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The State Department has proposed not to issue temporary business visas for H-1B speciality occupations which allowed several companies to send their technology professionals for a short stay to complete jobs on site in the US, a move which could affect hundreds of Indians. The proposal, if finalised, will eliminate any misconception that the "B-1 in lieu of H policy" provides an alternative avenue for foreign professionals to enter the US to perform skilled labour that allows, and potentially even encourages them and their employers to circumvent the restrictions and requirements relating to the H non-immigrant classification established by Congress to protect the US workers, the State Department said.
Flight occupancy and fresh bookings have dropped over ten per cent in last few days as individuals and corporates defer trips. International travel is already hit due to a series of visa restrictions.
The annual meet also saw some shareholders of the country's second largest IT services company raising concerns over falling operating margins. But many congratulated the management for delivering good FY20 performance despite the tough economic conditions.
The problems stem from a hardware failure in a State Department.
The US government has removed a regulation proposed by former president Donald Trump's administration that sought to narrow the definition of "specialty occupation" under the H-1B visa regime. The change comes as a relief for Indian information technology firms, which are among the largest users of such visas. "The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has formally vacated a regulation that would have redefined the H-1B specialty occupation, restricted off site placement of H-1B employees, and otherwise increased employer compliance obligations. "The vacatur follows a federal court ruling that set aside the regulation because the agency did not have good cause to bypass notice and comment rulemaking, in violation of the Administrative Procedures Act," explained immigration law firm Fragomen.
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Most stressful thing for most Indians planning to travel abroad is not the price of the ticket, but securing a visa.
The United States may include Gujarati language in its visa procedure for the convenience of people from the state planning to travel there.
Under the EB-5 Investment Visa programme, an applicant receives a conditional green card on making a minimum investment of $5,00,000 in the United States.
Medical tourism in India alone is estimated at $3 billion and projected to grow to $7-8 billion by 2020
The US has already eased the procedure for issuing visa to attract a million Indian tourists by 2015
Under a new British-Irish visa scheme announced by Ireland's minister for justice Frances Fitzgerald, tourists and business visitors from India and China will be allowed to travel freely in the 'common travel area' of Britain and Ireland with either an Irish or a British visa.
Emphasising that India has the potential to become a global hub for education and tourism, Union home secretary Rajiv Gauba called for a change in the mindset at the field level to make foreigners feel welcome.
UK citizens are at par with those from Finland and Sweden for visa-free access.
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The first list will include a couple of countries each from various regions of the world.
The move is aimed at attracting more transit visitors to shop in Chinese markets.
While Yatra is building a digital services platform to offer skill development training and sourcing solutions to corporate, Thomas Cook has partnered ICMR-accredited labs to offer Covid-19 certification, and MakeMyTrip is offering chartered flight services.
New visa process will be available to Indians who travel to Canada frequently.
There are some nations whose citizens can travel to almost anywhere without any restriction.
Qatar has postponed plans to introduce more stringent visa rules for entry into the country, officials said.
Britain's Immigration Regional Director for Central and South Asia Thomas Greig said the new initiative has been taken as part of efforts to streamline the visa application process and to make it consistent with the wider global trend.
A Delhi court has allowed Congress MP Karti Chidambaram, accused in Aircel-Maxis and INX Media scam cases, to travel to Spain and the United Kingdom from June 25 to July 17.
The state department said foreign tourists departing India with visitor (T) visas will now receive a stamp in their passports at the port of departure that indicates that the bearer will not be allowed to re-enter India for two months, regardless of their length of stay or validity of the visa.
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There was much demand for the visa centre in Wales to ensure speedier processing of applications. Earlier, applicants seeking visas here would need to travel to the Indian consulate in Birmingham or the High Commission in London. The centre has been set up following representations made to Mukherjee during his visit to Cardiff last year.
The proposed annual quota for Indian companies could be between 10 and 15 per cent. Currently, there are no country-specific limits on H-1B allotment.
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Russia, Ukraine, Brazil, UAE, Jordan, Kenya, Fiji, Finland, Australia, South Korea, Singapore, Mauritius, Mexico, Norway, Oman and Philippines are among the countries which have got the e-visa facility in the first phase.
Egypt has approved a visa on arrival scheme for Indians wishing to travel across the country.
The British High Commission has announced this service for Indians travelling to the United Kingdom.
India has asked Russia to ease its 'cumbersome and outdated' visa procedures to facilitate travel for businessmen as part of measures to enhance bilateral trade and investment ties.
If your children live abroad, rely more on financial assets as they are easier to liquidate and move across borders.
In moves that may benefit Indians applying for business visas to visit America, the United States State Department and Department of Homeland have announced a number of steps to expedite the processing time for visas.
The e-visa authority project, allowing entry without a physical visa, has overshot the October 2 deadline
If you are travelling internationally in the next two months, it's a good time to exchange your currency.
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