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New Zealand shifts all international student visa applications to ADEPT online

Effective August 18, 2025, INZ requires all new international student visa applications be filed via ADEPT in Immigration Online. Applicants…

“Bye, Bye India and Reservation”: Tax Consultant Warns of Brain Drain Crisis

India’s 2024–2025 brain drain sees 60,000–75,000 engineers and doctors leaving annually; 62% of top JEE Advanced students pursue opportunities abroad.…

I Didn’t Lose My Indian Roots — Studying Abroad Gave Me the World

Maahir Gupta describes moving from India’s competition to collaborative campuses at Georgia Tech and Oxford. He kept cultural roots while…

Is the UK Losing Its Appeal for Indian Students and Professionals?

Policy changes—£41,700 Skilled Worker threshold and dependants ban from January 2024—drove Indian work visas down 50% and student grants down…

“End Indian H-1B visas,” Greene says: Potential impact on students and early-career workers

Greene’s August 4, 2025 statement urged ending Indian H-1B visas, sparking concern amid U.S.-India trade tensions. By August 16, 2025…

ICE Arrests J.R. Tucker Student with Special Afghan Visa at Henrico Courthouse

ICE agents arrested 19-year-old Arman Momand on August 8, 2025, after a Henrico judge imposed no jail for December 2024…

Breaking U.S. Laws Can Jeopardize Your Student Visa, US Embassy Warns

In 2025 the U.S. Embassy in Armenia tightened student visa rules: DS-160 must be filed two business days before interviews…

Australia Revises Student Visa Rules, Major Impact on Indian Applicants

The 2025 Australian student visa changes impose AUD 2,000 fees, AUD 28,710 living-cost evidence, mandatory CoE, and a Genuine Student…