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UK PM warns illegal immigrants of crackdown

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has issued a warning to those entering the country illegally that they will begin deporting every illegal...

UK

Immigrants earn more than native US citizens: Study

Immigrant graduates in the United States, including Indians, are more likely to be better educated and earn more compared to their...

USA

Indian-Americans to gain from US bills that seek to end green card quota

The White House has supported US Congress to pass a bill that seeks to eliminate the per country quota on green card. It would benefit...

USA

Sunak gives nod to 3,000 UK visas for Indians

Rishi Sunak has given a green signal to a new youth mobility partnership scheme that will offer 3,000 visas to 18-30-year-old...

UK

Singapore set to employ over 150 Indian doctors in next three years

Singapore is planning to hire 180 junior doctors from India over the next three years, a move questioned by many, according to a media...

Singapore

Visa refusals due to 'fake papers' in Canada, Australia skyrocket

When the pandemic began, student visa refusals in Canada, Australia, the UK, and the US reached an all-time high due to closed borders.

India

89% rise in UK visas granted to Indians in a year, says study

Amid reports of long delays or high rejection rates for visa to the West, the latest UK Immigration Statistics today show an 89 per cent...

India

What UK's new 'high potential visa' means for Indian students

Indian-origin UK Cabinet ministers Rishi Sunak and Priti Patel in a joint announcement new High Potential Individual (HPI) visa route for...

UK

Singapore population shrinks to 5.45 million; lowest since 1970

According to the latest census data, Singapore's total population shrank by 4.1 per cent to 5.45 million in June 2021, largely due to a fall...

Singapore

UK needs at least 50k nurses until 2024: Labour Department

The United Kingdom (UK) needs at least 50,000 nurses until 2024 as it opens its labour market for more job opportunities for Filipino...

UK

Undocumented Indian immigrants have spending power of over USD 15 bn: US study

Over half a million undocumented Indian immigrants to the US hold a collective spending power of USD15.5 billion and contribute USD2.8...

USA

Singapore foreign dependants will require work passes for employment from May: Ministry

Singapore Manpower Minister Josephine Teo announced that spouses and family members of foreigners working in Singapore, who hold dependant's...

Singapore

Singapore cleared 80 per cent fewer travellers in 2020, says ICA

According to official data released today, Singapore's Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) cleared more cargo and low-value goods in...

Singapore

Immigration reform within first 100 days in office, says Vice President-elect Kamala Harris

Indian-American Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris vowed that the new Biden administration would send a comprehensive immigration reform...

USA

Indians figure as the largest community awaiting US green cards

More than 800,000 Indians are awaiting work-related green cards in the United States, according to data from the US Citizenship and...

Global

Biden administration likely to provide US citizenship to over 500,000 Indians

The document says that the new Biden administration will support family-based immigration and preserve family unification as a core...

USA

US unveils tightened H-1B visa rules in a move to put Americans first

As per the Department of Homeland Security, the interim final rule to be published in Federal Register will be effective in 60 days.

USA

Kamala Harris discusses her Jamaican, Indian roots in first campaign event with Biden in Delaware

Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic US Presidential nominee, and his new running mate Kamala Harris held their first campaign event...

USA

Trump's order preventing H1-B visa holders from being hired by US government to affect Indian immigrants

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order preventing federal agencies from contracting or subcontracting foreign workers - mainly...

USA

Historians' open letter to UK Home Office protests misrepresentation of Colonial era, slavery in citizenship test

Prominent historians both in and outside the United Kingdom have posted an open letter protesting the ongoing misrepresentation of slavery,...

UK

After Harvard and MIT, Johns Hopkins sues Trump administration over new rule for international students

Johns Hopkins said that the decision to send international students back to their home countries if they don’t enroll for in-person...

USA

30 US Senators, 136 Congressmen urge Trump administration to reverse order on international students

On July 6, the ICE declared that non-immigrant F-1 and M-1 students who are attending schools which have shifted their entire operations...

USA

Indian-American activist calls for extension of OCI card renewal deadline

Following a statement issued by the Indian Ministry of Home Affairs about the deadline for renewal of Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cards,...

Global

Trump’s hardline stance on immigrants claiming welfare benefits gets Supreme Court nod

Trump announced the new rule in August last year, saying that "to protect benefits for American citizens, immigrants must be financially...

USA

929 Indians deported from US in first seven months of 2019: Reports

According to official data, the United States deported 929 Indians, including 42 women, during the first seven months of 2019.

USA