UAE Immigration Waives Fines for Visitors Stranded by Flight Disruptions: Huge Relief for Travellers The Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship (ICA) in the United Arab Emirates has announced a sweeping waiver of overstay fines for residents, tourists and visitors who were unable to leave the country due to flight cancellations and airspace closures linked […]
An Indian-origin woman living in UK has been accused of selling illegal UK work visas to migrants for as little as £12,000, according to an undercover investigation that uncovered a growing black market operating openly on Facebook.Komal Shinde runs Krishiv Consultancy Ltd, which allegedly offered bogus skilled worker visas using fake jobs, forged documents and […]
The HIRE Act seeks to raise the annual cap on H‑1B visas from the current 65,000 (plus 20,000 for advanced‑degree holders) to 130,000. The bill was reintroduced last month by Indian-origin Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi in response to growing demand for skilled workers in technology, research and other sectors.According to the proposal, the expansion would help […]
US secretary of state Marco Rubio made it clear that the United States’ visa policy does not automatically entitle a student to a visa. Speaking in detail to Ben Shapiro, Rubio said, “No one. It’s not a constitutional right. It’s not guaranteed by law. Every day, consular officers deny visas for all kinds of reasons, […]
British Far-right anti-Islam activist Tommy Robinson weighed in on after reports emerged that the United Arab Emirates has stopped issuing visas to most Pakistani citizens. The move is tied to concerns over rising crime involving Pakistani nationals in the country.Robinson responded to the news on X by saying “Divert their flights to Tucker Carlson.” This […]
Sara Gonzales brought the DOL inspector general to a Texas office accused of selling H-1B visas and Green Card and showed him purported messages. Texas journalist Sara Gonzales brought Department of Labor Inspector General Anthony D’Esposito to the registered office of Mohammad Abbas in Texas, accusing him of selling H-1B visas and Green Cards. In […]
The UAE has announced a temporary suspension of new visas for nationals of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and South Sudan as authorities step up measures to prevent the spread of Ebola.The decision, announced jointly by the National Emergency Crisis and Disasters Management Authority (NCEMA) and the Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs […]
Ahmedabad’s Hari Krishna Trivedi reveals F-1 visa interview details at Mumbai consulate. An Indian student revealed his recent experience of getting the F-1 visa at the Mumbai Consulate, as he is planning to pursue his master’s from New Jersey Institute of Technology. Ahmedabad’s Hari Krishna Trivedi, in a YouTube interview, recounted how he saw every […]
Immigration lawyer Deepika Singh says Indians have an academic edge over Americans Indian professionals on H-1B visas have an edge over some American workers because of India’s “robust” education system, a Silicon Valley immigration lawyer has argued. This argument is an old one in the debate over foreign workers in the US tech industry.Speaking about […]
A Texas company owned by a Chinese national has been sued over allegations that it ran fake childcare businesses to fraudulently obtain H-1B visas.Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against Golden Qi Holdings LLC, accusing the firm of operating and advertising non-existent childcare services in order to sponsor foreign workers under the […]
