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`Australian migrants don`t know how to wear deo`

Australian opposition has landed in hot waters after Terese Gambaro suggested that migrants should b...

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Indian students keeping off UK universities?

A number of institutions are seeing declines of between 20 and 30 % in applicant numbers from the I...

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Indians worst hit as Oz axes 15,000 student visas

The crackdown has hit Indian students the hardest. One in every six foreign students is an Indian.

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Indian visa scam: Pak ministry officers held

A gang involved in the illegal issuance of Indian visas has been busted in Pakistan.

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A factory for fake visas in Bangladesh

A raid at a printing unit in Bangladesh has revealed it was producing fake British documents on "an ...

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Stapled visas: India upset with China

India expressed unhappiness over the issuance of stapled visas by China to five sportspersons from...

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Long term visas for Goans settled abroad

The Union Home Ministry has advised Indian missions abroad to extend long-term visas to Goans sett...

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More curbs on UK student visas come into effect

As part efforts to curb abuse of student visas, new restrictions announced by the Cameron govt on w...

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On-arrival-visas to continue: Sri Lankan govt

Sri Lankan govt said it will continue with the Visa-on-Arrival policy despite its decision to implem...

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Pakistan issues over 60 visas to CIA officials

The decision to issue the visas comes after an understanding between the two countries on CIA deploy...

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Pakistan pledges more than three dozen CIA visas

The visas are part of an agreement to rebuild counter-terrorism efforts by forming a joint intellige...

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UK student visas to be cut by quarter of a million

Almost a quarter of a million fewer overseas student visas are expected to be issued over the next ...

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‘No restrictions by Kuwait on issuing visas to Pakistanis’

Pakistan on Monday announced that Kuwait had not imposed any restrictions on issuing visas to its n...

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US government revokes more visas for Haitians

Jon Piechowski declined to disclose the identities of the Haitians.

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UK govt outlines major overhaul of student visas

Tougher entrance criteria, limits on work entitlements and the closure of the post study work rout...

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TVU: 50% Indian students to get visa reinstatement

More than 50 percent of the Indian students hit by the closure of California-based Tri Valley Unive...

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Now, China issues staple visas to Arunachal men

In a departure from past practice, China has begun issuing visas to residents of Arunachal Pradesh...

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Understanding reached on stapled visa issue: Indian envoy

India and China have agreed to "appropriately resolve" the issue of stapled visas, S Jaishankar said...

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Swaraj raises issues of stapled visas, incursions with Wen

Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj called on visiting Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiab...

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India, China to resolve outstanding differences

India and China on Friday reached broad consensus on several issues and pledged firm commitment to ...

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Stapled visas to Kashmiris to figure in Singh-Wen talks

The controversial issue of stapled Chinese visas to Kashmiris and Sino-India economic ties are expec...

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China needs to give uniform visas to all Indians: India

With China remaining adamant on issuing stapled visas to people from J&K, India Tuesday night asked ...

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`Relief for PIOs, to be allotted extendable visas only`

Persons of Indian origin (PIO) visiting India will now be issued only long-term extendable visas and...

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New Zealand to issue interim visas to foreigners

The new visa is being introduced as part of the New Immigration Act.

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Visa fee hike aimed at curbing misuse of H1B visas: US Senator

Senior New York Senator Charles Schumer said the move was aimed at companies who hire foreign worker...

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Afghan interpreters denied Dutch visas

Interpreters working with Oz troops in Oruzgan fear being killed by Taliban.

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US grants 10,000 special visas to crime victims

The non-immigrant visa is intended to help crime investigations.

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B’desh not to give visas to 1971 war criminals

Bangladesh has decided to send a list of suspected war criminals from the country`s 1971 secession c...

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Indians grab maximum number of H-1B visas

Indian professionals grabbed one-third of the H-1B visas in 2009, even as there was a slump for the ...

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Indians grab largest number of H-1B visas

Indian professionals took over one-third, the largest so far, of the H-1B visas in 2009, even as t...

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Fake visa racket unearthed, 27 held at IGI

Twenty-seven people planning to go to Dubai allegedly with fake visas were today detained by CISF ...

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US visas pose `appallingly pervasive problem`

A day after India raised the issue of visas for Indian professionals and skilled workers, a senior U...

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US increases visa application fee from June 04

The US will increase fee of issuing non-immigrant visas in all categories.

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India, China to discuss Kashmir visas, boundary Tuesday

External Affairs Minister SM Krishna on Monday left for Beijing on a four-day visit, during which In...

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Security fears over online handling of UK visa applications

The online handling of British visa applications by an American firm has sparked off security fears.

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Krishna to arrive tomorrow; to meet top Chinese leaders

SM Krishna will arrive here on Saturday for "comprehensive" talks with the top Chinese leadership co...

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India asks China not to issue stapled visas for Kashmiris

India on Saturday asked China to stop the practice of issuing stapled visas to Indians from Jammu an...

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"Visas given by China on loose sheets unacceptable"

Visas issued by Chinese embassy on loose sheets of paper are unacceptable to the government and immi...

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India to take up with UK refund of students` fees

India will take up with the UK any case of students not getting their entitled fee refund on courses...

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Four held for procuring visas on fake passports

Four persons, including a debt-ridden businessman, were arrested here for allegedly sending people...

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New student visa rules for Indian students to hit UK univs

British universities fear that tighter visa rules for Indian students could hit their revenues as th...

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Now, Britain tightens rules for student visas!

Days after Britain suspended issuing student visas in north India, Home Secretary Alan Johnson has a...

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UK halts student visa requests in north India

UK has temporarily suspended acceptance of new student visa applications in north India.

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Yemen halts entry visas at airports over Qaeda threat

Yemen announced on Thursday that it would stop granting entry visas to travellers at the country`s i...

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Saudi Arabia to issue exit, re-entry visas online

Saudi Arabia`s passport department has launched a new online service to enable exit and re-entry vis...

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SM Krishna snubs Tharoor for visa remarks

SM Krishna said everybody is bound to accept the broad policy set by the External Affairs Ministry.

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Resident visas for kin of Saudi expatriate workers

Millions of expatriates in Saudi Arabia including Indians are heaving a sigh of relief as the govt h...

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Pak govt bars US citizens from landing anywhere else but Islamabad

The Pakistan Government has barred US citizens from landing in any city other than Islamabad.

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