Visa Restrictions
Schengen visa woes: Indians face Rs 109 crore loss due to visa rejections
When a visa application is rejected, the fee paid is non-refundable, leading to considerable losses for applicants
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Poland accuses Germany of meddling for seeking answers on visa scheme
Poland's foreign minister accused Germany of trying to interfere in his country's internal affairs after German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Warsaw needs to clarify allegations that Polish consulates in Africa and Asia sold temporary work visas to migrants for thousands of dollars each. Poland's right-wing ruling party, Law and Justice, is facing questions about the alleged scheme ahead of an October 15 national election in which it is seeking a third term in power. Scholz, whose government is under pressure to do more to limit migration to Germany, called on neighbouring Poland on Saturday to provide clarification of what was happening. I don't want people to just be waved through from Poland and only for us to have a discussion about asylum policy afterward, Scholz said in comments reported by the German news agency dpa. Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau retorted late Sunday on X, formerly Twitter, that Scholz's statement violates the principles of the sovereign equality of ...
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Kremlin pledges serious measures if EU puts visa restrictions on Russians
Moscow will take serious retaliatory measures if the EU formally introduces visa restrictions on Russian citizens, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said
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Putin introduces visa restrictions for citizens from "unfriendly countries"
According to the decree, Russia will partially suspend its simplified visa agreements with EU member countries along with Norway, Iceland, Switzerland and Liechtenstein
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Congress calls for decision to be reversed: US lawmaker on F-1 visa issue
The Trump administration has announced those F-1 and M-1 (non-academic and vocational students) visa holders planning to take online classes only will not be allowed to remain in the U.S
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Students taking combination of in-person, online courses can get visas: US
State Department clarifies visa rule announced by Homeland Security department, says 'international Students are welcome'.
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US announces visa restrictions on Chinese officials over access to Tibet
Mike Pompeo says the US will press China to preserve the 'religious, cultural, and linguistic identity' of Tibet.
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Visa curbs over Covid-19 force foreign players to miss IPL till April 15
India has reported 60 positive cases in the outbreak which has led to over 4,000 deaths globally
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Nasscom sees IT industry revenues growing at 7.7% in FY20 at $191 billion
The industry body remains cautiously optimistic about growth in FY21
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Visa restrictions: Fewer Indians opt to work in UK, June 2017 sees 4% drop
Indian information technology sector sponsored 42 per cent of all skilled work
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