Visa and Mastercard $167.5M ATM settlement: Who qualifies, how to claim and key deadlinesA landmark settlement has been reached in the United States, with Visa and Mastercard agreeing to pay $167.5 million over ATM surcharges. E...
New Zealand family visa application to move to enhanced online system from November 16New Zealand plans to move specific temporary entry visa applications to a new Immigration Online system. This transition will occur on Nove...
Indian IT sheds H-1B habit, FY27 filings plunge 92%India's software exporters--Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Infosys, HCLTech, Wipro, LTM and Tech Mahindra--filed for 1,763 visas against ...
US to restrict visas for officials who obstruct parental child abduction casesThe United States plans to introduce new visa restrictions targeting individuals involved in international parental child abduction cases. ...
From India to the US boardroom: Why L-1A is becoming a strategic US-expansion route for Indian mid-sized businessesIndian mid-sized and entrepreneur-led companies increasingly view the L-1A visa as a means to establish US operations. This visa allows for...
US Green Card overhaul: Republican Senator Tuberville's new America First bill proposes merit-based system, ends diversity lotterySenator Tommy Tuberville has introduced the Americans First Immigration Act to reform the immigration system. This bill proposes a merit-ba...
H-1B under the scanner: Trump admin signals major changes to visa system in 365 daysH-1B visa latest: Federal investigators are expanding their probe into alleged abuses of the H-1B foreign-worker program. The investigation...
US visa wait times: Indians face up to 12-month wait for visitor slots; work visas up to 5.5 monthsIndian applicants for US visitor visas are expected to experience long waiting times for interviews in various cities. In Hyderabad, applic...
Trump administration targets birth tourism with new visa curbsThe United States has introduced visa restrictions targeting individuals and facilitators involved in commercial birth tourism. This initia...
US Department of State launches online portal to report suspected visa fraud and misuseThe US Department of State has introduced an online portal for reporting suspected visa fraud and misuse. This initiative aims to enhance t...
‘Our passport is absolutely useless’: Entrepreneur says he pays Rs 1 crore in taxes but gets no international benefit, post goes viralAn X post by Hyderabad entrepreneur Jitendra Emmani has sparked discussion over the international mobility available to Indian passport hol...
New Zealand route won’t help third-country goods claim India FTA benefits: Here’s what changesUnder the India-New Zealand trade pact, goods from third countries will not be eligible for tariff concessions, with preferential treatment...
Rs 49 LPA job at Big Four, father has diamond business in Gujarat: Redditor claims F-1 visa denied despite Harvard MBA admission, paid Rs 5 lakh for appointment to the agentA Reddit user claims she paid five lakh rupees to an agent for a visa appointment. She was denied a US F-1 student visa despite Harvard MBA...
India warns nationals against using Malaysia visa-free entry to seek jobsIndia's High Commission in Kuala Lumpur issued a stern advisory to its citizens. The commission noted a rise in Indians misusing visa-free ...
Got an F1 ticket? Azerbaijan may give you a visa at the airportAzerbaijan is offering visa-on-arrival to eligible foreign visitors travelling for the 2026 Formula 1 race in Baku, including Indian passpo...
Australia changes skilled visa processing rules: Who gets priority now?Australia has changed the processing order for several skilled visas, giving higher priority to applications linked to sectors such as heal...
US expands visa social media checks to three more categories from October 1From October 1, the US will expand social media screening to I, TN and TD visa applicants, requiring foreign journalists, USMCA professiona...