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Canada suspends visa & consular services in Bengaluru, Chandigarh & Mumbai; only Delhi to provide the sameCanada has temporarily suspended visa and in-person consular services in Bengaluru, Chandigarh, and Mumbai, impacting visa processing for Canada in India. The Canadian High Commission in Delhi will be..IndiaTimes - Published | |
United States: State Dept. Conducting Proof Of Concept Testing For Digital Visa Authorization - KlaskoOn September 8, 2023, the U.S. Department of State's (DOS) Bureau of Consular Affairs announced it is developing and testing a digital visa authorization (DVA)...Mondaq - Published | |
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US mission in India gears up for record number of student visa applications during summer of 2023The US mission in India held its seventh annual student visa day countrywide on Wednesday with consular officers from New Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, and Mumbai interviewing almost 3,500 Indian..IndiaTimes - Published | |
United States: U.S. Immigration Updates – May 2023 Monthly Review - Fakhoury Global ImmigrationThe Department of State (DOS) is delaying until June 17, 2023, the effective date of its rule raising consular fees for most nonimmigrant visas and special visas, published on March 28, 2023.Mondaq - Published | |
Embassy of Sweden in India Now Verified on Truecaller to Enable Secure Communication for Users The Embassy of Sweden in India has joined hands with *Truecaller*, the world's leading global communications platform, to make communication with users safer and more reliable. As a part of this..NewsVoir - Published | |
Russia denies US consular visit to jailed journalistIndiaTimes - Published | |
US student, tourist visas to get costly for Indians, know how much to payDue to an amendment to the Department of State's fee schedule for consular services, the cost of US tourist and student visas will rise as of May 30.DNA - Published | |
Three British men being held in Afghanistan: UK non-profit groupThree British men have been detained by the Taliban in Afghanistan, UK non-profit group the Presidium Network said on Saturday. The group said on Twitter it had been "working closely with two of the..IndiaTimes - Published | |
United States: Hopes And Hitches In Consular Processing Of Immigrant Visas - KlaskoThe United States welcomes over a million legal immigrants per year, and about half of them arrive in the United States with a green card in hand through the immigrant visa process.Mondaq - Published | |
United States: State Department's ‘Report Of The Visa Office 2022' Shows A Dramatic Increase In Visa Issuance In 2022 - Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & StewartNewly released data from the U.S. Department of State shows that U.S. consular posts abroad have made significant progress in reaching pre-pandemic levels of immigrant and nonimmigrant visa issuance..Mondaq - Published | |
United States: State Department Official Confirms Return Of Domestic Visa Renewals - Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & StewartIn a recent interview, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Visa Services Julie Stufft in the Bureau of Consular Affairs confirmed that the U.S. Department of State...Mondaq - Published | China's Islamabad embassy shuts consular sectionIndiaTimes - Published |
US launches new initiative to cut visa wait timeWith an aim to cut delays in visa processing in India, the US has launched new initiatives, including scheduling special interviews for first time applicants and increasing strength of consular staff...IndiaTimes - Published | Sri Lanka: New Immigration-Related Fees For 2023 - Envoy Global, Inc.Sri Lanka introduced new consular and immigration-related fees on 31 December 2022...Mondaq - Published |
Cough syrup row: Legal action by Uzbekistan, consular help being given, says MEAnewKerala.com - Published | BLS International's Owned Team Eagles Participates in the First World Tennis League Team Eagles owned by *BLS International Services Ltd*. is participating in this season of the World Tennis League taking place from the 19th to the 24th of December, 2022 in the Coca-Cola Arena,..NewsVoir - Published |
France, Morocco resume normal consular activity after visa disputenewKerala.com - Published | India: Additional Consular Measures Introduced In England - Envoy Global, Inc.VFS Global, a worldwide visa processing service provider, introduced new measures to help with the growing demand for visa applications to India.Mondaq - Published |
2nd India-Canada Consular Dialogue discusses problems and delays in obtaining visanewKerala.com - Published | BLS International Co-sponsored Golf Tournament Embassy Cup 2022 *BLS International* was the official Co-sponsor of the Golf Tournament Embassies Cup 2022. BLS International is a reputed international tech-enabled services partner with an impeccable reputation for..NewsVoir - Published |
India asks its students in China to register for consular needsnewKerala.com - Published | Nigeria: Diplomatic Immunities & Privileges In Nigeria (Part 3): Limitations To The Exercise Of Diplomatic Immunity In Nigeria - S.P.A. Ajibade & Co.The special privileges and immunities accorded foreign diplomatic and consular representatives reflect rules developed among the nations of the world regarding the way civilised international...Mondaq - Published |
Indian student stabbed multiple times in Australia, attacker held; Indian consulate assisting for visa to kin"The Indian Consulate in Sydney has provided consular assistance to the individual," the Australian High Commission in New Delhi said adding that it is assisting with the facilitation of visa for a..Zee News - Published | Russian embassy suspends all consular services after explosion near embassynewKerala.com - Published |
India number one country for sending students to US colleges, Universities: Minister Counsellor for Consular AffairsnewKerala.com - Published | Islamic State takes responsibility for suicide attack in Kabul that killed 2 Russian diplomatsThe blast went off at the entrance to the Russian Embassy's consular section, where Afghans were waiting for news about their visas.Zee News - Published |
Increased consular services needed as Indian diaspora abroad risesnewKerala.com - Published | Non apostille country: Indian diplomatic officers can notarize, says HCThe diplomatic or consular officers of India in that country can administer oaths, take affidavits, and do notarial acts, the Kerala High Court said in a judgment.IndiaTimes - Published |
US Embassy in Sri Lanka cancels all consular services amid fresh protestsnewKerala.com - Published | Ardeshir B.K. Dubash Receives the Order of Merit in the Diplomatic Service of Peru Jose Gregorio Paz Soldan from Government of Peru The former Honorary Consul of Peru in Mumbai, Mr. Ardeshir B.K. Dubash, received the Order of "*Merit in the Diplomatic Service of Peru Jose Gregorio Paz Soldan*", the highest distinction conferred by..NewsVoir - Published |
US orders consular staff to leave Shanghai amid Covid-19 lockdownDespite growing public complaints, China has stuck to its "zero-COVID" strategy of handling outbreaks with strict isolation and mass testing.Zee News - Published | Teenage Pakistani boy gets consular access at Amritsar jailAsmad Ali’s maternal grandfather Muhammad Aslam had issued an appeal for the release of Asmad Ali. In an emotional appeal to the Indian government, Aslam had urged the Indian authorities to send..Zee News - Published |
India's mission providing consular services to Family of Indian nationals who died in freezing cold near Canada-US bordernewKerala.com - Published | Indian family of four found frozen to death near Canada-US border, identifiedIndian High Commission in Ottawa, Canada, said in a press release, which also identified the four victims, that the next of kin of the deceased have been informed. The Consulate General of India in..Zee News - Published |
Consular teams in touch with US, Canada officials over border deaths and arrest of IndiansIndian Express - Published | Post mortem of 4 Indians who died near Canada-US border on 24 Jan, Indian missions in touch with authoritiesPost mortem of four people who died due to cold near the US - Canada border will be conducted on January 24, according to sources.Consulate General of India in Toronto had sent a consular team to..IndiaTimes - Published |
No in-person interviews for H-1B, other visas through 2022The consular officers will now be temporarily authorized to waive in-person interviews for nearly a dozen visa categories, including Persons in Specialty Occupations (H-1B visas), visas for students,..IndiaTimes - Published | BLS International signs contract with the Embassy of India in Kuwait for Consular, Passport and Visa servicesnewKerala.com - Published |
Pak continues to deny unimpeded consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav: MEAnewKerala.com - Published | India slams Pak law on Kulbhushan Jadhav, says no consular access yetIndian Express - Published |
India rejects Pakistan law in Kulbhushan Jadhav case, says it will be of little useIndia has maintained since the Bill was introduced in Pakistan’s Parliament that any new law will not help until Islamabad agrees to provide what it calls remedial consular access to Jadhav in line..IndiaTimes - Published | 504 Nepalis rescued from Afghanistan so far, says Nepal govtAs many as 356 Nepalis in Afghanistan have registered their whereabouts on the Department of Consular Services’ web portal to be rescued from the Taliban controlled regime.Zee News - Published |
135 Indian evacuees from Kabul being repatriated to India via Doha: EmbassyThe first batch of 135 Indians who were evacuated from Kabul to Doha over the past few days, are being repatriated to India, the Indian Embassy in Qatar informed on Sunday. "1st batch of 135 Indians..IndiaTimes - Published | Dead Russian woman was sexually harassed in 2019: Consular lawyernewKerala.com - Published |
Pakistan must address shortcomings in bill giving right of appeal to Kulbhushan Jadhav: IndiaSpokesperson in the ministry of external affairs (MEA) Arindam Bagchi said the bill has a provision for inviting the municipal court to decide whether any prejudice has been caused to Jadhav on account..IndiaTimes - Published | Pakistan`s Parliament passes bill allowing Kulbhushan Jadhav to appeal against convictionThe Hague-based ICJ ruled in July 2019 that Pakistan must undertake an "effective review and reconsideration" of the conviction and sentence of Jadhav and also to grant consular access to India without..Zee News - Published |
US halts consular services in Russia after diplomatic rowIn a statement posted earlier on its website, the embassy said it would from May 12 stop offering routine services to US citizens including passport renewals "for the forseeable future" and only..IndiaTimes - Published | |
