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Pakistan hit with major setback as US halts immigrant visas for nationals
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
The United States on Wednesday (local time) officially announced a pause in the issuance of immigrant visas to nationals of 75 countries, including Pakistan, citing concerns about the potential misuse of public welfare benefits.
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"America First": White House signals crackdown on work permits
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The US is tightening immigration rules under its "America First" agenda. New orders require H-1B applicants to make social media public for vetting. Visa checks are being framed as national security decisions. Recent measures also include high fees, suspended applications, and stricter re
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Trump's new H-1B firewall expands US protectionism against India, threat t
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The latest move by US President Donald Trump to revise the H-1B visa fee to USD 100,000 has expanded protectionist barriers against India, according to a report by Systematix Research.
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Trump's H-1B visa fee hike "two-edged sword" for US innovation, India's IT
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Former senior Indian diplomat Mahesh Sachdev on Saturday described US President Donald Trump's proclamation of imposing a USD 100,000 annual fee on H-1B visa applications as a "two-edged sword", warning that it could undermine America's IT innovation while significantly impacting Indian com
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"What greater gift for Modi?": AAP MLA Saurabh Bharadwaj's jibe after US i
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
After the United States imposed a USD 100,000 fee for H1B visa applications, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA and party's Delhi president Saurabh Bharadwaj took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, saying that US president Donald Trump has given a "gift" to India by sending people ba
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"Bullying the small": China criticises US over Central America visa restri
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
China condemned the US for imposing visa restrictions on Central American nationals, calling it "bullying the small." The Chinese MFA said such measures will not affect China's growing ties with the region and pledged to continue enhancing cooperation, promoting local prosperity, and deli
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US to restrict visas of Central Americans "acting" on behalf of China: Mar
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The statement emphasised that the United States is committed to "countering China's corrupt influence in Central America and stopping its attempts to subvert the rule of law."
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US President Trump enforces new travel ban on 12 nations, sparks outcry
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
President Trump's new travel ban targets citizens from 12 mainly African and Middle Eastern countries, citing visa overstays and weak screening. The policy, criticized by rights groups, aims to block new visa applicants while allowing those with existing visas to enter, CNN reported.
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No restrictions on Indian travellers to Saudi Arabia; temporary visa curbs
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Reports of a ban on Indians traveling to Saudi Arabia are false. Temporary short-term visa restrictions apply only during Hajj season to prevent overcrowding and end after Hajj.
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"No country called Pakistan a terrorist state...": Congress leader Pawan K
Updated : 11 months, 4 weeks ago IST
While speaking to ANI, the senior Congress leader said, "The result of our failed foreign policy was seen post-Pahalgam, during Operation Sindoor. No country called Pakistan a terrorist state; this is the result of your failed foreign policy. Then you launched Operation Sindoor, and no count
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US imposes visa restrictions on foreign officials over free speech
Updated : 11 months, 4 weeks ago IST
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio unveiled the measures, stating that Americans had been "fined, harassed, and even charged by foreign authorities for exercising their free speech rights."
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US imposes visa restrictions on Indian travel agencies facilitating "illeg
Updated : 1 year ago IST
United States on Monday announced visa restrictions on owners, executives, and senior officials of travel agencies in India for "knowingly facilitating illegal immigration" to the United States.
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