Asia Immigration News

Government to extend facility of e-tourist visa to 150 nations January 06, 2016

The Government of India is all set to extend facility of e-tourist visa which permits overseas travelers to obtain the travel document online, to 37 additional countries by the end of the current fiscal year.As per the statistics from Ministry of Tourism, this service which is presently available to the people of 113...

No need to leave UAE to change the status of visit visa January 05, 2016

According to the Interior Minister, people on the visit visa to the UAE now do not require leaving the country for changing the visa status to the residency permit.As per the Spokesperson on Naturalization, Department of Residency and Ports, Interior Ministry, under the rule 377 of the year 2014, the visa holder of any...

CII urges for revision in increased US visa fee January 05, 2016

The Indian Industry Confederation (CII) has strongly advised the Congress leaders and the administration of the US to think again about the recent hike in the visa fees that was brought up in the Omnibus Spending Bill that particularly targets the IT firms of India and the model of outsourcing business.CII has advise...

India looks to convince US for rollback of increased H-1B visa fee January 01, 2016

The Commerce Ministry of India is examining different options to convince the US to look for reconsidering the move of increasing the H-1B visa fees which had hit the Indian IT firms hard.According to the government official, India is eager to sort out this matter through bilateral dialogue but also trying to build the...

6.5% increase in overseas tourist arrivals in November 2015 January 01, 2016

The tourism industry has witnessed 6.5% of increase in overseas tourist arrivals in the month of November 2015 when compared to the same period in the year 2014.Most of the tourist arrivals were from the US in November 2015, and around 11,610 crores of foreign exchange was earned through the tourism in November 2015.Th...

External Affairs Ministry issued a latest advisory for Indian students travelling to US December 31, 2015

All the students from India who are travelling to US have been urged to follow the latest advisory issued by the Government of India.According to the statement revealed by the External Affairs Ministry, the students who seek to visit US should carry important supporting documents with regards to place of residence, med...

Students need to be careful from cheap overseas education December 29, 2015

There are many institutes and colleges in the US which provide quality education, and students from India always look forward to get enroll in one of these institutions. The US have been the most popular destination for the students from India.Students need to be very cautious while selecting the university if they are...

University of South Florida is popular among Indian students December 28, 2015

The South Florida University, which is located in Tempa Bay, US, is a large impact international, research university. It is presently having student population of around 42,000 that includes around 800 students from India.According to Mr. Ralph C. Wilcox, Executive President, Dean, Muma College of Business, who recent...

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