Immigration
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EU Adopts Enhanced Visa Rules for Indian Nationals; here’s all the details
Indian citizens residing in India and applying for Schengen visas will find it easier to obtain visas with extended validity.
Scroll Staff
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UK set to approve bill to deport asylum seekers – which other countries have similar policies?
The Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill is aimed at deterring migrants from arriving without permission.
Nita Bhalla, Thomson Reuters Foundation & Lin Taylor, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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Harvard application rates drop 5% in 2024; Antisemitism, race discussions on the rise
This marks the second consecutive year of declining undergraduate applications for Harvard.
Scroll Staff
Trending
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Australian journalist leaves country amid visa troubles, says ‘too difficult to do my job in India’
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Over 17,400 citizens write to EC seeking action against PM Narendra Modi for hate speech
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Ramachandra Guha: Why 2024 is India’s most important election since 1977
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‘The Kerala Story’: Why did Catholics re-release a Hindutva movie days before polling?
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Rights group PUCL seeks disqualification of PM Narendra Modi for hate speech in Rajasthan
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EU passes new immigration laws putting local political considerations first
The Pact on Migration and Asylum comes nearly a decade after the migration crisis on 2015.
Simon Usherwood, The Conversation
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USCIS Embraces Department of Labor's Definition of "Science or Art”; details here
Schedule A is a special designation within the USCIS Policy Manual that covers certain occupations that are considered in high demand or shortage in the U.S.
Scroll Staff
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USCIS extends immigration work permit by 540 days; here's all you need to know
The temporary final rule will go into effect on April 8, 2024.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Eco India: How can India deal with its mounting tyre waste?
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USCIS releases FY 2025 H1B visa lottery results; notifies selected candidates
The US immigration agency has notified the randomly selected candidates for FY 2025 H1B visa.
Scroll Staff
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USCIS Form N-400 includes Third Gender option now; details here
Applicants filling forms from April 1 onwards have X available as a Gender option on their form.
Scroll Staff
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US Immigration application fee surge effective April 1: Report
H-1B and H-1B1 processing fees will increase from $460 to $780 for employers in the US.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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‘Trump will win and deport people’: Migrants rush to cross US border as online rumours fan fears
Misinformation peddled by smugglers and organised crime groups has made it hard to migrants to decipher fact from fiction.
Anastasia Moloney, Thomson Reuters Foundation News & Diana Baptista, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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59,100 Indians became US citizens in 2023
Indians were the second largest group, by country of birth, to be naturalised in the North American country.
Scroll Staff
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Surging Indian illegal immigration to the US belies the ‘superpower’ narrative
Indian migrants could exceed those from Mexico. The US looking to stem the flow will have to rethink the unthinking economic accolades it heaps on India.
Ashoka Mody
The Field
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IPL 2024: Marcus Stoinis helps Lucknow breach the Chennai fortress with unbeaten century
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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Jyothi Surekha Vennam finishes second in women’s compound qualification
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Table Tennis: Sreeja Akula overtakes Manika Batra as India’s highest ranked women’s singles paddler
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IPL 2024: Sandeep Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal lead Rajasthan Royals to dominant win over Mumbai Indians
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Squash: Saurav Ghosal announces retirement from professional circuit