citizenship
- World
US Congressional panel to probe birth-tourism businesses
Washington: A US congressional panel will investigate birth-tourism businesses that market maternity services to foreign women, citing national security concerns over travellers from China and Russia and issuing a subpoena to a…
- World
US prepares wider overhaul of H-1B visas
Washington: The Trump administration has begun White House review of a new proposal to overhaul the H-1B visa programme, signalling another potentially significant change to the employment route used by thousands of…
- World
US proposes USD 103,265 fee for H-1B visas
Washington: The Trump administration has proposed imposing an additional USD 103,265 fee on employers filing cap-subject H-1B petitions, a sweeping increase that could sharply raise the cost of recruiting skilled foreign workers,…
- India
6 Indian border states can now give citizenship to foreigners
The Union Home Ministry on Wednesday authorised district collectors in Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab, West Bengal, Assam and Tripura (except tribal areas), and Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh to grant…
- World
US to make online filing of immigration applications mandatory
Washington: The US will soon make online applications mandatory for immigration benefits such as green card, citizenship, and asylum, among others, in a bid to improve efficiency and reduce operational costs. The…
- World
US curbs birthright citizenship: When did India abolish it?
US President Donald Trump signed two executive orders on Thursday, August 6, limiting eligibility for birthright citizenship, while India abolished the provision decades ago. India is among the many countries that abolished…
- News
The rule of law: Bail, due process and citizenship
The controversy surrounding the grant of bail to Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre in the alleged assault (I say alleged despite video evidence because a court will have to evaluate and pronounce…
- India
SC sets aside Gauhati HC order declaring 27 people as foreigners
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday, June 13, set aside a batch of Gauhati High Court judgments that had upheld the declaration of 27 people as foreigners, holding that citizenship and foreigner…
- Hyderabad
BJP membership will be citizenship proof in coming days: Owaisi
Hyderabad: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) President Asaduddin Owaisi attacked the Centre on Thursday, June 25, over reports that a passport is not proof of citizenship and sarcastically commented that it won’t…
- India
Passport a travel document, not proof of citizenship: MEA
Hyderabad: A passport is a travel document that attests nationality when an Indian is abroad, and should not be construed as proof of citizenship, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Wednesday,…
- India
Bengal women detained in Thane despite valid citizenship docs
Three women and a child from West Bengal are being held in a Thane detention centre on allegations of being illegal Bangladeshi nationals, with police claiming their documents, including passports, which require…
- World
US moves to revoke citizenship of Indian-origin businessman
Washington: The US Department of Justice has launched proceedings to revoke the citizenship of 17 naturalised Americans accused of concealing crimes or lying during the immigration process, including an Indian-origin businessman convicted…
- India
SIR: EC to share ‘suspected foreigners’ details with authorities
New Delhi: The Election Commission has directed its state poll machinery to refer cases of “suspected foreign nationals” to competent authorities during the special intensive revision of voters’ list. The EC also…
- India
US senators challenge immigration freeze
Washington: Four Democratic senators have challenged a Trump administration policy that has paused immigration and citizenship cases involving nationals from 39 countries, saying the move has stalled green cards, naturalisation applications and…
- India
Govt notifies changes in Immigration and Foreigners Rules
New Delhi: The foreigners coming to India on a visa for 180 days or less will now have to register themselves “any time before the expiry of the said period of 180…
