The United States announced on Monday that it is imposing visa restrictions on owners, executives, and senior officials of certain Indian travel agencies accused of knowingly aiding “illegal immigration” to the US. In a statement, the State Department said: “Mission India’s Consular Affairs and Diplomatic Security Service work every day across our Embassy and Consulates…
The US Embassy in India on Saturday issued a warning to travellers about the serious consequences of staying in the United States beyond the allowed time on their visa. On Saturday, the embassy posted on X (formerly Twitter), saying, “If you remain in the United States beyond your authorised period of stay, you could be…
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) received 343,981 eligible registrations for Fiscal Year 2026, according to newly released data from USCIS. The registrations are for the 85,000 H-1B visas allowed for a year. The registrations for FY 2026 saw a decline of 27% from 470,342 for FY 2025. Eligible registrations for H-1B visas for…
The New York Police Department is investigating why officers gave U.S. authorities the sealed arrest record of a New Jersey woman who was detained at a protest last year — information that immigration officials are now using to seek her deportation. Under New York State law and department policy, sealed records of arrests or summons…
One family had come to India for a daughter’s marriage. Another came so their young children could meet their grandparents for the first time. A woman traveling alone had arrived for the funeral of her mother, whom she had not seen in years. At the border where Pakistan was cleaved from India decades ago, they…
When Karl Molden, a sophomore at Harvard University from Vienna, learned that the Trump administration had abruptly restored thousands of international students’ ability to legally study in the United States, he said he did not feel reassured. After all, immigration officials have insisted that they could still terminate students’ legal status, even in the face…
Representative image (Picture credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: India on Friday announced the suspension of visa services for Pakistani nationals with immediate effect and revoked all existing valid visas issued to them, except for long-term, diplomatic, and official visas. The move comes amid heightened tensions between the two countries following Tuesday’s terror attack on tourists at…
Mounting apprehensions over the abuse of student visa pathways have compelled several Australian universities to restrict or scrutinize applications from six Indian states—Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Jammu & Kashmir. This development hasn’t just raised eyebrows; it has exposed deeper cracks in the international education landscape, where ambition, loopholes, and policy intersect.While the…
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…
Trump administration revokes over 1,000 student visas across 40 US states. Representative Image. (Getty Images) In a sweeping immigration move, the Trump administration has revoked the visa or immigration status of more than 1,000 international students and recent graduates across over 130 US educational institutions. The revocations, which have affected universities in 40 states, appear…