Category Articles: Immigration

Abu Dhabi bound Nepal Citizen held at Ahmedabad Airport for presenting forged Indian Passport

June 26, 2024
Abu Dhabi bound Nepal Citizen held at Ahmedabad Airport for presenting forged Indian Passport

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

London bound lady passenger caught with fake passport at Ahmedabad Airport

June 26, 2024
London bound lady passenger caught with fake passport at Ahmedabad Airport

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

Fast Track Immigration Trusted Traveller Programme FTI-TTP launched ; Stepwise guide

June 22, 2024
Fast Track Immigration Trusted Traveller Programme FTI-TTP launched ; Stepwise guide

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

Man held for using fake passport at Ahmedabad Airport for travelling to London

June 12, 2024
Man held for using fake passport at Ahmedabad Airport for travelling to London

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 Airport’s new terminal gets immigration facility; New flight to Dubai from Feb 23

February 17, 2024
Surat Airport’s new terminal gets immigration facility; New flight to Dubai from Feb 23

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

Passenger with forged Passport nabbed at Ahmedabad airport

January 31, 2024
Passenger with forged Passport nabbed at Ahmedabad airport

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

Record 1.4 million U.S. Visas processed in India in 2023; Wait time down by 75%

January 29, 2024
Record 1.4 million U.S. Visas processed in India in 2023; Wait time down by 75%

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

Surge in flight fares from Ahmedabad to US, Canada

December 13, 2023
Surge in flight fares from Ahmedabad to US, Canada

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

A lady passenger held at Ahmedabad airport for having duplicate Portuguese passport

December 03, 2023
A lady passenger held at Ahmedabad airport for having duplicate Portuguese passport

Ahmedabad: Assistant Immigration Officer of Ahmedabad airport has filed a complaint against one Gitaben Maheshkumar Patel(51), resident of Kadi in Mahesana district for having a duplicate Portuguese passport with name of Rita Menezes. According to a complaint, Gitaben used duplicate Portuguese through which she got India's e-tourist visa and entered India via Delhi in November 2021 to return to London in December 2021. The accused woman on 2nd December this week was found at international air...Read More

Airport Police in Ahmedabad book one for faking identity and get Portuguese passport

July 16, 2023
Airport Police in Ahmedabad book one for faking identity and get Portuguese passport

Ahmedabad: Airport Police in the city have held an Indian citizen who used his fake identity as Dahid Remedio Alexio Crasto and managed to have a Portuguese passport to get India visa. The accused arrived in India on 21st December 2021 and returned back to Portugal. On 21st October 2022, he arrived at SVPI airport here on an AI-172 flight and was caught during the immigration process. According to police, Hardik Vishubhai Patel (32) was born in Umreth in Gujarat. He went to the U.K. on a stud...Read More