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Buddha Air Reinstates Direct Kolkata–Kathmandu Flights from Sept 2025

Buddha Air restarts nonstop Kolkata–Kathmandu flights on September 1, 2025, with four weekly ATR 72‑500 services. The move restores a…

Canada’s 80% Indian Student Visa Rejections: Causes and Policy Shifts

In 2025 Canada tightened student-visa rules—capping permits at 437,000, doubling required funds, ending SDS, and raising language thresholds—leading to about…

October 2025 Visa Bulletin: India Gains in EB-2, EB-3 & F2A

October’s Visa Bulletin posts key advances for India: EB-2 to April 1, 2013; EB-3 to August 22, 2013; EB-5 to…

Chennai Holds Narrow Window as H-1B Interview Slots Dry Up

By September 13, 2025, H-1B interview slots in India are largely unavailable except sporadically in Chennai. A one-reschedule policy since…

Air India Scraps Delhi-to-Washington Nonstop Route Amid Fleet Retrofit

Air India will suspend Delhi–Washington nonstop service from September 1, 2025, due to a large fleet retrofit and Pakistani airspace…

56% Drop in H-1B Sponsorship by Indian IT Firms Over Eight Years

NFAP data reveal a 56% fall in initial H-1B filings by seven major Indian IT firms from 2015 to 2022–23,…

India Family Preference Changes in October 2025: A FY2026 Preview

October 2025 opens FY2026 with F2A gaining +17 months Final Action (01FEB24) and Filing to 22SEP25. F1, F2B, F3 advanced…

EB-3 India Priority Dates: September to October 2025 Explained

October 2025 moved EB-3 India Final Action to 22 AUG 2013 (three months) and Dates for Filing to 15 AUG…