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  Trump defends suspending Green Card applications till Dec 31

  World | June 24, 2020 12:22 IST

  US President Donald Trump has defended his decision to suspend issuing of green cards till the end of the year, saying it was needed to give jobs to Americans.

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  Trump to announce new visa restrictions in coming days

  World | June 21, 2020 12:24 IST

  We're going to be announcing something tomorrow or the next day on visas," Xinhua news agency quoted Trump as saying in a Fox News interview on Sunday.

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  Govt relaxes visa, travel restrictions; engineers, health professionals to get Indian visa

  India | June 03, 2020 18:12 IST

  The government on Wednesday granted relaxations in visa and travel restrictions to permit certain categories of foreign nationals to come to India. Among those permitted are foreign businessmen coming to India on a business visa [other than on B-3 visa for sports] in non-scheduled/chartered flights.

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  Visa allows most employees to work from home through 2020

  Business | May 20, 2020 20:49 IST

  Visa Inc. has allowed the majority of its 20,000 employees to work from home for the rest of the year in light of safety concerns due to COVID-19, the global payments network's CEO Alfred Kelly Jr. has said.

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  Visa, OCI card suspension prevents several Indians in US from flying back home

  World | May 12, 2020 8:00 IST

  Several Indians in the US, either on the H-1B work visa or Green Card having children who are American citizens by birth, are being prevented from travelling to India aboard the special repatriation flights being run by Air India amidst the coronavirus-linked global travel restrictions. 

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  Govt suspends all visas, bars travel by OCI card holders

  India | May 05, 2020 19:22 IST

  The government Tuesday suspended all existing visas, barring a few exceptions, granted to foreign nationals till international air travel to and from India remains shut due to the coronavirus pandemic, an order said.

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  Visa, e-visa of stranded foreigners due to COVID-19 extended till April 30

  India | April 13, 2020 16:10 IST

  The government on Monday extended on the gratis basis the regular visa and e-visa of foreign nationals who are stranded in India due to COVID-19 till April 30, the Home Ministry said. 

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  UK extends visas until May 31 for foreigners stuck due to COVID-19

  World | March 25, 2020 11:08 IST

  UK extends visas until May 31 for foreigners stuck due to COVID-19

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  Coronavirus outbreak: Govt launches 24x7 helpline for visa, travel queries

  India | March 17, 2020 20:21 IST

  The services have been issued by the Bureau of Immigration, under the Union Home Ministry, and will be available round the clock.

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  What visa ban will cost India?

  Business | March 14, 2020 16:12 IST

  Amid rising COVID 19 cases and to contain the spread of the deadly virus in the country, India has suspended tourist visas until April 15. Moreover, people arriving in the country especially from seven specific countries will be quarantined as a precautionary measure. Here's how it will cost India.

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  Around 20,000 people to lose jobs as Nepal temporarily stops on-arrival visas to tourists

  World | March 14, 2020 14:08 IST

  Around 20,000 people are expected to go jobless after Nepal temporarily stopped issuing on-arrival tourist visas to all countries and put an end to all mountaineering expeditions for this season, in efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a media report on Saturday. 

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  Coronavirus: Visa suspension may cost Rs 8,500 cr for travel, tourism, aviation sectors

  Business | March 12, 2020 19:45 IST

  India's travel and hospitality industry is headed for its worst crisis with an at least Rs 8,500-crore hit in revenues due to suspension of most visas over fears of spread of coronavirus that would result in lower footfalls and drop in business for tour operators, hotels and aviation industry.

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  Coronavirus impact! IPL 2020 to start without foreign players due to new visa guidelines

  Cricket | March 12, 2020 11:54 IST

  New government visa guidelines mean no foreign players will be allowed to enter India as they come under the Business Visa category.

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  Coronavirus: India suspends all travel visas till April 15, OCI cardholders affected too

  India | March 11, 2020 23:40 IST

  Coronavirus: India on Wednesday decided to suspend all travel visas in light of the coronavirus outbreak. In a press release, Press Information Bureau (PIB) said that all visas except diplomatic, official, UN/International Organizations, employment, project visas stand suspended. The suspension will come into effect at 12 pm (GMT) on March 13.

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  EXPLAINED: UK's points-based visa system and how it will benefit Indian nationals

  Fyi | February 20, 2020 12:55 IST

  A new points-based visa system has been unveiled in the UK. It aims to attract the "brightest and the best" from the world, including India, and to reduce the number of cheap and low-skilled workers coming to the country. Here's an explainer on UK's points-based visa system.

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  Schengen visa application fee hiked to Euro 80

  India | February 02, 2020 17:10 IST

  A trip to much of Europe has gone costlier from Sunday with increase in Schengen visa fees to Euro 80 from the current Euro 60, officials said. A Schengen visa is needed to visit 26 European countries, including Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Switzerland and Spain.

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  Travel to India on e-visas stands temporarily suspended: Indian Embassy in China

  India | February 02, 2020 16:06 IST

  The Indian Embassy in China on Sunday issued a statement that the holders of already issued E-visas may note that these are no longer valid.

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  US to impose visas restrictions for pregnant women

  World | January 23, 2020 6:40 IST

  The Trump administration is coming out Thursday with new visa restrictions aimed at restricting “birth tourism,” in which women travel to the U.S. to give birth so their children can have a coveted U.S. passport.

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  All you need to know about UAE's first multi-entry five-year tourist visas

  Travel | January 07, 2020 14:51 IST

  The new tourist visa of UAE will be valid for five years.

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  No OTP needed for transactions up to Rs 2,000. Flipkart announces 'Visa Safe Click'

  Business | January 06, 2020 21:23 IST

  Walmart-owned Flipkart on Monday announced the launch of Visa Safe Click (VSC) - powered by Visa - that will eliminate the need for one time passwords (OTP) for transactions up to Rs 2,000. VSC will enable the e-commerce platform to deploy India's first in-app device-based network authentication solution, a statement said.