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Immigration Reform News 2014: GOP Continues To Resist Immigration Push

The Republican Party continues to push back against efforts to reform the immigration. In the latest bout on the House f...

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Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade re-indicted in US visa fraud case

A US grand jury on Friday indicted diplomat Devyani Khobragade on same criminal charges contained in an earlier indictme...

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US court dismisses Devyani's indictment in visa fraud case

New York: In a major relief to Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade, a US court on Wednesday granted her motion to dismiss...

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70 Indian passports stolen from San Francisco in US

WASHINGTON: About 70 Indian passports have reportedly been stolen from a private company, to which the Indian Consulate ...

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Can GOP Neutralize Immigration as Election Issue?

If the apparent slow death of immigration legislation has any political repercussions this year, they probably will be f...

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Narendra Modi is welcome to apply for a visa: U.S.

Even as a visiting United States official indicated the country’s willingness to work with India’s new leader post e...

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The untold saga of Indians' immigration to the US

WASHINGTON, DC: The joke goes that when Neil Armstrong stepped out of Apollo 11 on to the lunar surface, he was astonish...

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Flying into India? Brace for new immigration rules

Passengers flying into India will have to fill up a new immigration form from Saturday to declare Indian currency exceed...

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Germany opens visa application centre in Goa

PANAJI: Amidst a rise in number of Indians travelling to Germany, its government today launched a visa application centr...

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Indians in US facing hardship in getting visa: INOC

WASHINGTON: The INOC has complained to the Indian government about the functioning of the visa processing service provid...

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Rick Perry thinks Mexico may have just solved America's immigration problem

If, a handful of years into the future, the number of undocumented immigrants in the United States has fallen sharply or...

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US immigration to open for H-1B applications on April 1st

Are you a US employer? Are you finding it difficult to find highly skilled workers? You may wish to consider the H-1B te...

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Swiss referendum calls for introduction of immigration quotas

A referendum held in Switzerland has narrowly backed the introduction of tighter immigration controls. 50.3% of those wh...

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Flyers have to declare over Rs 10,000 in new immigration form

NEW DELHI: Passengers flying into India will have to declare Indian currency exceeding Rs 10,000 being brought by them, ...

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Barack Obama eases immigration rules for 'limited' terrorist supporters

WASHINGTON: The Obama administration has eased the rules for would-be asylum-seekers, refugees and others who hope to co...

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Devyani case: India-US relations shouldn't sour: US

Washington: The US, in an apparent reference to the Devyani Khobragde issue, on Saturday said such "challenges" should n...

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Indian Embassy in UAE warns of online visa scam

DUBAI: The Indian Embassy in the UAE has unearthed an apparent online visa scam and has warned foreigners against fallin...

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India warns US of consequences on visa reform on tech firms

WASHINGTON: India has warned the United States of consequences for its companies if lawmakers tighten visa rules on high...

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India extends visa-on-arrival facility to 180 countries

NEW DELHI: In a significant step towards liberalization of the visa regime, the government on Wednesday cleared two init...

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GOP's latest immigration idea is just Democrat-lite

House Speaker John Boehner left a news conference on Capitol Hill Jan. 28 after making immigration-related remarks.Some ...

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