40 seconds and three questions later, Indian man’s US visa gets rejected. What went wrong for him?An Indian man's US visa application was denied after a brief interview, dashing his Florida vacation dreams. His lack of international trav...
18 Apr, 2025, 07.29 AM IST
Canada to reduce Spousal Open Work Permits by more than 1,00,000 over the next 3 yearsCanada plans to significantly reduce Spousal Open Work Permits (SOWPs) by over 100,000 over the next three years, as announced by Immigrati...
30 Sep, 2024, 08.11 PM IST
Canada announces new open work permit for spousal and family class applicantsFraser also announced that spousal applicants, along with other open work permit holders, whose open work permits expire between August 1 a...
27 May, 2023, 09.52 AM IST
Indians among 13,000 spouses fail German language test to qualify for asylum permitOver 13,000 spouses of asylum seekers in Germany failed to qualify for family reunification due to insufficient German language competency,...
16 May, 2023, 10.12 PM IST
Canada announces 5 new measures to overhaul its immigration systemAs of August 22, Canada welcomed over 300,000 permanent residents to Canada, surpassing the milestone earlier than in any previous year. Th...
02 Sep, 2022, 11.21 AM IST
Everything you need to know about bringing your partner to CanadaOverall, more than 64,000 spouses, common-law partners, and conjugal partners were sponsored for Canadian immigration in 2021. Indians spon...
27 Jun, 2022, 05.47 PM IST
NRI Helpdesk: All you need to know about the recent changes in work authorization for spouses of H-1B and L-1 workersFor our NRI readers, we have started an immigration helpdesk. Write to us at nri.economictimes@gmail.com and our team of experts will addre...
12 Dec, 2021, 04.10 PM IST
Petition launched on White House website to save spouse work permitsIT Pro Alliance, a nonprofit which functions as an open networking platform of tech professionals across the US, launched the petition late...
08 Mar, 2019, 11.11 AM IST
PM Narendra Modi refused to sign MoU on illegal Indians as UK didn’t ease visasOfficials at the Indian high commission in London told TOI that the bilateral agreement on the return of illegal Indians, which junior home...
31 May, 2018, 11.10 AM IST
Tech industry urges Trump admin to keep work permits for H-1B spousesThe Trump Administration is reportedly moving ahead with its decision not to give work permits to the spouses of H-1B visa holders, arguing...
19 Jan, 2018, 08.11 PM IST
Tech industry urges Trump administration to keep work permits for H-1B spousesTrump administration is reportedly moving ahead with its decision not to give work permits to spouses of H-1B visa holders, arguing that th...
19 Jan, 2018, 04.38 PM IST
Temporary relief as US relooks H-1B visa rulesThe new season for applying for the H-1B visa starts on April 1 and the visas will be granted from October 1, according to people familiar ...
16 Mar, 2017, 07.41 AM IST
Trump admin seeks 60 days to respond to case on H1B visa issueOn February 1, the Department of Justice filed a petition in the court titled 'Consent motion to hold proceedings in abeyance for 60 days'.
09 Mar, 2017, 01.59 AM IST
Trump's new executive order to clamp down on H1B visasThe H1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations that require theoretical ...
31 Jan, 2017, 01.44 PM IST
Donald Trump likely to issue executive order to limit H1-B visasH1-B visas are issued to qualified professionals. A related visa is the L1, which is given to employees of a company who are transferred to...
31 Jan, 2017, 11.30 AM IST
Madrassas should be barred from teaching in Urdu, Arabic: Shiv SenaShiv Sena today said madrassas in India should be barred from using Urdu and Arabic as medium of instruction and they should be replaced wi...
20 Jan, 2016, 01.14 PM IST
- Skilled non-EU nationals can live & work in Ireland
IT workers, bankers and scientists from outside the EU will now have an easier passage to Ireland.
26 Jan, 2007, 04.08 AM IST