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New Zealand opens 2 new seasonal work visas: Who qualifies and how to apply

New Zealand's new seasonal visas aim to speed up hiring in sectors such as horticulture, meat processing, seafood, and dairy roles like calf rearers and oyster farm workers

New US tourist visa rule: Share your social media history before you travel

The US has expanded its digital vetting rules, bringing visitor visas and visa-waiver travellers under mandatory social media disclosure requirements

Gold card visa goes live with $1 mn fee and EB-1, EB-2 green card promises

Trump replaces the EB-5 route with a $1 million gold card visa that promises faster EB-1 or EB-2 green cards, but applicants must clear extensive vetting and financial disclosure rules

UAE Golden Visa: Beyond zero tax & lifestyle, what draws Indians to Dubai

Indian HNWIs are choosing the UAE Golden Visa for its tax rules, fast overseas support, Esaad Card perks, and flexible investment and talent categories

From doctors to therapists: Top AI-safe jobs and foreign degrees for 2026

An IDP Education analysis of 250,000 global courses shows that healthcare, nursing, medicine and social work remain the most future-proof international degrees for students

Indian H-1B visa applicants could lose jobs: What new vetting rules mean

US consulates in India are cancelling H-1B visa appointments and pushing interviews to mid-2026 as social media vetting begins next week

US doubles student visa cancellations in 2025: What revocation really means

Student visas double in cancellations as the US extends continuous vetting and pauses other immigration channels

Visa curbs could cost UK up to £10.8bn over five years, shows govt data

A new Home Office assessment shows the UK risks losing up to £10.8 billion after tightening legal migration routes, raising fresh questions about economic impact

China to reopen visa applications for Indians on Dec 22 with new website

China will restart visa applications for Indian travellers on December 22, 2025 through a new digital portal, as both countries unwind restrictions after 2020

Canada to fast-track PR for 5,000 doctors under new Express Entry route

Canada will create a doctor-specific Express Entry category, reserve 5,000 PR places for provinces and issue 14-day work permits to nominated physicians

US may deny visas to fact-checkers and content-moderation workers

New US State Department instructions to reject applicants with trust and safety or fact-checking backgrounds raise concerns for Indian tech workers

$100k-a-day for H-1B visa? US entrepreneur backs foreign talent at any cost

A bold claim by a US tech co-founder on paying $100,000 a day for H-1B hiring has regained attention as IIT campuses spot striking recruitment banners

What $5,000 apprehension fee means for migrants entering US illegally

The new rule applies nationwide, targets migrants aged 14 and above, and creates a future bar on immigration benefits if unpaid

Canada hikes immigration fee: What visitors, students, workers must know

Canada has raised inadmissibility and IEC work permit fees from December 1, 2025, and applicants who paid old paper-application rates must now clear the difference

New EB-5 visa Bill pushes housing investment as US seeks cheaper homes

US Senator's proposal would extend the lower EB-5 investment threshold to rental and rehabilitation projects, with quicker processing for green card petitions tied to affordable housing

Russia visas for Indians: Fees, processing times & where to apply in India

India and Russia are working towards visa-free group travel, but until rules are finalised, Indian visitors still need visas. Here is a complete guide to all current routes

RBI policy: Home loan borrowers can save Rs 9 lakh on a Rs 50 lakh loan

RBI rate cut: A fourth rate cut in 2025 has brought the repo rate to 5.25 percent, giving homebuyers room to save through lower EMIs, shorter tenures, and better lending rates

RBI rate cut ends FD appeal for now: Here's what investors can do next

RBI's December 5 repo cut is expected to push banks towards trimming deposit rates. Here are the updated FD slabs and how savers can plan in a falling-rate cycle

238 passports & more: Mumbai police busts fake overseas jobs network

Raids in Mumbai, a cyber crime arrest in Coimbatore and a major fraud case in Lucknow show how overseas job scams continue to target Indian workers

Green cards, visas at risk as US cuts work-permit validity to 18 months

USCIS will now issue 18-month work permits instead of five-year cards, raising the risk of disruption for green card applicants already stuck in long queues