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Articles tagged under: Visa
Drugs in foreign parcels case: Gujarat police arrest a Russian man
October 14, 2023
Ahmedabad: The city cybercrime division apprehended a Russian national on Friday who had been residing in India with a counterfeit visa while allegedly engaging in drug trafficking in major cities, including Ahmedabad. Kolesnikov Vasilii, a Russian who had been staying in Goa, initially arrived in India on a tourist visa in 2014, which had expired in 2020. Kolesnikov was found in Manali while possessing three fake Aadhar cards and four forged passports with e-visas during the investigation in...Read More
VFS Global Ahmedabad staffers held over unauthorized biometrics for Canada visas
July 18, 2023
Ahmedabad: Three individuals, including two current employees and one former employee of VFS Global Private Limited, have been booked for allegedly forging documents and fraudulently enrolling the biometrics of 28 individuals who were applying for visas to Canada. Vyomesh Thakar, a deputy general manager at VFS Global, filed a complaint with the city crime branch regarding the matter. According to the First Information Report (FIR), Mehul Bharwad, a former employee, along with employees Sohil...Read More
US issues 82,000 student visas to Indians, highest ever globally in 2022
September 08, 2022
New Delhi: The U.S. Mission in India has issued a record-breaking 82,000 student visas in 2022 to date. Indian students received more U.S. student visas than any other country. The U.S. Embassy in New Delhi and four Consulates in Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, and Mumbai prioritized the processing of student visa applications from May to August to ensure that as many qualified students as possible made it to their programs of study in time for scheduled start dates. Charge d’Affaires P...Read More
And who else but Patel family gets first U.S. visa at new visa facility in Mumbai
November 21, 2011U.S. Consul General Peter Haas welcomes Dr. Dinesh Patel and family, who were among the first visa applicants at the new U.S. Consulate in Bandra-Kurla. By our NRI desk, Mumbai, 21 November, 2011 The new U.S. Consulate in Mumbai opened today in Bandra-Kurla, and obviously the first family that received some of the first visas issued by America in this new facility was Gujarati family. None other but Mumbai based U.S. Consul General Peter Haas himself welcomed first visa ap...Read More
U.S. Consulate Mumbai Reopens in Bandra Kurla complex
November 21, 2011Consul General Peter Haas presides over the ceremonial raising of the U.S. flag on the first day of business for the new U.S. Consulate in Bandra-Kurla. The new facility of the U.S. Consulate Mumbai opened on November 21, 2011 at the Bandra Kurla Complex. By our NRI desk, Mumbai, 21 November, 2011 The United States Consulate General Mumbai officially opened on November 21 at its new Bandra Kurla location. The day began with a formal ceremony to raise the U.S. flag, conducted...Read More
Gujarat has welcoming enviornment for our business to flourish:America
November 15, 2011Washington, 15 November, 2011 The US today said that Gujarat has a very welcoming environment for American business to flourish. "I think Gujarat has shown itself to be a very welcoming environment for American business to flourish," Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Robert Blake told reporters in Washington. "We will continue to promote investment, encourage investment into that State," he said yesterday. Blake said the US is now trying to build u...Read More
U.S visa office in Mumbai to shift to Bandra Kurla complex from 21st November
November 14, 2011Mumbai, 14 November, 2011 The historic move of the U.S. Consulate from Breach Candy and Churchgate to the Bandra Kurla Complex will take place from November 15 to November 20. The move reflects the expansion in U.S.-India relations and accommodates India’s growing demand for visa services. The U.S. Consulate General will be closed to the public temporarily and will reopen in its new facility on November 21. Consul General Peter Haas expressed his excitement about what t...Read More
Two issues on which American Consul General refused to comment
September 09, 2011Ahmedabad, 9 September 2011 There were two issues on which Mumbai based American Consul General refused to comment yesterday in a press conference in Ahmedabad. While one was issue was Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's Visa and the other issue was Wikileaks. America has denied renewal of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's visa. When asked about this, Mumbai based US Consul General Peter Haas said: "it is our policy globally that due to privacy reasons we don't comment ...Read More
New US visa facility in Mumbai will have four times more windows
September 09, 2011
Ahmedabad, 9 September 2011 According to Mumbai based US Consul General Mr. Peter Haas, a new US Visa facility in Mumbai will have four-time more windows for applicants. It will have better facilities in larger space, including better waiting area for visa applicants, in compare to present facility. Mr. Haas during his visit to Ahmedabad yesterday said a new facility will start working by the end of this year. He added that no specific time frame has been worked out in this r...Read More
