Category Articles: Visa

Canada suspends in-person services in Mumbai, Chandigarh, Bengaluru consulates

October 20, 2023
Canada suspends in-person services in Mumbai, Chandigarh, Bengaluru consulates

Mumbai: Canada will put pause on all in-person services in its Consulates in Chandigarh, Mumbai and Bengaluru in India. Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly made this announcement today. Amid India-Canada diplomatic tensions, she said India's decision to unilaterally remove diplomatic immunities for all but 21 Canadian diplomats and dependents in Delhi by October 20 will impact the levels of services to citizens in both countries. Melanie Joly said "As of now, I can confirm that India h...Read More

U.S. Consulate General Mumbai eliminates Immigrant Visa interview backlog

August 29, 2023
U.S. Consulate General Mumbai eliminates Immigrant Visa interview backlog

Mumbai: U.S. Consulate General Mumbai today in a communication stated that it has eliminated immigrant visa interview backlog that had arose due to Covid-19 pandemic situation. A note by Consulate General in Mumbai stated - 'The designated center for processing immigrant visas in India, has eliminated the backlog caused by COVID-19. Following the pandemic, appointment wait times for immigrant visa applicants stood at over two years. Now applicants whose immigrant petitions are current—mean...Read More

Uzbek female gets one month jail from Surat Court

August 24, 2023
Uzbek female gets one month jail from Surat Court

Surat: The court sentenced a female from Uzbekistan with 1-month imprisonment for staying in India for 5 more days than the duration of stay permitted in her Visa. The court sentenced the female from Uzbekistan named Aleshya Enatolenava Wolokava with 1-month simple imprisonment in a crime under the Foreigners Act. The female came to India 13 years ago on the basis of a visa. She illegally stayed for 5 more days in India after the end of her Visa at that time. The police nabbed her after filin...Read More

Youth from Ahmedabad dies in London; Suicide due to financial, career stress suspected

August 22, 2023
Youth from Ahmedabad dies in London; Suicide due to financial, career stress suspected

Ahmedabad: Kush Patel, youth from Naroda area of Ahmedabad youth, who had gone to London on a student’s visa nine months ago, and had been missing since August 10 is found dead. Police suspect it was a case of suicide. Kush's London friends had lodged a complaint with the Wembley Police. As per CCTV footage and the last location of his phone was found near London Bridge. His dead body was found near London bridge after some ten days. Police confirmed it was Kush Patel's dead body after DN...Read More

Gujarat to have American consulate in Ahmedabad ; Announcement amid PM Modi’s U.S. Visit

June 22, 2023
Gujarat to have American consulate in Ahmedabad ; Announcement amid PM Modi’s U.S. Visit

Ahmedabad: According to a senior White House official, the United States has announced its plans to establish two new consulates in Bengaluru and Ahmedabad, while India is set to open a mission in Seattle. This move aims to strengthen people-to-people connections between the two nations. While addressing the joint press conference, US President Joe Biden announced the decision to open new consulates in Ahmedabad and Bengaluru. Prime Minister Modi thanked him and further announced that India w...Read More

Six from Gujarat held for illegally entering the U.S. to be sent back

June 06, 2022
Six from Gujarat held for illegally entering the U.S. to be sent back

Gandhinagar: The 6 intruders from Gujarat, found illegally entering the USA, were unable to reply in English when the judge of a court in the USA asked them questions, despite their score being found 8 bands in an IELTS exam. The 6 persons, based from Gujarat, were found crossing the Canada-America border by boat via Saint Regis river on 28th April. However, the boat started to sink after entering the USA. The local police arrived and rescued them. The 6 persons had given IELTS exam conducted t...Read More

Canada dreams: Police book immigration and visa agent in Kalol for fraud

May 25, 2022
Canada dreams: Police book immigration and visa agent in Kalol for fraud

Mahesana: Kalol police have filed a complaint against an immigration and visa agent for allegedly defrauding three people of 11 lakh rupees after assuring them that he would complete all process and ensure that they get a visa to settle in Canada. According to the complaint, Nishant bhai Dharmendra bhai Patel approached Sandip Ganpat Lal Barot, an immigration and visa consultant, to begin the process for Canada PR for him and his family. Barot had explained Nishant bhai the entire process in ...Read More

Ahmedabdad Collector presents Indian citizenship letters to 24 Pakistani minority persons

December 13, 2021
Ahmedabdad Collector presents Indian citizenship letters to 24 Pakistani minority persons

Sabarmati: As many as 24 Pakistani minority Hindus were given Indian citizenship documents by district collector of Ahmedabad today. They were settled in Ahmedabad for last 7 years and therefore eligible for Indian citizenship as per the rules after following the procedures. The Intelligence Bureau (IB) had undertaken thorough check before the final decision on granting them Indian citizenship. Ahmedabad district collector office has since 2016 given citizenship letters to 924 persons. It's wort...Read More

7 Pakistani Hindus get citizenship of India in Ahmedabad

October 17, 2021
7 Pakistani Hindus get citizenship of India in Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad: The district collector of Ahmedabad district today handed over citizenship documents to seven Pakistani Hindus at his office after all procedures including the checking by the Intelligence Bureau (IB) pertaining to their applications were completed. Grant of citizenship to more Hindus from Pakistan is in pipeline, said a statement by district collector office. DeshGujaratRead More

Minimum investment for EB 5 visa likely to be more than doubled: former US Congressman Aaron Schock in Gujarat

October 24, 2018
Minimum investment for EB 5 visa likely to be more than doubled: former US Congressman Aaron Schock in Gujarat

Ahmedabad: Former US Congressman and leader of the ruling Republican party, Aaron Schock, who was among the American leaders who had visited Gujarat and met the then Gujarat CM Narendra Modi as part of campaign to improve trade ties, today said that the minimum investment for obtaining EB-5 visa which gives green card and conditional resident status of his country to immigrant investors would likely be more than doubled from existing $500000 to anywhere from $1.2million to $1.5 million from next...Read More