visa application process

UAE Jobseeker Visa: Your complete guide to working in the UAE without a sponsor | World News

The UAE Jobseeker Visa allows skilled professionals to explore Dubai’s job market for up to 120 day/Representative Image In a bid to attract global talent and support economic diversification, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) offers a unique Jobseeker Visa—an unsponsored entry permit allowing skilled professionals and recent graduates to explore employment opportunities within the country. […]

UAE Jobseeker Visa: Your complete guide to working in the UAE without a sponsor | World News

The UAE Jobseeker Visa allows skilled professionals to explore Dubai’s job market for up to 120 day/Representative Image In a bid to attract global talent and support economic diversification, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) offers a unique Jobseeker Visa—an unsponsored entry permit allowing skilled professionals and recent graduates to explore employment opportunities within the country. […]

US tightens visa rules: Interview waivers ends from September 2; Is India spared from toughest restrictions?

From September 2, 2025, nearly all non-immigrant visa applicants will be required to attend in-person interviews with US consular officers. The US state department has confirmed that this marks the end of age-based exemptions and “drop box” renewals for many categories of visas, affecting students, professionals, and frequent travelers.What is changingUntil now, applicants under the […]

‘Effective immediately, …’: US embassy in India wants everyone applying for F, M, or J non-immigrant US visas to change this privacy setting of Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and other social media accounts

The US embassy in India has announced a new guideline for those applying for student and exchange visitor visas. The new rules, effective immediately, are applicable to all applicants of F, M, and J non-immigrant visas who will now have to set their social media accounts to public. The move, the embassy said, is aimed […]

New Schengen Visa Rule: What UAE residents should know before their next Europe trip | World News

New Schengen visa rule requires UAE residents to complete applications online before booking appointments/ Image: File TL;DR Starting June 18, 2025, UAE residents must complete the full Schengen visa application online before booking an appointment through VFS Global. If you try to book without submitting the form, you won’t get an appointment, the system won’t […]

Trump’s new travel ban takes effect as tensions escalate over immigration enforcement

Travellers cart their luggage through the international arrivals area at the Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles (Image credit: AP) US President Donald Trump‘s new ban on travel to the US by citizens from 12 mainly African and Middle Eastern countries took effect Monday amid rising tension over the president’s escalating campaign of immigration […]