Israel cancels visas for 27 French lawmakers amid tensions with France

Israel cancels visas for 27 French lawmakers amid tensions with France

The Israeli government has cancelled visas for 27 French left-wing lawmakers and local officials just two days before they were set to begin a five-day visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories. The delegation, comprising members of France’s Ecologist and Communist parties, was invited by the French consulate in Jerusalem. Their mission, according to the … Read more

Government launches two special categories visas for international students

Government launches two special categories visas for international students

Photo used for illustration purpose only. | Photo Credit: The Hindu India has launched two special category visa for international students intending to pursue higher education in academic institutions in the country. The ‘e-student visa’ and ‘e-student-x’ visa have been introduced by the Ministry of Home Affairs and all applicants will have to use the … Read more

U.S. issued more than one million non-immigrant visas to India

U.S. issued more than one million non-immigrant visas to India

View of U.S. Consulate General Hyderabad. File | Photo Credit: NAGARA GOPAL For the second year in a row, the U.S. Mission to India issued more than one million non-immigrant visas, including a record number of visitor visas, underscoring the huge demand of Indians for tourism, business, and education. In the last four years, the … Read more

Australia’s new Migration Strategy won’t impact ECTA commitments for education visas: Sources

Australia’s new Migration Strategy won’t impact ECTA commitments for education visas: Sources

Image used for representation purpose only. Education visa-related commitments under the India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement will not be affected by the new Migration Strategy of Australia announced on December 11, sources here have said. The affirmation came soon after Canberra announced the new policy for guiding the post-COVID waves of migration to Australia … Read more

US issued record 140K visas to Indian students last year: Official

US issued record 140K visas to Indian students last year: Official

As part of the Biden administration’s endeavour to promote people-to-people ties with India, the US issued more than 1,40,000 visas to Indian students last year and is taking several steps to reduce visa appointment wait period. In an interview to PTI, Julie Stufft, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Visa Services, said US missions in … Read more

India opens Young Professionals Scheme visas for U.K. graduates

India opens Young Professionals Scheme visas for U.K. graduates

The launch of the U.K.-India Young Professionals Scheme was dubbed a “significant moment” for the bilateral relationship. File The Indian High Commission in London opened its visa application process for U.K. nationals to apply for the new Young Professionals Scheme (YPS) on February 28, to coincide with the ballot opened by the British High Commission … Read more

Ukrainian Scientists Strain to Work as War Rages

Ukrainian Scientists Strain to Work as War Rages

March 21, 2022 — Pavlo Bazilinskyy got out just in time. In February, the scientist was visiting family in Ukraine and recovering from a nasty case of COVID-19 before starting a new job at the University of Eindhoven in the Netherlands. With the threat of war looming, Bazilinskyy moved his mother from Chernihiv, a city … Read more

Trump admin proposes not to issue H-1B visas for speciality jobs, may affect several Indian techies in US

Trump admin proposes not to issue H-1B visas for speciality jobs, may affect several Indian techies in US

The Trump administration has proposed to not issue temporary business visas for H-1B speciality occupations in a move to sharply limit visas for skilled workers from overseas. The US State Department in a federal notification on Wednesday proposed to not issue temporary business visas for H-1B speciality occupations, a move that is likely to impact … Read more