Sushma Swaraj, the External Affairs Minister of India announced to grant visa to the parents of a 12-year-old boy who is believed to be from Pakistan and is abandoned in Faridkot Observation Home, Punjab after being detained by the Border Security Force (BSF) in May 2017.  Mehr Tarar, a Pakistani journalist drew Swaraj’s attention to […]

Presently, members around the globe are confronting delays with processing of the visas due to technical issues in the system at various consular posts. The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Department of State (DOS) Liaison Committee has put forward the issue with the DOS Visa Office who thereby confirmed that the Bureau of Consular Affairs […]

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DOS) has released the data on the visa issued to Indians under the Non-Immigrant Visa (NIV) category in last six months. The most popular NIVs amongst Indians are the B1/B2, H-1B, L-1, and J-1 visa. The B1/B2 visa category allows foreign nationals to visit the United States on short […]

Foreign nationals entering Iraq for work on a multiple-entry visa are required to complete visa activation procedures and medical tests at the earliest to avoid penalties and interruptions to the work permit process. The Government of Iraq has instituted new rules for foreign nationals entering the country. In order to obtain the multi exit-entry visa, […]

An individual or musical group intending to appear in a showcase performance while in the U.S may qualify for a B-1 visa provided that the activity is more like an audition than a public performance before a paying audience and the applicant will not perform in any other capacity outside of the showcasing event. The […]

The Delhi High Court recently held that the Central Government ought not to deny passports to Indian citizens living in Tibetan refugee colonies. The decision was rendered in a writ petition filed by Tamding Dorjee, who was born to Tibetan refugee parents in India and is an Indian citizen but was denied a passport by […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]