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 […]
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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.
Indian-origin man jailed for illegally transporting over 800 Indians across US border through Uber
Indian-origin Rajinder Pal Singh, aka Jaspal Gill is set to serve over three years in jail for smuggling more than 800 Indian citizens into the US using ride-hailing app Uber.
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.
‘Huge push’ to process as many Indian visa applications as possible: US officials
According to media reports, US consular teams are engaged in a “huge push” to process more visa applications in India, US Department of State official spokesperson Matthew Miller said in a press briefing.
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.
Stay on deportation order against some Indian students in Canada
Indian students facing deportation in Canada gained some breathing room as some of them have received “stay orders” from Canadian authorities, Indian government sources said today.
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.