OCI fees revised from April 1, 2026: How much you need to pay for new, reissued and duplicate cardsEffective April 1, 2026, the Bureau of Immigration has revised OCI service fees. Fresh applications now cost USD 275 abroad and Rs 15,000 w...
13 Apr, 2026, 05.01 PM IST
HNIs eye Greece residency as alternative to Dubai optionAffluent Indians are increasingly eyeing Greece as a destination for permanent residency. The motivations behind this trend include evolvin...
10 Apr, 2026, 10.10 PM IST
US Passport renewal online fee, appointment, application: Big changes announced. Details hereUS passport renewal online services have started and Americans can check status, fixed appointment, file application. The passport renewal ...
19 Sep, 2024, 06.10 PM IST
Get ready to renew your US passport online, though there is a catchEligible individuals will be permitted to renew their US passports online. This service is available only in the US and not available to th...
14 Jun, 2024, 02.29 AM IST
Ahmedabad RPO issues passport to a family in just 2 hours for emergency travel to USAhmedabad Regional Passport Office issued passports in just two hours for Pratik Parikh and his family, who were urgently wanting to attend...
07 Aug, 2023, 03.47 PM IST
Techies may soon be able to get their renewed H-1B visas stamped while still in the United StatesUntil 2004, certain categories of non-immigrant visas, particularly the H-1B, could be renewed or stamped inside the US. After that, those ...
01 Mar, 2023, 03.49 PM IST
Here is everything you need to know about renewing a US VisaRenewing any Visa, much less a US one, can be a time-consuming and, at times, confusing process. Not to worry, here we present to you the c...
06 Sep, 2022, 07.46 PM IST
United States allows Americans with expired passports to return homeCiting delays in passport renewals caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the State Department said certain passports that expired on or after...
25 May, 2021, 09.16 PM IST
OCI card holders no longer required to carry old passports for India travel; diaspora welcomes moveThe Indian government has relaxed the second provisions since last year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The timeline has been extended mul...
30 Mar, 2021, 09.45 AM IST
India urged to extend renewal date of OCI card till Dec 31In December, the Ministry of Home Affairs' Foreigners Division issued an office memorandum directing the relevant government agencies and a...
15 Feb, 2020, 01.16 PM IST
Indian government should fix major loopholes in OCI card: Indian-American activistUnder the provisions of the OCI card, those below 20 years and above 50 years need to renew their OCI card every time they have their passp...
26 Dec, 2019, 11.44 AM IST
16 Indian-Americans briefly stranded at JFK airport for not carrying old cancelled passportsAt least 16 Indian-Americans with valid OCI cards headed to New Delhi from the US experienced some anxious moments at the John F Kennedy ai...
23 Dec, 2019, 09.43 AM IST
Govt ascertaining how Farooq Takla got passport: MEAAsked about reports that Takla got the passport due to intervention of some Union minister, MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said he would no...
09 Mar, 2018, 08.02 PM IST
Passport delivery to become hassle-free, no police verification in case of renewalThe ministry is set to waive a second police verification in case of passport renewal provided the previous police verification was clear.
04 Jul, 2014, 10.26 AM IST
Passport services for Indian nationals outsourcedPassport related services for Indian nationals in the US have been outsourced to a subsidiary of a Switzerland-headquartered company.
05 Apr, 2012, 05.02 PM IST
- Growing demand for illegal Indian passports: Consul General of India in NY
There is a growing demand and market for everything Indian abroad and this includes unfortunately illegal sale of unused but valid Indian p...
02 May, 2011, 04.23 PM IST
Thriving black market for Indian passportsIndia does not have biometric system, which makes it easy for the purchaser to enter India illegally using some other's passport.
02 May, 2011, 04.22 PM IST