A prominent social activist here has requested the Indian authorities to initiate measures such as granting emergency visas on departure to help Indian-origin families travel to their homeland for health or other emergencies amid the COVID-19 pandemic. India’s aviation safety regulator DGCA has extended the suspension of scheduled international commercial passenger flights till December 31….
The UK government’s new visa rules and the country’s exit from the European Union will greatly help India and further strengthen the trade and business relationships between the countries, said Oliver Ballhatchet, the British Deputy High Commissioner, on Thursday. Ballhatchet, who took charge as the British Deputy High Commissioner in October 2019, was addressing journalists…
Sixteen countries, including Nepal, Bhutan and Mauritius, provide visa-free entry to Indian passport holders, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Tuesday. In a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said there are 43 countries which provide visa-on-arrival facility and there are 36 countries which provide…
New guidelines have been issued for Indian travellers flying abroad. Now that India has introduced air bubbles with other countries such as Germany, the USA and France, there are new visa rules for travellers. Indian nationals flying abroad can do so on any type of visa, as per a tweet by the aviation ministry. The…
Dubai has started issuing tourist visas to inbound passengers from more countries from Wednesday onwards, Dubai, a global tourism hub, suspended issuing visit visas in March as a precautionary measure to curb the spread of coronavirus. But starting Wednesday, the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA) in Dubai has started issuing visit visas…
Jahnavi Parikh was two when her father Piyush Parikh, an IT professional, moved to Atlanta, Georgia, in 1999. Jahnavi began school in the US and, later when her father moved back to India between 2004 and 2007, he enrolled her in a Mumbai school. Post 2007, she was once again studying in the US. Two…
Continuing her humanitarian gesture, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has announced that two Pakistani nationals will be given visa for undergoing liver transplant surgeries in India. New Delhi: Continuing her humanitarian gesture, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has announced that two Pakistani nationals will be given visa for undergoing liver transplant surgeries in India. The…
WASHINGTON : In the first two months after a June Supreme Court ruling allowed partial implementation of President Donald Trump‘s travel ban, visas issued on average each month to citizens of six countries targeted by the order were 18 percent lower compared to the month prior to the ban, a Reuters analysis of government data shows. The 3,268…
NEW DELHI: Indian techies and industry can breathe a sigh of relief as the US has resumed premium, or expedited, processing of H-1B visas in all categories. The service was suspended five months ago as officials struggled to handle a huge rush of applicants. The suspension+ had been seen as an example of US President Donald Trump‘s election campaign remarks…
Size of margins raises concerns department has incentive to reject applicants on technicalities, forcing them to reapply The Home Office is making profits of up to 800% on immigration applications from families, many of whom are eligible to live in the UK but are turned down on technicalities and forced to reapply – and pay…
