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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...
Banks in UAE freeze FD, salary, savings a/cs after account holder’s death: A practical guide for families of deceased expats to access fundsWhen a UAE expat dies, their bank accounts including FDs and savings are immediately frozen. Families need to obtain a succession certifica...
State Department order ends passport services at many libraries, raising access concerns for travelersNonprofit public libraries in the US will stop accepting passport applications from February 13, 2026. This policy change by the US State D...
Wife does not need husband’s signature to apply for a passport; Madras High Court pulls up passport office; Know moreMadras High Court ruled that a wife does not require her husband's permission for passport application. The court rebukes passport office f...
You can now add spouse's name in passports without marriage certificateThe Ministry of External Affairs now allows passport applicants to add a spouse's name using Annexure J, a joint photo declaration, instead...
Canada may no longer give tourists long-term visas; instead switch to Schengen-like short term visasIn a significant policy change, Canada has moved away from its long-standing practice of issuing long-term multiple-entry visas, similar to...
Maldives decides to amend laws to ban Israeli passport holdersMaldivian government decides to ban Israeli passport holders from entering the country amid public anger over Gaza attacks.
Consultations going on for change of rules on identifying fake news, says Union Law Minister Kiren RijijuIndia's Union Law Minister, Kiren Rijiju, stated that changes to the definition of fake news, false news, and misrepresentation require ext...
HC suggests bringing in amendments to Passport RulesIt can also be made clear that till the loan is cleared, passport would not be handed over and in case of failure passport may be temporari...
Process for change in date of birth in passport made easyMaking the changes in existing rule, the government has also allowed digitally signed marriage and birth certificates as valid proofs of ma...
MHA amended Passport (Entry into India) Rules, 1950 in haste: Tarun GogoiGogoi said MHA has amended the Passport (Entry into India) Rules, 1950 in haste and left several issues unresolved.
Government liberalises policy for adoption by foreign couplesMEA noted that in spite of various measures, some abandoned and orphan inter-country adopted children are facing difficulties in obtaining ...
Home Ministry notifies rules for lifetime visa for Persons of Indian OriginThe new rules stipulate that no PIO card holder needs to register with the FRRO irrespective of the duration of his stay in India.
PIO cards now have lifetime validity, notifies Home Ministry as per PM's promiseEarlier, foreigners of Indian Origin had PIO cards with only 15 yrs validity for visa-free entry and they had to extend it for 10 yrs at a ...
Delhi EC launches process of including NRIs in electoral rollsFor enrolment of names in voters' list, an NRI can go to an ERO in person or send by post his application to the ERO concerned.
- US announces new policy on gender change in passports
The United States has announced new flexible policy guidelines regarding gender change in passports and consular reports of birth abroad.
- NSG waiver is passport for India to conduct n-trade: Pranab
External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said New Delhi will wait for ratification of the 123 agreement by the US Congress before e...