Study Abroad Spending by Indians Falls 22% to $1B in 2025: RBI Data
From April to August 2025, India’s education remittances fell to $1 billion, a 22% drop year‑on‑year. Tighter visa…
Canada Visa Refusals Surge: Automation, Crackdown, Indian Students
Canada’s 2025 reforms pushed student visa refusal rates to 62% overall and about 80% for Indian applicants. New…
Sikh Trucker Crash Tests Punjab Immigrants’ American Dreams
A fatal October 21, 2025 crash on the California 10 Freeway involving trucker Jashanpreet Singh left three dead…
Indian Immigrants Drive U.S. Economy; H-1B Vital for Growth
Di Martino’s 2025 study finds Indian immigrants significantly boost U.S. fiscal health and GDP, with H-1B professionals especially…
Impact of US visa policy shifts on India and China’s tech
U.S. 2025 visa reforms raised H-1B fees sharply and ended interview waivers for Indians, causing longer waits, higher…
Einstein O-1 Visa: Beyond Border Global’s H-1B Alternative
Beyond Border Global is helping Indian technologists and founders pursue the O-1 visa in 2025 as a cap‑exempt…
Five Years Abroad, One Homecoming: Gupta’s Mobility and Identity
Jigeesha Gupta returned to India after five years in London, highlighting identity shifts and practical reintegration challenges like…
White House Intensifies H-1B Reforms in 2025 to Fight Fraud
The administration imposed a temporary $100,000 fee on new H-1B petitions starting September 21, 2025, citing fraud and…
U.S. H-1B Fee Exemption for In-Country Students Boosts Campus Hiring
Officials clarified the $100,000 H‑1B fee excludes change‑of‑status filings for people already in the U.S., effective Sept 21,…
India–US DTAA Essentials for NRIs: Residency, Form 67, Tie-Breakers
Tighter residency rules in 2024–25 mean NRIs and returnees face higher risk of RNOR/ROR status, especially if Indian…
Southwest to Set Up Global Innovation Center in Hyderabad
Southwest Airlines will open a Global Innovation Center in Hyderabad to build digital and operational tools. Announced October…
SEBI Proposes Digital Re-KYC for NRIs, Relaxing Geo-Tagging Rules
SEBI proposes permitting NRIs to complete re-KYC from overseas if intermediaries capture GPS coordinates and match the country…
Mehdi Hasan counters Nikki Haley’s son over U.S. migration history
Nalin Haley urged states to block H-1B visas on October 23, 2025; Mehdi Hasan rebutted by citing Haley’s…
India Seeks Global Rules to Curb Pilot Poaching by Foreign Carriers
India sought an ICAO-backed global code to curb cross-border recruitment of its trained pilots, citing pay disparities and…