Europe’s first underwater restaurant to open in Norway
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Passenger Flights From US To India To Resume July 23
The government of India has agreed to allow U.S. air carriers to resume passenger services in the U.S.-India market starting July 23, the…
While Trump Wants to Ban Foreign Workers, 155 Indian Companies Create Nearly 125,000 Jobs in US
President Trump has been calling for ban on immigrant workers to the US. He has suspended work visas to the…
Soundarya Sharma Gives Up Her Seat on Repatriation Flight from USA to Accommodate Needy
Actress Soundarya Sharma, who had approached the Indian embassy and Ministry of External Affairs for assistance to return to India…
Rejecting Trump’s Order, Supreme Court Upholds DACA, Says Young Immigrants Can Stay
The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected President Donald Trump’s effort to end legal protections for 650,000 young immigrants, the second…
OPT Suspension Would Force Highly-Educated Graduates to Leave the U.S.
International graduates in the US Optional Practical Training (OPT) program may have to deal with OPT suspension soon. This comes…
Bipartisan Appeal To Trump To End Citizenship Delays
There are thousands of citizens-in-waiting who, amid a ballooning backlog, may be unable to complete their naturalizations in time to vote…
India Eases Travel Restrictions For Certain Foreigners, OCI Card Holders
OCI card holders who wish to come to India on account of family emergencies like critical medical conditions of immediate…
Air India opens bookings to US, Canada
75 special repatriation flights to 7 US and Canadian cities between June 5 & June 30 State-run carrier Air India…
Indian government allows OCI cardholders to travel back to India
Giving a major relief to the Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cardholders stranded abroad, the Ministry of Home affairs on…
Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act S.3599/HR6788 will address shortage of Doctors in USA: AAPI
“AAPI supports the Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act S.3599/ HR6788, introduced by Senators Durbin, Perdue, Young, Coons addressing Shortage of doctors, nurses, and urges…
Emirates Will Resume Flights to the U.S. This Month
Though most of us don’t know when we’ll travel again, Emirates is ready to put its planes back in the air….
AIR INDIA Commemorates 60 Years of Its First Flight to USA
History was made as India’s national carrier, AIR INDIA’s inaugural flight to the United States originating from Bombay, now renamed…
The Restricting World boundaries and the Indian Diaspora
(By Ambassador Anil Trigunayat, former Indian Ambassador to Jordan, Libya and Malta) Covid 19 virus has brought the world to…
India bars travel by Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) card holders
India has kept in abeyance multiple-entry, life-long visas given to Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) card holders till international travel…
200,000 Indians register to be repatriated from UAE
Indian Embassy in US calls for registration of Indian Citizens to be transported back to India Almost 200,000 Indians have…
Green card bill would bring more foreign doctors, nurses to US
Sens. Durbin, Perdue teamed up on the bill to bring relief to US health care professionals A bipartisan group of…
FAVORITE AIRPORT OUTFITS TO INSPIRE YOUR TRAVEL
Well who doesn’t like travelling and exploring new, beautiful places? And if you are a travel enthusiast as well as…
India asks US to extend H-1B, other visas of citizens stranded over Covid-19
Following the sharp economic downturn and suspension of business operations triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic, a lot of US firms…
New York, New Jersey Relax Rules for Physicians with Work Visas to Join the Fight Against COVID-19
As New York state climbs the steep face of its COVID-19 curve, Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued an executive order vastly widening…
Americans return to long waits for entry screenings at US airports
As weary travelers returned to the U.S. amid coronavirus-related travel restrictions, they were greeted with packed, hourslong waits for required…
India Suspends Travel Visas to India Until April 15, With a Few Exceptions
In view of the rapid spread of coronavirus, the Government of India has suspended Travel Visas to India until April…
Most Americans will need a new ID to fly, starting in October
Think your driver’s license is enough to get you through airport security in the United States and onto your domestic…
Migrants to face tougher US green-card hurdle under new rule
A new federal regulation that took effect throughout the US could make it more difficult for legal immigrants dependent on…
New UK Visa System To Benefit Indian Professionals
The new system, which has a lower annual salary threshold (£25,600) is likely to enable more Indians to access employment…
Taranjit Singh Sandhu, India’s New Ambassador to the US – “Commitment to work towards strengthening strategic partnership between India and the United States”
Taranjit Singh Sandhu, India’s new Ambassador to the United States, has presented his credentials to President Donald Trump at a…
Her0 Zero airplane concept promises greener travel
Streamlined and elegant, with two long wings situated at the rear, this looks like a gas-guzzling super jet built for…
Now you can cross the Atlantic in record less than 5 hours
A British Airways flight has set a new speed mark for a commercial passenger plane crossing the Atlantic. The fight landed…
Indians Immigrating To Canada At An Astonishing Rate
Motivated by more restrictive immigration policies under the Trump administration and the difficulty of obtaining green cards in the United…
Immigrants Make the U.S. Richer, Not Poorer
Among advocates of immigration restriction, it’s almost an article of faith that newcomers from rich countries are more desirable than…
New rule could make it more difficult for pregnant women to get U.S. visas
The U.S. State Department plans to issue new guidance that could make it more difficult for some pregnant women to…
Outgoing Indian Ambassador Harsh Vardhan Shringla felicitated farewell receptions
India and the US are close to concluding a trade package that would provide enhanced market access to both countries, Outgoing…
GOPIO Participates In The First ‘Chalo Consulate’ Event Launched By The Indian Consulate In New York
GOPIO International officials, Life Members and chapter officials from the New York area were invited to an interactive meeting at…
Net International Migration Projected to Fall to Lowest Levels in the United States
Net international migration added 595,000 to the U.S. population between 2018 and 2019, the lowest level this decade. This is…
Driving Around the World for Organ Donation Awareness
Anil Srivatsa, All Geared Up To Set Records With Drive The World: The Worlds Longst On-Road Expedition To Spread Awareness…
AAPI’s Historic 2019 Expedition to Antarctica
Several years of meticulous planning, discussions, and organization, came to fruition as 190 delegates of American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin…
Rule to ban H-1B spouses from working “coming in March,” Homeland Security says
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security will publish in March a proposed rule to strip work authorization from spouses of…
Fee hikes, H-1B visa denials mark Trump Immigration Policies
H-1B Spouses Face Uncertainty with New H-4 EAD Decision The fate of H-4 EAD, which allows the spouses of H-1B…
Immigration Advocacy Convention- L. I. F. E ‘19 Launched By FOMAA
By Anil Augustine FOMAA has initiated in highlighting, advocating and educating the Indian American community members on the perspectives &…
U.S. Needs More Skilled Immigrants From 2 Countries to Take the Economy Forward
The U.S. is still a land of opportunity for immigrants. That is the implication of a new research paper by economists Ran…
New York-based author Atish Taseer’s OCI Card Revoked for Criticizing Modi
New York-based author and journalist Aatish Taseer’s Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) card has been revoked as he had “concealed”…
USCIS Proposes to Adjust Fees to Meet Operational Needs
The Department of Homeland Security will publish a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register to adjust the U.S. Citizenship and…
Why Are Eastward Flights Faster Than Westward Flights?
If you fly often, you may have noticed that the flight times on your two-way tickets are different. This is…
Mexico flies 300 Indian migrants to New Delhi in ‘unprecedented’ mass deportation
Mexico has deported over 300 Indian nationals to New Delhi, the National Migration Institute (INM) said late on Wednesday, in what…
United States will face shortage of up to 121,900 doctors by 2032
By Richard Liebowitz Tens of thousands of Americans apply to U.S. medical schools each year. Only a fraction gain admission….
At 17.5 million, Indian diaspora remains largest in world
India was the leading country of origin of international migrants in 2019 with a 17.5 million strong diaspora, according to new estimates…
Overseas Citizen of India, or OCI, Application Process Simplified in USA, Effective Sept. 20, 2019
The Overseas Citizen of India, or OCI, application process in the United States is being simplified with effect from September…
Trump likely to end birthright citizenship
President Donald Trump offered a dramatic, if legally dubious, promise in a new interview to unilaterally end birthright citizenship, ratcheting up…
Longest Flight – 8 hours? Maybe 12? How about 19 hours, with no stop in between?
Australian flag carrier Qantas Airways is planning to begin test runs of non-stop flights between Sydney and New York and…
AIR INDIA FLIES OVER NORTH POLE CREATES HISTORY ON AUGUST 15
New Delhi: Air India’s Delhi-San Francisco non-stop service on August 15, India’s 73rd Independence Day, created history at 12.27 am…
As Nation Mourns Shootings of Innocent, Trump Wants Background Check Laws While Assuring NRA Gun-Rights Will Be Respected
President Donald Trump said last week he believes he has influence to rally Republicans around stronger federal background check laws…
Donald Trump’s administration in dramatic immigration crackdown that could ban green cards being given to anyone on food stamps or Medicaid for a year
The Trump administration is cracking down on green cards for immigrants who’ve spent more than a year on food stamps,…
If passed by US Senate, Bill passed by US Congress will reduce wait time for Green Cards
The country-wide cap on Green Card approval for people who have applied in the US for Permanent Residentship has rendered…
After uncertainties in US over work visas, Indian techies look at Canada for Permanent Residency
Trump administration’s increased scrutiny of the H-1B visa program has forced Indian citizens to prefer Canada over the United States…
630,000 Undocumented Indians in the United States, Reports SAALT
There are 630,000 undocumented Indians in the United States, according to a study by the South Asian Americans Leading Together,…
US denies capping H-1B visa quota
Earlier this month, reports had suggested that the US was looking to curb the number of H-1B visa recipients from India as…
9,000 Indians caught entering the US illegally in 2018
The US Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) reported last week that about 9,000 Indians were caught entering the US illegally…
“Illegal to deny work permit to Spouses of H-1B visa holders”
Four spouses of H-1B visa holding workers who are facing undue delays in getting their H-4 visa extension and work…
US Lawmakers take pre-emptive step to save H-4 work authorization
Two Congresswomen from California have re-introduced legislation May 29, to protect the much-treasured work authorization for spouses on H-4 Visas,…
H-1B visa: Government says work ban for H-4 spouses coming this month Analyst says the prohibition likely won’t come till summer
After a series of delays, the federal government is now saying it will this month publish a long-promised rule to…
World’s Most Powerful Passport
After five years sitting pretty at the top, Germany has been knocked off its most-powerful-passport-in-the-world perch: A new “live index” shows that…
Key facts about Asian origin groups in the U.S.
Asian Americans are the fastest-growing major racial or ethnic group in the United States. More than 20 million Asians live in the…
Trump’s New Merit-Based Immigration Plan
US President Donald Trump has unveiled a plan to reform the nation’s immigration system, intended to favor high-skilled immigrants and…
Kamala Harris invokes Indian heritage to Trump’s immigration plan
In response to US President Donald Trump announced his “merit based” immigration proposal, Democrat Senator Kamala Harris invoked her unique…
Air India stops flights from Mumbai to New York
National carrier Air India, which had commenced direct services from Mumbai to New York’s John F Kennedy airport in December…
‘Will seriously consider any partnership proposal from Indian carriers’: Qatar Airways
The blockade on Qatar and withdrawal of 28 weekly between Doha and cities of New Delhi and Mumbai has increased…
Denied H-1B Visa To Indian Techie, Silicon Valley Firm Sues US Government
A Silicon Valley-based IT company has filed a lawsuit against the US government for denying the most sought-after H-1B visa…
Indian Embassy Advisory for students hoping to study in US
The Indian embassy in Washington issued an advisory urging students hoping to study in the United States to go beyond…
Jet Airways cancels all international flights
Jet Airways, facing its worst existential crisis in its over 25-year-old history, Friday extended suspension of its international operations till…
Indian communities in New York call for defense of democracy
The NYC “Defense of Democracy” rally brought together the rich diversity of the Indian Diaspora in the United States –…
USCIS Strengthens Guidance for Spousal Petitions Involving Minors
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced additional guidance regarding the adjudication of spousal petitions involving minors, following up on the…
New York Workplace Discrimination Law Better Protects Sikhs
The New York State Senate unanimously voted to pass Senate Bill 4037, which prohibits New York employers from discriminating against employees…
H-1B pays for US College scholarships & trainings, says new study
The US grants 65,000 cap-subjected H-1B work visas to foreign workers hired abroad every year and 20,000 to foreigners in…
Sikh Coalition’s Complaint Leads To Further Action Against ICE
This week, the Sikh Coalition filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Inspector General and U.S….
Lawyer who spat at Air India flight attendant during racist tirade is jailed
Simone Burns gets six-month sentence for ‘insulting and upsetting act’ during Air India flight Simone Burns, 50, outside Isleworth crown…
Growing Partisan Divide Over Fairness of the Nation’s Tax System Only about a third of Americans approve of 2017 tax law
As the April 15 tax deadline approaches, overall public views of the fairness of the nation’s tax system have changed…
Around the World, More Say Immigrants Are a Strength Than a Burden
Majorities of publics in top migrant destination countries say immigrants strengthen their countries, according to a 2018 Pew Research Center…
FY 2020 H-1B Filing Season Starts With Changes
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced the start of the fiscal year (FY) 2020 H-1B cap season, start…
Canada Opens Borders Welcoming Biggest Influx of Immigrants
Canada just recorded its biggest influx of immigrants in more than a century. The country added 71,131 immigrants in the…
Visa Denials by USA Increased in 2018
The new policies and procedures by Trump administration has led to denials of Visa to the United States in the…
PRAMIT – Pravasi Mitra (Helpline) Launched by Indian Consulate in New York
For the Community and Diaspora to reach out to the Consulate with their queries related to consular as well as…
MTA Votes to Increase Fares
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Board voted on February 27, 2019 to increase fares and tolls. The new tolls take…
Social Security expansion bill in Congress, targets those who earn over $400,000
As Social Security’s funding problems loom ever closer on the horizon, the program has emerged as a pet project on…
U.S. to end work permits for spouses of H-1B visa holders
The spouses of certain U.S. visa holders granted permission to work under an Obama-era rule are now one step closer…
Chicago’s Indian Americans stages a huge protest rally in front of Pakistan and Chinese Consulate Office
Chicago IL: With the chants of “Bharat Matha Ki Jai’ reverberating on the famed Michigan Avenue corridor, a massive congregation…
Bill to end per country quota gives hope to hope for Green Card applicants
Two Bills introduced on February 7th simultaneously in the US Senate and the House proposing to end per-country limits on employment-based…
Response to El Paso Hunger Strike by Sikh Coalition
On February 15th, the Sikh Coalition joined other civil rights organizations, immigration attorneys and activists for a day of action…
AIRBUS to stop building Jumbo Jets
Traveler’s senior aviation correspondent Barbara Peterson says the A380 had its doubters from the start. “In fact, 12 years ago…
After Fake University Bust, Indian Embassy opens hotline for students detained by US authorities
As many as 129 Indians are among the 130 foreign students arrested for enrolling at a fake university allegedly to remain in…
US switches to new H-1B system that favors foreigners in American colleges
The US announced that starting April 1, it will switch to a new system for processing H-1B petitions that will…
Majority of U.S. Public Supports High-Skilled Immigration But U.S. trails other economically advanced nations in share of immigrants with high skills
Like publics in other economically advanced countries with a high number and share of immigrants, a majority of Americans support…
78% Americans support high-skilled immigrants to US: Survey
A new survey shows that majority of Americans support high-skilled immigration contrary to a perception that high-skilled immigrants are displacing…
SAKHI holds 2019 Women’s March
On Saturday, January 19, 2019, leading NYC-based immigrant women’s advocacy organization, Sakhi for South Asian Women (Sakhi), commenced their 30th…
H1-B Visa regulations bring ‘good news’ for Indian students
The US should select the “very best” among the applicants under the H-1B visas, the Trump administration told lawmakers Thursday,…
Hindus are fourth-largest population in US
Fueled by immigration, America’s Hindu population has reached 2.23 million, an increase of about one million or 85.8 percent since…
NRIs to be impacted by Trump’s proposed ‘public charge’ rule
President Donald Trump’s proposed “public charge” rule will disproportionately impact the Indian and Bangladeshi communities, especially children, elderly, poor, those…
The Consulate General of India, Chicago launched the Passport Seva Program
Chicago IL: The Passport Seva Program has brought in a huge transformation towards delivery of Passport Services in India. This has…
Merit-Based Rule for More Effective and Efficient H-1B Visa Program
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced a notice of proposed rulemaking that would require petitioners seeking to file…
India’s fastest Train 18 to be launched on Dec 25 between New Delhi-Varanasi
With the Train 18 speeding up to 180 kmph between Kota junction and Kurlasi station during a trial on Sunday,…
India streamlines passport delivery at its embassy and consulates in US
India’s Minister of State for External Affairs Gen. V.K. Singh launched the ‘Passport Seva Service’, a new initiative to streamline…