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Budget 2026, NEP: How Indian students can save 20-40% on foreign education
Education Budget 2026: Lower TCS under the Liberalised Remittance Scheme eases upfront costs for families funding overseas education and medical treatment
 "Budget 2026, NEP: How Indian students can save 20-40% on foreign education")
H-1B visa FY 2027 registration opens March 4: Know rules, fees, key changes
H-1B visa application deadline 2027: H-1B visa registration opens March 4 and closes March 19, with selections due by March 31
 "H-1B visa FY 2027 registration opens March 4: Know rules, fees, key changes")
Budget 2026: Now NRIs can invest up to 10% directly in Indian equities
Union Budget 2026: Higher shareholding limits and a new PIS route aim to widen overseas participation in Indian stocks
 "Budget 2026: Now NRIs can invest up to 10% directly in Indian equities")
Budget 2026 brings tax relief, investment flexibility for overseas Indians
From lower TCS on foreign travel to easier equity access and property sale relief, Budget 2026 brings a clutch of changes for NRIs and overseas Indians
 "Budget 2026 brings tax relief, investment flexibility for overseas Indians")
Budget 2026 relief: Lower TCS on foreign education, medical travel
Union Budgeet 2026: Lower TCS rates under LRS aim to ease upfront tax costs for overseas education, medical treatment and travel spending
 "Budget 2026 relief: Lower TCS on foreign education, medical travel")
Canada Super Visa open for parents, grandparents: Rules and how to apply
With the Parents and Grandparents Program paused next year, the Super Visa remains the only long-term family visit route to Canada
 "Canada Super Visa open for parents, grandparents: Rules and how to apply")
As US, UK tighten student visas, India eyes inbound education opportunity
With US, UK, Canada and Australia tightening rules, policymakers see a chance to position India as a credible study destination for foreign students
 "As US, UK tighten student visas, India eyes inbound education opportunity")
H-1B hiring pause will cost US top doctors and specialists, experts warn
The H-1B visa hiring pause until May 2027 has triggered concern among doctors and academics over staffing shortages and research disruption
 "H-1B hiring pause will cost US top doctors and specialists, experts warn")
UK skilled visa: Advertising fake sponsorships to become a criminal offence
New law makes advertising false skilled worker visa sponsorships a criminal offence as the UK steps up action against organised immigration fraud
 "UK skilled visa: Advertising fake sponsorships to become a criminal offence")
Green card holders: US rule change may scare families off public benefits
Trump administration plans to scrap detailed guidance, giving officers wider discretion and raising fears that families may avoid benefits they are entitled to
 "Green card holders: US rule change may scare families off public benefits")
Yachts, real estate, students and residency: Saudi Arabia's migration pitch
People purchasing real estate at Vision 2030 construction projects, such as Riyadh's $60 billion Diriyah development, could be eligible.
 "Yachts, real estate, students and residency: Saudi Arabia's migration pitch")
EU's Legal Gateway in India: Faster, easier routes for students, workers
The EU office will act as a single access point for Indians exploring authorised study and work routes across EU member states
 "EU's Legal Gateway in India: Faster, easier routes for students, workers")
Texas halts H-1B hiring at public universities, Florida plans similar move
Order bars new H-1B sponsorships at state agencies and public colleges till May 2027, citing jobs for Texans first
 "Texas halts H-1B hiring at public universities, Florida plans similar move")
Canada Working Holiday visa: Over 10,000 ITAs issued in first 2026 round
More than 35,000 Working Holiday spots remain open after Canada's first IEC 2026 draw, with the UK, Korea and Australia leading invitations
 "Canada Working Holiday visa: Over 10,000 ITAs issued in first 2026 round")
EU to launch Legal Gateway Office in India for students and jobseekers
New office will guide Indian workers, students and researchers on authorised EU pathways as mobility framework aligns with FTA talks
 "EU to launch Legal Gateway Office in India for students and jobseekers")
Minneapolis immigration crisis: Bovino to leave, Tom Homan takes charge
US immigration leadership shifts in Minneapolis as tensions rise after a second fatal encounter with federal agents
 "Minneapolis immigration crisis: Bovino to leave, Tom Homan takes charge")
UK immigration rift: Why Conservatives are defecting to right-wing parties
Former UK home secretary Suella Braverman quits the Conservatives for Reform UK, accusing the party of failing to control immigration
 "UK immigration rift: Why Conservatives are defecting to right-wing parties")
Union Budget 2026: NRIs seek return to simpler 182-day tax residency rule
Bombay Chambers says graded residency norms introduced in 2020 have made tax status harder to assess for visiting NRIs and PIOs
 "Union Budget 2026: NRIs seek return to simpler 182-day tax residency rule")
50,000 green cards may be freed by US visa pause: How Indians may benefit
Unused family-based visas from 75 countries could spill into jobs categories, though per-country caps may blunt the impact for Indians
 "50,000 green cards may be freed by US visa pause: How Indians may benefit")
US immigration agents can enter homes without a warrant: ICE memo explained
US immigration raids: An internal ICE document suggests officers may force entry into homes, unsettling years of legal advice as US immigration arrests rise
 "US immigration agents can enter homes without a warrant: ICE memo explained")