Saudi Arabia, says Economic...

S Jaishankar External Affairs Minister reiterated the significant contribution which has been made by movement of persons in a fair and non-discriminatory manner to the deepening of bilateral ties between India and the United States as he pitched strongly for H-1B visa holders. Jaishankar told the reporters at a joint...

On Thursday, the latest immigration statistics published data stating a 63 percent increase in Indian student visas to the UK. According to the statistical data released by the British High Commission, UK’s latest immigration statistics show a 21% increase in the number of students when compared to 2018. In 2018, 19,000...