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- Hyderabad
Hyderabad to have 55 new windows for US visa
Washington: The US consulate in Hyderabad will soon have 55 windows for visa and the consulate services will improve dramatically, a senior American diplomat promised Indian Americans from the region here. Senior…
- India
US grants 82,000 student visas to Indians, more than any previous year
82,000 student visas have already been issued by US embassies in India this year, more than any other year before, and Indian students have received more American student visas than students from…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia: Tourism ministry monitors over 7,000 violations
Riyadh: The ministry of Tourism announced that it recorded 7, 000 violations during 45,440 inspection tours. An infographic was posted on the ministry’s twitter account. The authorities mentioned that they received 19,540…
- World
Germany, France reject EU visa ban on Russians
Prague/Brussels: Germany and France have rejected a proposed blanket ban on Russian citizens entering the European Union (EU) in a joint position paper. “We should think about smart ways to make use…
- India
Haryana man commits suicide over ‘delay’ in visa for Canada
Kurukshetra: Apparently upset over the alleged delay in getting visa for Canada, a 23-year-old man here ended his life by jumping into the Narwana branch canal. However, his visa reached his home…
- India
US visa appointment wait times leave students confused
Hyderabad: Students who have received I-20 from US universities are confused due to long appointment wait times at US consulates in Hyderabad and New Delhi. They are confused between options whether to…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia issued 800,000 work visas in the year 2021
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) had issued more than 800,000 visas to recruit foreign workers during the year 2021. The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development revealed that, it…
- India
Tablighi Jamaat case: SC says blacklisting shouldn’t influence future visa applications
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday said that future visa applications of persons, blacklisted during the 2020 Tablighi Jamaat congregation, held at the capital’s Nizamuddin Markaz, should be considered uninfluenced by the…
- Technology
Visa enters the world of NFTs, to help digital-first creators
Mumbai: Digital payments leader Visa on Wednesday launched a new programme to help creators such as digital-first artists, musicians, fashion designers, and filmmakers accelerate their small businesses through non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Called…
- Technology
PayPal enables Ukrainian accounts to send, receive money
San Francisco: Payments company PayPal said that it is expanding its services for Ukrainian accounts and allowing them to send and receive money from friends and family. In a letter to the…
- Business
PayPal shuts down services in Russia
San Francisco: Payments company PayPal has announced that it is suspending its services in Russia in the wake of Ukraine invasion. Ukraine’s vice prime minister Mykhailo Fedorov tweeted a letter from PayPal…
- World
Biden welcomes decision by Visa, Mastercard to suspend services in Russia: White House
Washington: US President Joe Biden, during a conversation with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, welcomed the decisions of Visa and Mastercard to suspend services in Russia, the White House said. Earlier, Zelenskyy said on Twitter…
- India
No visa required for Indian students to exit Romania by special flights: Embassy
Bucharest: The Indian embassy in Romania on Tuesday said that no visa is required for Indian students sheltered here to exit Bucharest by special flights. Taking to Twitter, the embassy has said…
- World
H1B visa registration for FY2023 to begin on March 1: USCIS
Washington: The registration for the much sought-after H1B visa for the fiscal year 2023 will begin from March 1 and the successful applicants will be randomly selected and notified online by March…
- Pakistan
Pakistan issues visa to Sika Khan to visit brother separated 74 years ago
New Delhi: The Pakistan High Commission in India has issued visa to an Indian senior citizen, allowing him to meet his family members in Pakistan, with whom he was separated 74 years…
