Majority of IT companies of India rely on H-1B visas for gathering revenue for their business. Now a bill stands in the way of preventing Indian companies from employing IT professionals on H1 B visas. According to Congressman Pascrell, “America is producing many skilled, high-tech professionals with advanced degrees and ...
Read More »Chennai welcomes Czech Republic visa centre
India is going strong with defense and trade connections with the Czech Republic and the opening of new visa processing centers in the Country, is welcome news for many. There are 6 visa processing centers that the is planning to open in the country in alliance with VFS Global services, ...
Read More »Indian IT employees shaky! Anti-H-1B visa bill launched in US
The Anti-H-1B visa bill has been launched in US and this has made the IT industry of India shaky. Lakhs of IT employees of Indian companies are facing job insecurity, as their jobs are in danger. Legislation has been brought in by a bipartisan group consisting of two lawmakers ...
Read More »Travel date decided? Apply in advance for U.S visa, says Consulate
A whopping number of people from the country plan to travel abroad and this is evident from the fact that the number of visa applications submitted at the U.S embassy are much more as compared to the staff they have on rolls. A senior American diplomat at the Embassy confirms ...
Read More »U.K. visit easier! Lucknow welcomes new U.K. Visa service centre
Sir Dominic Asquith, Britain’s High Commissioner to India, has plans to work on improving work ties between UK and Uttar Pradesh and for that he traveled to Lucknow for the first time to meet up with Akhilesh Yadav , the Chief Minsister of Uttar Pradesh. He welcomed the people who ...
Read More »UK based Indian eatery proprietors request one-year visa for Indian chefs
Indian chefs start polishing your culinary skills; you may get a one-year visa to the UK. This is what the UK based Indian eatery owners have requested from the Government. The proprietors of the Indian restaurants across Britain have conjured a document comprising of 75 pages requesting the UK Government ...
Read More »March tourism blooms to almost 1 lakh! Whopping response to e-visa facility
The e-visa facility will be extended by the Government it seems. More tourist categories are going to be included in this facility because of the whopping response of tourism in the last month. This decision is being contemplated because almost 1.16 lakh visitors stepped in the country after getting their ...
Read More »U.S ‘H-1B’ visa applications surpass permissible cap of 85000
There are plenty of people and companies who are spreading their wings internationally and thronging for an opportunity to reach the US. The US Government has received almost 250,000 H-1B visa applications and this number has exceeded the permissible cap of 85,000 set by the US authorities. H-1B visa petitions ...
Read More »Flash your OCI cards! No visas needed for Indians visiting India
Indians who have settled abroad and living there, do not need a visa stamped on their passports to come to India, all they need to show is the Overseas Citizen of India or the OCI cards. In 2015, the Indian government had changed the Citizenship act and combined the Overseas ...
Read More »Japanese, brace yourselves for ‘Visa on arrival’ facility in India
Tuesday onwards, Japanese Nationals, will be able to enjoy the “Visa on arrival” facility to India. This decision taken by the Government of India, promises to be a huge boost to the tourism and business for the Country. Estimates have shown that nearly 1.8 lakh Japanese visit India annually, out ...
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