British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak yesterday survived a crunch vote in the UK Parliament as none of his party MPs voted against the government’s Safety of Rwanda Bill. However, several of the ruling Conservative Party’s representatives in Parliament abstained from voting. Right after yesterday’s vote, Sunak tweeted: “MPs have voted to pass the Safety of […]

Almost 97,000 Indians held trying to enter the US illegally between Oct 2022 and Sept 2023

Of the 96,917 Indians arrested between October last year and September this year, 30,010 were caught on the Canadian border and 41,770 at the frontier with Mexico.

UK government opening second visa ballot for young Indian professionals

The Indian-origin Rishi Sunak-led United Kingdom government announced it was opening its second ballot under the UK-India Young Professional Scheme for Indians aged between 18 and 30 years with graduate-level qualifications for visas to the UK.

Canada to allow US H-1B visa holders and their families to find jobs in their country

Canada is set to open its borders to H-1B visa holders from the United States. Sean Fraser, Immigration Minister, yesterday publicly stated that the Canadian government planned to launch an open work-permit stream to allow up to 10,000 American H-1B visa holders to come and work in the country.

Pakistani agent holds Indian couple seeking to enter US illegally hostage in Iran: Reports

According to reports, a Pakistani agent is holding a young couple from Gujarat’s Ahmedabad city to ransom in Iran. They had reportedly planned to enter the US illegally, police said.

Task force to investigate and help Indian student victims of fraud: Canada immigration minister

Canadian authorities have decided not to immediately deport the Indian students who were trapped in an alleged immigration scam and had reached the country with fake university admission letters.

Setback for Indian students in UK as new policy restricts dependents’ visas

New restrictions to student visa routes in the United Kingdom will restrict the ability of international students, including Indians, to bring family members on all but post-graduate research routes with them.

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