How priority dates and cross-chargeability affect your Green Card timelineIndian nationals working in the U.S. often face long waits for green cards due to visa quotas. A priority date determines one's place in li...
07 Apr, 2026, 12.54 PM IST
TSA shortages push US Senate to pass DHS funding bill, paving way to end partial government shutdownThe US Senate has passed a bill to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security, aiming to end a partial government shutdown that cause...
27 Mar, 2026, 12.47 PM IST
Landing in the UAE? Here’s how to skip the long immigration queueTo avoid long immigration queues in the UAE, especially during peak travel in August, travellers can leverage technology-based services. Th...
14 Aug, 2025, 10.52 AM IST
Frequent flyers to the US will now be able to skip long immigration queue at Delhi airportDelhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL) has requested the central government to establish a US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) pre-clear...
17 Apr, 2025, 11.50 AM IST
International passengers flag long queues at Delhi's immigration counters; government promises reliefNoting an overcrowding-like situation in Delhi airport, a senior official in the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) on Thursday said that th...
17 Mar, 2023, 04.54 PM IST
Long queues at security checkpoints continue to pester passengers at Delhi airportPassengers travelling to and from Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi have been facing long queues at immigration and security che...
15 Mar, 2023, 11.40 AM IST
1,000 more CISF personnel to reduce wait time at airportThe airport authorities plan to make 20 additional security lines operational by December 28, said officials. The Delhi airport has a stren...
16 Dec, 2022, 12.22 AM IST
Thailand advises Indians to obtain visas from embassy or consulate to avoid long queuesThailand has opened its borders to tourism and the number of passengers and tourists at Bangkok airport has increased leading to long passe...
28 Nov, 2022, 11.11 AM IST
Will Indians soon see light at the end of the long Green Card tunnel?The green card backlog touched 800,000 in 2019, with over 60% of these being Indians. On Dec. 2, 2020, the U.S. Senate passed a legislation...
13 Mar, 2021, 11.31 AM IST
US elections to decide fate of bill seeking better terms for H-1B visa holdersAccording to the organisation Skilled Immigrants in America, there are over 1.5 million Indians on H-1B high-skill work visas waiting in th...
31 Oct, 2018, 11.38 AM IST
Immigration rush: Intelligence Bureau to hire 550 ex-CAPF personnel at airportsThe Intelligence Bureau has written to various Central Armed Police Forces, seeking nomination of their recently retired officials in the r...
13 Jul, 2018, 03.05 PM IST
Indian professionals are happy with the contours of Donald Trump's latest immigration policyThe US has skill gaps and needs Indian IT professionals. Now it seems very likely that the govt will put in place some rules to meet with i...
04 Feb, 2018, 07.03 AM IST
IGI to get 55 immigration counters to cut queuesWhile DIAL will provide additional space for the immigration counters at Delhi airport, BOI will provide the manpower, computers and web ca...
03 Nov, 2017, 10.53 AM IST
Delhi airport to get more immigration officials to deal with passenger rushA team of home ministry officials visited the immigration counters at the IGI Airport yesterday to see why so many complaints were coming f...
01 Nov, 2017, 07.20 PM IST
Donald Trump may shun illegal immigrants but prefer permanent residentsAbout 85% of those visas go to people seeking a green card in the US, while about 15% go to people seeking to immigrate from abroad.
19 Feb, 2017, 10.40 AM IST
Trips to Thailand just got easier with online visa on arrival systemIf you are planning a trip to Thailand, save yourself some hassle and complete your visa on arrival formalities online.
17 Dec, 2015, 08.37 AM IST
Immigration queues may soon get shorterHome Ministry has started the process for recruitment of more immigration officials. The induction will result in reduction in queues at th...
08 Nov, 2015, 10.23 AM IST