Asia Immigration News

E-Tourist visas registered a whopping 2713% growth in November December 16, 2015

As many as 83,501 overseas tourists had arrived in the nation on the e-tourist visa last month this year registering a record high growth of 2713.4% when compared to 2,968 during the last year’s October month.TVoA(Tourist Visa on Arrival), which is enabled by the Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA), also known as e...

A special $2000 H-1B and L-1 fee on Indian IT firms can return in the US December 15, 2015

A special $2000 H-1B and L-1 fee on Indian IT firms can return in the USA $2000 fee can return on H-

A $2000 fee can return on H-1B and L-1 visas for the Indian IT firms intended to fund the 9/11 healthcare act in the US with a group of US Congressmen quietly mounting new efforts for reimposing it.Such move like this had been part of James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, which funds health treatments and scr...

Students from India could work in the UK after graduation December 15, 2015

The UK is very eager to welcome more students from India in its world-class universities, and it is also offering incentives, which includes graduate work visas that permit the students to work in the UK for a period of time.Two ministers from the UK visited India previous week for pushing closer education cooperation ...

More than 37,000 e-tourist visas granted by Goa's airport within a year December 14, 2015

It has been a year since the start of e-Tourist Visa (ETV) facility, and the Dabolim airport of Goa has granted as many as 37,199 e-tourist visas to the tourists from around 65 nations.According to statement release, this e-tourist visa facility was extended to the individuals of around 113 nations, and it was launched...

The latest H-1B visa move to hit the Indian IT firms December 12, 2015

The latest bill targets at crackdown on the Indian outsourcing companies is being supported by two US Senators and the possibility of its approval is much more.According to a report, the two US Senators had filed the law that will slash down the number of skilled work permits which is also called as H-1B visas. The H...

Britain announced 300 new scholarships for students from India December 11, 2015

In a step taken for boosting the number of students from India who seek to study in the UK, the nation had announced around 300 latest scholarships which are worth over 1.5 million pounds during the 2016-17.According to Sajid Javid, British Secretary of State for Business, Skills and Innovation, around 300 latest schol...

The proposed H-1B visa cut is bad for the US if implemented says Nasscom December 11, 2015

According to Nasscom, the legislation which was introduced by the two US Senators proposing 15,000 H-1B visa cut would be counterproductive for the growth of the US tech industry.The two US Senators who had proposed the bill targets the outsourcing firms that depends on the low-wage overseas employees who replaces even...

India tops the list of nations of immigrants to the UK December 10, 2015

According to the information which was revealed in the quarterly report of UK Migration Statistics, India is leading the list of nations of departure for UK immigrants.Listing the nation of the final residence among the immigrants who had migrated to the UK in the year 2014, India is leading in this list representing...

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