- Monday
27 June 2022
Immigration
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order preventing federal agencies from contracting or subcontracting foreign workers - mainly...
Prominent historians both in and outside the United Kingdom have posted an open letter protesting the ongoing misrepresentation of slavery,...
Johns Hopkins said that the decision to send international students back to their home countries if they don’t enroll for in-person...
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...
Over 160 illegal immigrants to arrive in India from USA tomorrow
Around 160 illegal Indian immigrants, including 132 from Haryana and Punjab, will be arriving in India tomorrow after they were deported...
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,...
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...
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.
UK to double fast-track visas for scientists from India and other countries: Priti Patel
The United Kingdom government on Monday announced plans to double fast-track visas for scientists from around the world, including from...
Over 200,000 Indians waiting for family-sponsored US Green Cards: Immigration data
According to the latest official immigration data from the United States, over 227,000 Indians have been waiting for their family-sponsored...
India has largest diaspora, receives highest remittance: UN Report
With a 17.5 million-strong diaspora across the world, India has the largest international migrant population of any country in the world and...
Over 300 Indians deported from Mexico arrive in Delhi
In an unprecedented move, Mexico has deported over 300 Indians to Delhi, the Latin-American country’s National Migration Institute (INM)...
Judges block Trump’s attempt to deny Green Cards to immigrants
Rulings in California, New York and Washington have temporarily halted Trump's plans to deny green cards to immigrants who would need...
Indian immigrants on hunger strike in the US ‘forced to hydrate’
Three Indian men seeking asylum in the United States of America have been forcibly made to receive intravenous drips after being on hunger...
Four Indian-Americans arrested for H-1B visa scam
Four Indian-Americans have been arrested on visa fraud charges. The executives from two IT staffing companies were charged with misusing the...