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- Pakistan
Pakistan issues visas to 1,100 Sikh pilgrims for Baisakhi
New Delhi: Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi has issued over 1,100 visas to Sikh pilgrims from India to participate in the annual Baisakhi celebrations from April 12 to 22. “These visas…
- World
Donald Trump extends immigrant, work visa restrictions
Washington: US President Donald Trump on Thursday extended an order suspending the issuance of certain types of work visas for another three months due to the raging coronavirus pandemic. “The effects of…
- Pakistan
Pakistan issues visas to Indians for visit to Shadani Darbar, Katas Raj temples
New Delhi: Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi has issued visas to two groups of Indian Hindu Yatrees in December 2020 for visit to their revered sites in Pakistan. According to a…
- India
India extends international flights suspension till December 31
New Delhi: The Indian government on Thursday extended the suspension of scheduled international commercial passenger services till December 31 in view of the coronavirus pandemic. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA),…
- Middle East
UAE stops visas to citizens of 13 countries on security concerns
New Delhi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has stopped issuing new visas to citizens of 13 mostly Muslim-majority countries. An immigration document said that applications for new employment and visit visas have…
- News
UAE grants 10-yr golden residency visa to more professionals
Dubai: The UAE on Sunday approved the issuance of a 10-year golden visa for more professionals, including PhD holders, physicians, engineers as well as graduates from certain universities, in a bid to…
- Middle East
UAE resumes issuance of entry permits
Dubai: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has started issuing entry permits from 24th September. However, the country has not begun issuing work permits. On Thursday morning, the Federal Authority for Identity and…
- World
Indian man returns home after UAE govt waives Rs 1 crore in visa fine
Dubai: A 47-year-old Indian man, who stayed in the UAE without any documents for over 13 years, has been repatriated home after getting a waiver of half a million Dirhams (Rs 1,00,21,000) in…
- World
US: Apple, Amazon, FB join battle against visa restrictions
San Francisco: Technology giants including Apple, Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft and Twitter have lended support to a lawsuit challenging US President Donald Trump’s suspension of new visas for temporary foreign workers. Visa restrictions The…
- World
Student visa: US drops restrictions
By Arul Louis New York: In a victory for universities and foreign students, President Donald Trump’s administration has dropped its order to deny visa status to those taking only online cases because of…
- World
Donald Trump to announce new visa restrictions
Washington: US President Donald Trump said that he will be announcing new visa restrictions in coming days. We’re going to be announcing something tomorrow or the next day on visas,” Xinhua news agency…
- World
Indian govt will soon take decision on OCI visa issue: Minister
Washington: In a bid to allay fears of the OCI card holders over the temporary suspension of their long-term visas, India’s Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan has said the…
- World
Rishi Sunak’s Budget to make cost of UK visa higher
London: The UK Budget tabled by Indian-origin Finance Minister Rishi Sunak is set to make the cost of long-term visas to Britain higher with a major hike in the compulsory health fee…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia issued 12 Lakh visas
Govt. of Saudi Arabia is implementing the policy of providing jobs to Saudi naitonals in private sector. Ministry of labour and social welfare issued 12 lakh visas to foreingers during 2018-19. According…
- World
US announces new visa rules to restrict ‘birth tourism’
Washington: The United States announced on Thursday (local time) that it will no longer issue temporary visitor (B-1/B-2) visas to foreigners seeking to enter the country for what it called “birth tourism”…
- Middle East
UAE announces five-year tourist visa
Dubai: Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai made an announcement of five-year tourist visa. New visa rules It may be…
- Middle East
India extends Visa-on-Arrival facility to UAE nationals
Abu Dhabi: The Centre has extended the Visa-on-Arrival facility to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) nationals travelling to India in a bid to strengthen people-to-people and trade links, as well as the…
- World
Attention: These IT firms are banned from applying for H-1B visas
New Delhi: A new study from National Foundation for American Policy shows that the US government is making things worse for major Indian IT companies. They revealed the denial rate of H-1B…
- India
Riyadh restructures visa system, cancels fee for repeat Umrah
New Delhi: The kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Friday dismissed reports that it has hiked visa fees, and said that it has instead restructured its visa system for Haj and Umrah pilgrims…
- World
UAE-based Indian expat’s visa case goes viral online
Dubai: A Dubai-based Indian expat’s plea regarding his passport taken away from him and being kept as a collateral against a bank loan has gone viral on Twitter According to Jahir Sarkar’s…
- India
Indians can apply for US work visas 90 days prior to start date
WASHINGTON: The United States (US) Embassy here on Thursday asked visa applicants to apply up to 90 days before their employment begins. “Applying for your work #USvisa? You can apply up to…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia to announce visa schemes, abolishes abaya rule
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia on Friday will announce new visa scheme for 49 countries across the globe as part of its efforts to boost the Kingdom’s tourism sector. Kingdom’s appeal to foreign companies…
- News
China opens first visa centre in Lahore
Lahore:Chinese authorities on Monday opened Beijing’s the first visa application service centre in Lahore. Yao Jing, the Chinese Ambassador to Islamabad, inaugurated the centre. Others who attended the ceremony included the Chinese…
- Education and Career
UK announces new visa rules; good news for Indian students
There is good news for students going to Britain for studying as the UK government on Wednesday announced the reintroduction of the two-year post-study work visa, expanding opportunities for talented international students…
- Hyderabad News
Visa of Hyderabadi expires, son expelled from KSA
By Mr. Irfan Mohammed Jeddah: The bond of father and children share is timeless. It’s a beautiful journey marked with tears, emotional, tragedy, sacrifices, joy, smiles, memorable moments. Many of young NRIs…
- Middle East
GDRFA explains ‘on arrival’ visa process for Indians
Dubai: In a video shared on Twitter, ‘on arrival’ visa process for Indians was explained by the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA) in Dubai. •On arrival visa process for…
- News
UAE offers visa fee exemptions to children under 18
Abu Dhabi: The tourist visa fee waiver for children younger than 18 travelling to United Arab Emirates (UAE) came into effect for the first time this summer on Monday. The Federal Authority…
- News
Nepal to hike foreign tourist visa fee from July 17
Kathmandu [Nepal]: Nepal will raise visa fees for foreign tourists from July 17, authorities have said. Citing the Department of Immigration (DoI), The Himalayan Times reported on late Friday that the decision…
- Middle East
UAE to give free SIM cards to all tourists
Abu Dhabi: Tourists arriving in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will receive free mobile phone SIM cards with free data, international calling minutes and text messages, authorities said here. The free tourist…
- Middle East
Indian Consulate in Dubai offer help to 300 unpaid workers
Dubai: Consulate General of India in Dubai has stepped in to resolve the issue of over 300 expat workers of a private firm here, who were struggling to make ends meet as…
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