Visa

The practice of traveling to the US to give birth is fundamentally legal, although there are scattered cases of authorities arresting operators of birth tourism agencies for visa fraud or tax evasion (Photo: HT)

Pregnant foreigners may now find it hard to travel to US for giving birth

2 min read . 23 Jan 2020

A majority of H-1B visa holders are Indians and this legislation comes as a significant relief to them. (Photo: Laura Pedrick)

New Jersey to lower college costs of H1B visa holders' children

4 min read . 22 Jan 2020

Children aged 6 to 12 will have to pay Euro 40 instead of Euro 35, as it is currently

Schengen visa application fee to be increased to Euro 80 from 2 Feb

3 min read . 15 Jan 2020

Saudi Arabia opened applications for online visas in September, and Qatar scrapped visas altogether for citizens of 80 countries in 2017 (Photo: Bloomberg)

To diversify economy, UAE starts to offer five-year tourist visa

1 min read . 06 Jan 2020

Sri Lanka extends free tourist visa facility to India until 30 April

1 min read . 02 Jan 2020

The minimum wage for younger people aged between 21 and 24 will increase to 8.20 pounds an hour from 7.70 pounds an hour

UK govt to hike pay for lowest earners, minimum wage will be increased by 6.2%

1 min read . 31 Dec 2019

A new visa will ensure qualified doctors, nurses and health professionals have fast-track entry to the United Kingdom. (Reuters)

UK govt unveils new rules for fast-track visas

2 min read . 20 Dec 2019

The charges include employing about 500 Infosys staff in California on B-1 visas rather than H-1B visas between 2006 and 2017 (Mint )

Infosys prefers settlements outside the law in US

2 min read . 18 Dec 2019

The USCIRF has expressed deep concern over the use of religious identity as a legal criterion for citizenship

An Indian bill under US watch

1 min read . 10 Dec 2019

Under this new process, employers will complete a registration process that requires only basic information about their company and each requested worker. Photo: iStock

H-1B visa: USCIS rolls out new electronic registration process

1 min read . 07 Dec 2019

Visa applicants to Oman must have a return ticket and confirmed hotel reservation in order to be granted the non-sponsored tourist visa. Photo: iStock (iStock)

H1-B visa policy changes need US Congress approval

2 min read . 22 Nov 2019

Minister of State for External Affairs V. Muraleedharan. (PTI)

23% petitions seeking H1-B visas were denied in 2019: foreign ministry

1 min read . 21 Nov 2019

The H1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise (Photo: PTI)

H1-B visas: 23% new petitions denied in 2019, says MEA

1 min read . 21 Nov 2019

According to the Consulate, the hospital/ treatment center authorities concerned shall furnish the details of the foreigner in a prescribed format

Visa exemption for foreigners seeking medical treatment in India

1 min read . 20 Nov 2019

Denial rate of H-1B visas touched 24% in the third quarter of the current fiscal year.

Many IT companies disqualified from applying for H-1B visas

1 min read . 12 Nov 2019

The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows the US companies to employ foreign workers in specialty occupations. (Photo: iStock)

US court refuses to strike down work permits for spouses of H1B visa workers

2 min read . 10 Nov 2019

UK government said the new NHS Visa would allow it to control immigration (Reuters)

UK plans to fast track visa for migrants if they want to work in health service

1 min read . 08 Nov 2019

The registration fee is part of an agency-wide effort to modernize and more efficiently process applications to live or work in the United States.

H-1B visa: USCIS announces new non-refundable fee for registration

1 min read . 08 Nov 2019

The denial rate of H-1B petitions for initial employment for Amazon, Microsoft, Intel and Google in 2015 was just 1%.

Massive H-1B denial rates for Indian IT companies under Trump Admin, says report

3 min read . 06 Nov 2019

The US government has been rejecting every fourth H-1B visa application. (AFP)

H-1B visa application:These IT companies faced most rejection

1 min read . 02 Nov 2019