India’s High Commission in Canada has announced that it will resume certain visa services starting from October 26th. This decision comes after a temporary suspension of visa services, which was initiated due to safety concerns for Indian diplomats in Canada. The resumed services will include entry visas, business visas, medical visas, and conference visas. The … Read more
The United States is grappling with an unprecedented backlog of employment-based green card applicants, with the number reaching a staggering 1.8 million in the current year. This backlog primarily affects immigrants sponsored by U.S. employers or investors, who find themselves stuck in lengthy queues due to annual green card limits and country caps. Notably, Indian … Read more
The UK Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, has announced that visa fees and health surcharges paid by visa applicants, including Indians, will see a significant rise. This increase is intended to meet the country’s public sector wage growth. Sunak confirmed a hike of 5 to 7 percent across the board for teachers, police, junior doctors, and … Read more
VFS Global, the visa application service provider for the US embassy in India, has announced a temporary closure of its customer service center from July 12 to July 14. The closure is due to the migration to a new platform, and during this period, VFS Global will be unable to answer calls, accept fee payments, … Read more
Washington: The US is “putting every ounce of its energy” to eliminate the long visa wait time in India, including sending a cadre of consular officers to the country and opening up its other overseas embassies as far away as Germany and Thailand for Indian visa applicants, according to a senior US visa officer. India … Read more