Asia Immigration News

Overseas visitors to Japan reached 19.74 million last year January 25, 2016

According to the Tourism Agency of Japan, the number of overseas tourists to Japan in the year 2015 had reached 19.74 million, and these visitors had spent around 3.8 trillion yen that is around $29.6 billion, both the figures hitting latest record highs.The number of travelers to Japan has increased, the main reason b...

India to stay priority for the US, no matter who rules says US Ambassador January 25, 2016

India would stay high priority for the next US President irrespective of who succeeds this year’s presidential elections says Richard Rahul Verma, US Ambassador to India.According to him, he is confident that the Indo-US ties would continue to be of high priority for whoever gets the control of White House or Congres...

No genuine student from India would be deprived of visa, told US official January 23, 2016

Students from India would not be deprived entry in the US if they are genuine students and if they are able to express properly about the purpose of their visit to the immigration officials of the US. This was said by Joseph M Pomper, Counselor for Consular Affairs.Clarification from Pomper came after many students fro...

India will take up the UK proposed visa fee matter at India-EU FTA talks January 22, 2016

Worried about the proposed visa fee by the UK and other limitations on overseas skilled employees, largely targeted at IT industry of India, the government has decided for taking up the issue at India-EU Free Trade Agreement, when dialogue begins formally.According to a government official, they had already pointed out...

H-1B employees contribute to prosperity of US firms says India's Ambassador to the US January 21, 2016

Arun Kumar Singh, who is the Indian Ambassador to the US, has defended the arrival of skilled employees from India to the US. According to him, the H-1B employees are contributing to the profitability process and are working towards generating technology for the US firms.He is on his visit to Seattle, and he is also ex...

Backchannel efforts started for resolving US visa fee matter January 21, 2016

In its initial backchannel diplomatic attempt since official announcement of current visa fee increase move by the US, group of representatives from the US Congress holds a meeting with the USIBC and Nasscom for discussing the prospects and challenges that includes those around visa for technology companies of India.Th...

This year South Africa is eyeing around one lakh visitors from India January 20, 2016

South Africa is looking at one lakh Indian visitors to its country as it is undertaking many initiatives that include road shows for positioning the country as the ideal destination.South Africa’s Tourism Department has started here its 13th yearly road show, an interactive program proposed to raise the destination a...

1,81,051 Indian students had enrolled for higher education in the US last year January 19, 2016

According to the information revealed by the Information System for Students and Exchange Visitor (SEVIS), as many as 1,81,051 Indian students had registered for the higher education in the US by last year November month.As per SEVIS, there is an increase in a number of students from India by 71% in just two years. I...

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