Mahesana: A 31-year-old Indian man from Kalol, Gujarat, has been deported from the United States after illegally entering the country using a fake passport and assuming a Muslim identity. Jignesh Jagdishbhai Patel, who initially traveled to Canada before crossing the border into the US, was apprehended by immigration authorities within a month of his arrival. Patel's case highlights the lengths to which individuals go in their pursuit of the "American Dream," often resorting to illegal means ...Read More

Ahmedabad: With President Donald Trump in power, illegal immigrants are being deported daily via military planes back to their countries of origin. The first C-17 military aircraft carrying Indian illegal immigrants landed at Amritsar airport around 2 pm on Wednesday. According to reports, there were 104 Indian illegal immigrants aboard the US military aircraft, with 33 of them hailing from Gujarat. Today, at around 6:15 AM, a plane carrying individuals of Gujarat origin landed at Sardar Vallab...Read More

Ahmedabad: A Nepali citizen named Jagat Bahadur Dalami was apprehended at Ahmedabad International Airport yesterday for attempting to board an Indigo flight to Abu Dhabi using a forged Indian identity. Dalami had obtained forged Indian documents including an Aadhar card, a PAN card, and a passport from Chandigarh under the assumed name Suraj Singh. He intended to travel to Abu Dhabi on a tourist visa via an Indigo flight. At 10:45 PM, he approached counter 1 for departure immigration clearanc...Read More

Ahmedabad: A woman from Vadodara was apprehended by immigration officers at Ahmedabad International Airport on Tuesday. She presented a forged Indian passport and other fake documents to board an Air India flight to London. She intended to immigrate on the basis of a dependent visa in the name of her fictitious Portuguese national husband. Banshi Rameshbhai Savaniya, 22, from Vadodara, presented herself as Banshi Rambhai Modhvadiya before the Immigration Officer Gajesinh Chauhan. Savaniya pro...Read More

Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah today launched the Fast Track Immigration Trusted Traveller Programme (FTI-TTP) at Indira Gandhi International Airport, aiming to streamline travel for Indian nationals and Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cardholders. This initiative promises a smoother and more efficient travel experience for frequent flyers. Importance: Fast Track Immigration Trusted Traveller Programme (FTI-TTP) is an initiative by the Government of India, aimed to provide a hassle-free ...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Assistant Immigration Officer of Ahmedabad Airport filed a complaint on Tuesday against Dilip Rajubhai Modhavadiya, a resident of Porbandar, for having a duplicate Indian passport under the name of Portuguese national Ram Raju Bagoan from Valsad. Modhavadiya was apprehended during an immigration check at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (SVPI) Terminal 2 while attempting to depart for London on flight AI 171. He was found with a UK resettlement visa based on a Por...Read More

Surat: Rs. 353 crore new terminal of Surat international airport has now got immigration facility. In another good news another flight to Dubai is starting from 23 February. Surat airport had first international flight to Sharjah in 2018-19, which was operating for two days in a week. Later from this year its frequency has gone up to five days per week. A flight to Dubai started in December 2023. Another flight to Dubai is starting on 23 February by Indigo airlines. It will fly on Wednesdays, Fr...Read More

Gandhinagar: Airport Police at SVPI airport has nabbed a person under IPC sections 465 (forgery), 467(forgery of valuable security), 468(forgery for purpose of cheating), 471(using as genuine a forged document) and Passport Act section 12(2). Accused Pankajkumar Dharmabhai Patel is from Jhulasan village of Kadi taluka in North Gujarat. A complaint against Patel is filed by Immigration Officer Nilesh Salokhe. According to complainant he was on immigration duty at 31st January 1.50 am and ...Read More

New Delhi: The U.S. Embassy and Consulates in India processed the most visas ever in the year 2023. With a record 1.4 million U.S. visas processed last year, the wait times for visitor visa appointments were reduced by 75%. According to the US embassy, Indians now represent one out of every ten U.S. visa applicants around the world. Demand across all visa classes was unprecedented, with a 60% increase in applications compared to 2022. With over 700,000 applications, Visitor visas (B1/B2) ...Read More

Ahmedabad: With the Christmas-New Year holidays and the surge in NRI travel, the flight fares from Ahmedabad to the US and Canada have risen by approximately 30%, resulting in increased travel expenses for students. One-way airfares, which previously ranged from Rs 70,000 to Rs 90,000 per person, have now escalated to as much as Rs 1.7 lakh per person, according to data provided by travel operators. A student from Ahmedabad, who is scheduled to leave for Toronto next week to pursue her postgr...Read More