German citizenship: Rules, eligibility and application process explainedGermany has eased its citizenship rules, allowing many foreign residents to naturalize after five years of legal stay. Applicants need to m...
24 Jun, 2026, 03.06 PM IST
Welcome to Trump’s America, where the visa dream is getting harder to keep alivePresident Trump's second term is tightening legal immigration pathways, including student visas and green card applications. New policies r...
25 May, 2026, 11.20 AM IST
Bengal govt orders 'holding centres' for illegal migrantsWest Bengal authorities are establishing holding centres for foreigners apprehended for illegal stay. This move follows a policy announceme...
25 May, 2026, 12.38 AM IST
Bengal asks districts to build ‘holding centres’ for illegal foreigners as anti-infiltration drive gathers paceWest Bengal is setting up holding centers for suspected illegal foreigners and foreign prisoners. This move institutionalizes the state's '...
24 May, 2026, 05.47 PM IST
West Bengal govt orders 'Holding Centres' for illegal Bangladeshi, Rohingya deporteesWest Bengal has directed all district magistrates to set up “Holding Centres” for detained foreigners and released foreign prisoners awaiti...
24 May, 2026, 02.49 PM IST
Canada increases validity of work authorisation support letters for foreign workers on maintained statusCanada has extended work authorization support letters (WP-EXT) to 365 days for foreign workers on maintained status, a significant increas...
29 Apr, 2026, 02.40 PM IST
Canada flags 30,000 refugee claims as ineligible under new lawCanada's immigration department is notifying approximately 30,000 refugee applicants they may not qualify for asylum hearings under new rul...
13 Apr, 2026, 10.51 AM IST
Japan balances record arrivals with stricter immigration checksJapan's stricter immigration controls are yielding results, with overstayers declining for a second consecutive year despite record foreign...
11 Apr, 2026, 03.31 PM IST
Canada to allow applicants to challenge return of immigration files as incompleteA Canadian court has ruled that immigration applicants can challenge decisions when their applications are returned as incomplete. This lan...
17 Jan, 2026, 10.37 AM IST
Ireland tightens immigration rules in bid to slow population growthIreland is implementing stricter immigration policies. New rules aim to reduce the rapid population increase. Asylum seekers working will n...
26 Nov, 2025, 08.38 PM IST
Canada introduces personalised processing times for PR and citizenship applicationsCanadian immigration applicants can now track their PR and citizenship applications with personalized processing time estimates. The update...
18 Oct, 2025, 01.45 PM IST
Manipur Police launches special task forces to combat illegal immigrationManipur Police are addressing illegal immigration seriously. Special Task Forces are formed in all districts. They will detect and take act...
25 Jul, 2025, 08.33 PM IST
Trump pauses some Green Card applications in a bid to boost vettingThe Trump administration has paused the processing of green card applications for certain immigrants, including approved refugees, to condu...
26 Mar, 2025, 12.50 PM IST
Canada waives medical exam requirement for 180,000 immigration applicantsThe policy exempts certain low-risk, in-Canada, foreign nationals from submitting an immigration medical examination (IME) as part of their...
15 Oct, 2022, 09.17 AM IST
Top EU court lashes Hungary over 'Stop Soros' migrant lawThe European Union's top court ruled that Hungary broke EU law by making it a criminal offence for people or organisations to help migrants...
16 Nov, 2021, 04.53 PM IST
Trump’s 11-nation refugee ban partially blocked by US courtUS District Judge James Robart said in a ruling that the Trump administration can continue to deny entry to refugees who don’t have ties to...
25 Dec, 2017, 12.04 AM IST
Rohingyas illegal immigrants, not refugees: Rajnath Singh"The Rohingyas are not refugees. They have not come here after following proper procedures. No Rohingya has applied for asylum. They are il...
22 Sep, 2017, 02.02 AM IST