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Thailand cuts visa-free stay for Indians from 60 days to 30: All you need to know

September 02, 2026 3:30 pm

Thailand visa-free stay will be reduced to 30 days from September 15, affecting Indian tourists under the new 60-country exemption list.

Indian H-1B families face fresh uncertainty over H-4 work permits

September 01, 2026 10:44 am

A proposed US rule could end work authorisation for eligible H-4 spouses, with Indian families likely to feel the impact most because Indians account for the vast majority of H-4 EAD recipients.

UAE scam: Indian Consulate warns Indians against sharing biometrics

September 01, 2026 12:10 am

Indians who need biometric scans for exit permits, Emirates IDs or visa regularisation should provide them only at UAE government facilities and counters, the consulate said.

Trump's H-1B fee plan: Why $103,265 and who will pay?

August 30, 2026 6:43 pm

Trump wants employers to pay $103,265 for new H-1B petitions. Here's why he is targeting the programme, who will pay, and what it could mean for Indian professionals.

Licence to passport, VFS Global will soon introduce citizen services: CEO Zubin Karkaria

August 25, 2026 2:36 pm

The $1.2-billion company handles nearly 30 million visa applications a year across 168 countries.

Who is Jashandeep Singh? Indian man deported from US after ‘sexually motivated coercion’ conviction

August 18, 2026 4:44 am

DHS says Jashandeep Singh, convicted of sexually motivated coercion, burglary and theft, was one of five criminal illegal aliens deported last week.

H-1B lottery rejected him 3 times: How an Indian professional got O-1 visa

August 16, 2026 4:36 pm

How Indian analytics professional Sohan Sethi secured a US O-1 visa after three H-1B lottery rejections and a 700-page case.

US makes visa bond rule permanent, raises cap to $20,000; Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan affected

August 03, 2026 4:12 am

The rule applies to people applying for B1 and B2 visas, used for business and tourist travel to the US.

Why Trump's proposed $100,000 OPT fee could hit Indian students hard

August 01, 2026 5:02 am

The fee would apply to OPT visas, an extension of the F-1 student visa that lets foreign graduates work in the US for one to three years in fields related to their studies.

Why Indian diaspora group is opposing US's 4-year student visa cap

July 22, 2026 4:29 am

FIIDS asks US Congress and USCIS to pause a new four-year visa cap for students and exchange visitors, warning it could hurt American research and innovation.