Visa
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US restricts visas to China over internment of Muslim minorities
World | Oct 09, 2019, 07:53 AM ISTThe US decision on visa and the companies of China comes as the two nations will hold the next round of trade negotiations on October 10, as the two major trading powers are trying to end their bruising trade war.
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Afghan visa now mandatory for Pakistan transporters
World | Sep 26, 2019, 12:32 PM ISTThe Afghan government has made it mandatory for Pakistani transporters to require an Afghan visa in order to cross the Torkham border between the two countries along with other relevant travel documents, a media report said on Thursday.
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What is RuPay card? Here's why PM Modi is launching it overseas
Fyi | Aug 28, 2019, 03:46 PM ISTTo keep the hassle-free cash withdrawal, banks introduced credit and debit cards for a paperless procedure to withdraw money from ATM machines and to get the ATM Card the applicant needs to apply it. These credit and debit cards are referred to as a type of Payment Gateway Card. These come in three types in India -- RuPay Card, Visa Card or MasterCard.
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Indian passport holders to get UAE visit visa permit
World | Jul 17, 2019, 05:12 PM ISTIndian passport holders with the United Kingdom and European Union visas can get a visit visa permit at all the UAE ports, the authorities in Dubai have said.
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Planing a trip to Dubai? July 15 to September 15 would be the best time. Here's why
Travel | Jul 16, 2019, 01:16 PM ISTThe cost of a visa, as well as the cost of travel, is often a key deciding factor for families when choosing their next holiday destination, and this initiative aims to encourage families to choose Dubai as their summer holiday destination, as they benefit from visa exemption.
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Do you use Master or Visa card? Then this news is for you
Fyi | Jul 10, 2019, 03:33 PM ISTIf you MasterCard or Visa card users then your problems are going to increase in coming days. The government has exempted bank charges on E-payments for the business with an annual turnover of Rs 50 crore. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her maiden Budget 2019 speech on July 5 made this announcement in Parliament.
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Infosys hired 9,100 people in the US between Apr '17-Mar '19
Business | Jun 23, 2019, 03:43 PM IST"Since April of 2017, we have hired about 9,100 people as of March 2019. This has actually helped us in strengthening our business model and becoming less dependent on visa for for talent or ability," Infosys COO UB Pravin Rao said at the company's annual general meeting (AGM).
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Certain humane considerations must influence grant of visa, HC tells Centre
India | Jun 12, 2019, 06:10 PM ISTThe State has "unfettered discretion" while granting visas to foreign nationals, certain humane considerations must influence its decisions, the Delhi High Court has said.
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Pakistan to issue five-year multiple-entry visas to Americans
World | Jun 10, 2019, 09:53 AM ISTThe Americans used to issue five-year, multiple-entry tourist and visit visas to Pakistani nationals. In some cases, professionals, such as journalists, were also issued five-year multiple visas.
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US firm to pay over $1 million due to H-1B visa holders including Indians
World | Jun 05, 2019, 10:52 AM IST"The intent of the H-1B foreign labour certification programme is to help American companies find the highly skilled talent they need when they can prove that a shortage of US workers exists," said Wage and Hour District Director Timolin Mitchell in Detroit, Michigan.
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China to issue new versions of visas from June 1
World | Jun 01, 2019, 07:22 AM ISTThe new design features an adjusted layout, column set, and machine-readable code, while the new foreigner visa and residence permit cards will also feature a colour profile picture of the holder, China Daily reported.
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US lawmakers seek to protect work visa of spouses of H-1B holders
World | May 30, 2019, 06:30 PM ISTThis week, the Trump administration announced plans to overturn current the DHS regulations that allow certain H-4 dependent spouses of H-1B visa holders who are stuck in green card backlogs to obtain employment authorisation, pursue their own professional goals and contribute to the US economy, said the lawmakers Anna G Eshoo and Zoe Lofgren.
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Witty side of Swaraj comes to fore as she offers help on Twitter
Apr 03, 2019, 09:33 PM ISTKnown for her social-media savviness, Swaraj responded to various people on Twitter in need of assistance and even to those just indulging in light-hearted banter.
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UAE scraps 'profession' criteria, makes income only requirement for expats to sponsor family
World | Apr 01, 2019, 09:27 PM ISTIncome will be the only requirement for UAE expatriates to sponsor their family members as opposed to the previously listed 'professions', the UAE Cabinet announced on Sunday as it adopted a decision to amend provisions of the resolution on foreign workers sponsoring their families.
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73 Indian arrested in Sri Lanka for violating visa norms
India | Feb 02, 2019, 07:59 PM ISTSeventy-three Indians have been arrested by the Sri Lankan authorities for violating visa norms this year, officials said on Saturday.
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65 US universities oppose Trump administration's visa policy changes for foreign students
World | Dec 24, 2018, 12:30 PM ISTAs many as 65 top US universities, including Harvard and MIT, have challenged the Trump administration in a court against its new stringent visa policy for foreign students, warning that the new 'backdating' rule will have a detrimental effect on America's higher education system.
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Many debit, credit cards won't work after Dec 31 | All you need to know
India | Nov 24, 2018, 11:12 PM ISTIn the view of rising cases of online fraud RBI asked banks to replace the cards of customer by December 31,2018.
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Government to allow spouses of Indian nationals to convert visa category even if married abroad
India | Jul 09, 2018, 08:26 PM ISTHowever, the facility will not be offered to the nationals of Pakistan, Afghanistan, Sudan and Iraq, and citizens of Pakistani origin and stateless persons.
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US: Trump administration misses deadline for second time on H-4 visa notification
World | Jul 03, 2018, 10:27 AM ISTThe Department of Homeland Security (DHS) had informed a US court in March that it was working to issue a Notice of Proposed Rule Making in June this year.
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India, Panama ink deals, pledge to work together against terrorism
World | May 10, 2018, 02:27 PM ISTIndia and Panama on Wednesday inked two Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) on exemption of visas for holders of Diplomatic and Official passports and agriculture in the presence of Vice President Venkaiah Naidu and Panama President Juan Carlos Varela in the Panama city.