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Oct

Proposal For 10-Year Bar on Australian Visa Applicants Providing False Information Discarded

In November 2017, the Australian Government had introduced new regulations that barred visa applicants from submitting new visa applications and entering Australia for a period of ten years if they provided false or misleading information in their visa applications or indulged in visa fraud. The regulations were also applicable for errors committed in the visa...

Oct

Israel simplifies Visa Process for Indians

The Government of Israel has abridged the visa application procedure for Indians. Israeli Tourism Ministry India Director Hassan Madah said that this initiative has been taken to encourage more Indians to visit Israel, Tel Aviv. The Israeli Consulate stated that Indian nationals who have availed visas of Schengen countries, the U.S., Canada, Australia or Israel...

Oct

64% of H-1B Petitions was approved for Extension of Stay or Change of Status During the Calendar Year 2014 Through 2016

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released an analytical report on the approved H-1B petitions for workers with the extension of stay or change of status for the calendar year 2014 through 2016. It was observed that about 64% of petitions were approved for the change of status or extension of stay during...

Oct

USCIS Says H-1B Visa Holder May Work for More Than One Employer with Approved I-129

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently tweeted that an H-1B visa holder may work for more than one employer provided they have approved I-129 for each employer. The H-1B visa is the most popular among Indian IT professionals, it allows U.S. companies to employ foreign workers in specialty occupation and has an annual numerical cap...

Oct

The UK To Introduce New Immigration Rules for International Students in 2018

The UK will introduce new immigration rules for international students from January 11, 2018. With the introduction of the new rules, international students can easily switch over to work visa (Tier 2) from Tier 4 visa on completion of their course. Under the current rule, international students had to wait till they obtain a degree...

Oct

Poorvi will be a Speaker at the 2018 Las Vegas EB-5 & Global Investment Immigration Convention

Poorvi will be a speaker at the EB5 Investors Magazine’s 2018 Las Vegas EB-5 & Global Investment Immigration Convention, to be held from January 26-27, 2018 at the Bellagio Resort & Casino, Las Vegas. She will be one of the panelists on the panel Raising EB-5 Capital in India: Separating Fact from Fiction.Information about this conference is available at http://www.eb5investors.com/conferences/2018-las-vegas-convention/speakers

Oct

Tech Giants Might Consider Investment Visa to Enter America

The American Immigration Consultants (Regional Centres) are pitching about the EB-5 visa program to Indian IT companies like TCS, Infosys and Wipro to move top executive to America. Traditionally, Indian IT companies send their employees on H-1 or L-1 visas, non-immigrant visa. But the uncertainties in H-1B visa programs with the Trump administration, a new...

Oct

Tips for preparing for the FY 2019 H-1B CAP Season

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will be accepting H-1B CAP petitions for the federal fiscal year 2019 on April 2, 2018. The H-1B classification is reserved for “specialty occupations” which is a non-immigrant visa. Immigration regulations allow for an individual to remain in the United States in this status for, up to three...

Oct

Warning about Fake Visa Websites

Of recent times, there have been numerous websites which are not authorized by the Government of India and have been soliciting e-visa seekers to apply for a visa through their online portal against a service fee thus leading to compromising an applicant’s personal information. In this regard, the Ministry of Tourism, India issued a travel...

Oct

Launch of E-Services for Foreign Nationals at Major FRROs

The Bureau of Immigration, India has announced the launch of ‘E-Services’ for all foreign nationals residing within the jurisdictions of the following Foreigners Regional Registration Offices (FRROs): Mumbai FRRO;Delhi FRRO;Bengaluru FRRO; andChennai FRRO This means that various visa services including in-country registration and visa extensions must now be completed via an online procedure, eliminating the need for...

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