India
INDIA - Delayed Visa Processing at Consulate in San Francisco
October 25, 2011 – The Indian Consulate in San Francisco has announced that effective immediately visas will not be issued for the next several days. Though processing may be reinstated by Friday, Oct. 28, this has not been confirmed. App...
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INDIA - Ministry of Home Affairs Issues Updated FAQs for Conference Visas
March 2, 2011 - The Indian Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has issued an updated FAQ addressing the Conference (C) Visa and the qualifications required to attend international conferences, seminars and workshops hosted in India.
C visas are required...
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INDIA - New Project Visa Created; Clarification of Salary Requirements for Employment Visas
January 11, 2011 - The Indian Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) announced two important new visa application guidelines for 2011. The changes affect foreign workers assigned to power and steel sector projects who will now require a Project (P) visa, an...
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INDIA - Ministry of Home Affairs Eliminates 1% Quota Rule; Update on Plans to Introduce New “P” Visa Category
October 6, 2010 - The Indian Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has announced the elimination of the 1% quota rule for all employment visa applications filed by Indian host companies. However, the MHA will now require that virtually all employment (E) ...
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INDIA - Ministry of Home Affairs Issues Revised Business and Employment Visa Policy
August 12, 2010 - The Indian Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has sent new business and employment visa guidelines to all Indian overseas missions and consular posts. The new guidelines, released this week, aim to clarify general guidelines for busin...
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INDIA - Quota Lifted on Foreign Workers Across All Industry Sectors
July 8, 2010 - The Indian government has removed the cap on the number of foreigners a company may hire. The quota was previously abolished for Information Technology (IT) and Information Technology Enabled Service (ITES) companies in India. (See B...
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INDIA - IT/ITES Companies Exempt from 1% Foreign Worker Quota
July 6, 2010 - The Indian Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) recently clarified its December 2009 regulation which made all Indian host companies subject to a 1% quota for Employment (E) visas issued to foreign national workers. Effective the week of Ju...
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INDIA - Temporary Changes Affecting FRRO Registration and Visa Extension Applications
June 16, 2010 - The Hyderabad FRO (Foreigners Registration Office) and the Cyberabad FRO were jointly upgraded to a FRRO (Foreigners Regional Registration Office) in February. Since that time, the two offices have remained separate until they can me...
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INDIA - Emigration Ban Lifted on Travel to Iraq
May 15, 2010 - India has lifted its ban on granting emigration clearance to Indian nationals wishing to travel to Iraq.
As stated by the official Indian emigration advisory panel: “the government has decided, in order to facilitate travel by Indian ...
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INDIA - Confirmation of Birth Nationality Required For All U.S.-Based Visa Applicants
January 25, 2010 - As an update to BAL’s January 19 client alert (http://www.balglobal.com/resources_details.asp?newsid=1449&l1=News&l2=Global%20News&year=2010), please be advised that, effective today, Indian consular posts based in the United State...
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