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Russia granted over 1,100 'anti-woke' visas to foreigners in 2025Russia welcomed over 1,100 foreign citizens in 2025 with visas for embracing traditional values. This initiative supports those opposing li...- UK extends deadline for migrants to replace physical immigration documents with e-visasThe UK has extended the validity of expired Biometric Residence Permits (BRPs) and Biometric Residence Cards (BRCs) for accessing immigrati...
- Planning a Thailand vacation? Check visa requirements, best time to visit and moreThailand is a popular destination for Indian travelers, but entry requirements are changing in 2026. The visa-free entry scheme for Indian ...
- Now UAE tourists can open digital bank a/c and get debit card to make cashless payments as UAE’s central bank rolls out new initiativeTourists in the UAE can now open digital bank accounts and get debit cards within minutes of arrival. This new biometric-based initiative, ...
- No French, No civic test: France’s exam‑free Visiteur visa Indian HNIs are quietly using as a first step to EU residencyFrance's 2026 immigration reforms, including civic exams and language tests, have caused concern for many. However, the financially indepen...
- Centre fixes OCI card application fee at USD 275, scraps six-month stay ruleThe Indian government has revised OCI card application fees, setting the new OCI card fee at USD 275. Several changes to the application pr...
- Trump's 'gold card' visa starting at $1 million granted to just 1 person so far, White House saysPresident Donald Trump's 'gold card' visa program, requiring a $1 million investment for legal U.S. residency, has seen one approval. Comme...
- UK could make migrants wait up to 20 years before becoming settled - making it one of the longest waits in worldThe UK government plans to significantly increase the time migrants must wait for permanent residency, doubling the standard period to ten ...
- Trump administration faces lawsuit over $1M ‘Gold Card’ visa programmeA US university faculty group is suing the Trump administration. The lawsuit challenges a new 'gold card' visa program. This program allows...
- RBI diktat to banks, credit card companies set to upend long-term integrationsFor several years, banks have been dependent on deep integrations and partnerships with companies like Visa and Mastercard to make credit c...
- India has issued 560 million tokens in the last one year: VisaAround 560 million card tokens have been issued in India since October 2022, when the Reserve Bank of India mandated tokenisation of cards ...
- Failover mechanism protects us from MasterCard ban: HDFC Bank MD Sashidhar Jagdishan“MasterCard is a significant franchise partner for the bank, but the good part is like in most of our businesses we patronise on open archi...
- Visa set to board govt’s mobility cardVisa is ready to join the National Common Mobility Card (NCMC) bandwagon and may start talks with banks to issue such payment instruments.
- Jan Dhan Yojana: RuPay gaining currency irks US companies MasterCard & VisaUS card companies MasterCard and Visa have complained of an invisible mandate to keep them out of Jan Dhan Yojana, the govt's flagship prog...
- Government withdraws Citizenship (Amendment) Bill from Lok SabhaMinister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju said the bill has to be withdrawn since an ordinance was issued in January merging the PIO and OCI ...
- Government plans to merge PIO and OCI schemes; seeks suggestionsThe scheme for issuance of PIO card was first launched in 1999 while the OCI scheme was operationalised in 2005.
- Walmart sues Visa for $ 5 billion for rigging card feesIt said that Visa and the banks as well worked together to set rules that prevent retailers from protecting themselves against such fees.
- Indians overseas upset over government proposal to scrap PIO & OCI cardsA new Bill is being opposed by a large section of Indian overseas, who have been enjoying the benefits of OCI & PIO cards for many years.
- PIO and OCI cards provide relief to NRIs from visa hasslesCurrently, the 2 cards provide different facilities to their holders, merging the 2 schemes will lead to simplification of rules under sing...
- Visa cards for those registered with UIDAIVisa is partnering TSYS — a US-based tech company that focuses on credit card transactions — to help it use biometric verification for issu...
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