Immigration News

Canada visa: Indians face 49-day wait for visitor visa, 8-week work permit

Canada visa timelines: Planning a Canada trip? Indian applicants now face 49-day waits for visitor visas, with study and work permits taking weeks longer

US visa approvals fall 11% in 2025; India, China among hardest hit

US issued 0.25 million fewer visas in Jan-Aug 2025, with India among the hardest hit as policy changes reshaped immigration flows

52% of Canadians want lower immigration despite population slowdown: Poll

Cost pressures and housing strain keep support for tighter immigration high, even as population growth slows

India, China bear brunt of Trump admin's tougher visa policies: Report

From January to August 2025, the State Department approved 11 per cent fewer permanent resident and temporary visas compared with the same period a year before

Thailand to cut visa-free stay to 30 days for tourists amid misuse concerns

Proposal to cut visa-free stay from 60 to 30 days may affect Indian travellers, even as Thailand targets 2.55 million visitors from India in 2026

Italy to have fully online visas from June? There's no official word yet

Italian government channels have yet to verify a shift to fully digital visas, leaving current in-person application requirements in place

Canada immigration backlog dips below 1 million; study visa delays hit peak

Work permit processing improves, but study permit delays rise to highest level since 2022, according to IRCC data

H-1B, H-4 visa delays: US visitor visa a risky alternative, warn attorneys

With H-1B and H-4 visa slots hard to get, some turn to B-1/B-2. Lawyers say intent rules make this a risky choice

UK visa fee hike up to 25%: What students, workers, visitors will pay

UK raises visa and immigration fees by up to 25% from April 8, making visitor, student, work and settlement routes costlier for applicants, including Indians

Canada invites 1,243 for PR for those with Masters and PhD in Ontario

Ontario resumes Masters and PhD draws after 2024, inviting 1,243 candidates for provincial nomination leading to Canada PR

Canada immigration plan: Temporary residents cut, PR fixed at 380,000 a yr

Canada cuts temporary arrivals but holds PR at 380,000, adds TR-to-PR slots and revises student, worker intake rules

134-year US green card wait for Indian H-1Bs: Why backlog keeps growing

Green card delays for Indians can stretch to 134 years due to US country caps and rising demand in EB-2 and EB-3 categories

New Zealand to tighten immigration rules, expand checks on applicants

Proposed Bill extends deportation liability to 20 years and increases jail terms for migrant exploitation to a decade

$100,000 H-1B visa fee may be waived for nurses, doctors under new US Bill

New US Bill proposes scrapping $100,000 H-1B visa fee for doctors and nurses as hospitals face shortages and rising staffing pressures

US expands $15,000 visa bond rule to new countries: Here's who must pay

Starting April 2, more countries face US visa bond of up to $15,000. Here's who is affected, refund rules, and how the system works

West Asia crisis: 2.6 lakh return to India since Feb 28, govt to aid more

Amid West Asia tensions, 2.6 lakh Indians have returned since February 28 as flights stabilise and the government ramps up evacuation and support efforts

Can $120,000 savings last 9 years in India? H-1B visa holder does the math

As visa delays keep H-1B workers in India, one Reddit post calculating a nine-year savings runway has triggered debate on costs and careers

Greece opens new visa routes for skilled professionals, eases EU card rules

Country woos global tech talent by launching three new visa categories and streamlining its flagship EU Blue Card

Canada Express Entry: 4,000 immigrants invited for PR, cut-off at 507

Canada continues prioritising in-country workers with 4,000 ITAs in latest Express Entry CEC draw; CRS cut-off stands at 507

Get Rs 2.4 lakh, fly to India for free: US pushes immigrants to self-deport

US self deport: US DHS rolls out free flights and $2,600 exit bonus for migrants, including Indians, using CBP Home app to leave voluntarily