India Suspends Visas

India has resumed electronic visa services for Canadian nationals after a nearly two-month pause, sources told NDTV on Wednesday, as the two countries are engaged in a diplomatic row over the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Nijjar.

India will partially resume visa services in Canada -- closed last month amid a diplomatic row -- from October 26, the Indian High Commission in Ottawa said on Wednesday.

Canadian tourists, business travellers and even some former Indian citizens are rushing to change flights and inquire about their trip deposits after India abruptly suspended visa applications in the country amid an escalating diplomatic row.

India on Thursday said it is "temporarily unable to process visa applications" from Canada because of "security threats being faced by our High Commissions and Consulates" in that country.

India has suspended issue of visas to Canadian citizens "till further notice". A notice by BLS International - a private agency hired for initial scrutiny of visa applications - said this was due to "operational reasons".

The Swiss embassy said today that it has not suspended Schengen visa appointments for Indian tour groups and that people-to-people contact is at the core of the Swiss-Indian relationship.

India has suspended tourist visas issued to Chinese nationals, global airlines body International Air Transport Association (IATA) has told its member carriers.

The UAE on Friday said it will allow the return of those vaccinated fully with WHO-approved COVID-19 jabs and holding valid residence visas from 15 countries previously on the suspended list, including India, from September 12.

In an open letter posted on Facebook, the students said the Chinese Government has suspended all resident permits and visas for international students from March last year due to the coronavirus outbreak.

The United Arab Emirates on Wednesday temporarily suspended the issuance of new visas to visitors from Pakistan and 11 other countries until further notice, the Foreign Office said.

China has decided to temporarily suspend the entry by foreign nationals from India even with valid visas or residence permits because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Chinese embassy in New Delhi said on Thursday. Indian government sources said that the order was not specific to India and Beijing, worried about COVID-19 cases, has issued similar or...

Indian-Americans have welcomed India's decision to restore the Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) card benefits, including the visa free travel to the country, which were suspended in view of the coronavirus pandemic.

In a huge blow to Indian IT professionals eyeing the US job market, President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order preventing federal agencies from contracting or subcontracting foreign workers -- mainly those on H-1B visa -- from hiring.

A group of 174 Indian nationals, including seven minors, has filed a lawsuit against the recent presidential proclamation on H-1B that would prevent them from entering the United States or a visa would not be issued to them.

India on Thursday said it was assessing the impact of the Trump administration's decision to block H1B visas on Indian nationals and industry but indicated its dismay over it saying people-to-people linkages and economic cooperation are an important dimension of ties between the two countries.

India has resumed electronic visa services for Canadian nationals after a nearly two-month pause, sources told NDTV on Wednesday, as the two countries are engaged in a diplomatic row over the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Nijjar.

India will partially resume visa services in Canada -- closed last month amid a diplomatic row -- from October 26, the Indian High Commission in Ottawa said on Wednesday.

Canadian tourists, business travellers and even some former Indian citizens are rushing to change flights and inquire about their trip deposits after India abruptly suspended visa applications in the country amid an escalating diplomatic row.

India on Thursday said it is "temporarily unable to process visa applications" from Canada because of "security threats being faced by our High Commissions and Consulates" in that country.

India has suspended issue of visas to Canadian citizens "till further notice". A notice by BLS International - a private agency hired for initial scrutiny of visa applications - said this was due to "operational reasons".

The Swiss embassy said today that it has not suspended Schengen visa appointments for Indian tour groups and that people-to-people contact is at the core of the Swiss-Indian relationship.

India has suspended tourist visas issued to Chinese nationals, global airlines body International Air Transport Association (IATA) has told its member carriers.

The UAE on Friday said it will allow the return of those vaccinated fully with WHO-approved COVID-19 jabs and holding valid residence visas from 15 countries previously on the suspended list, including India, from September 12.

In an open letter posted on Facebook, the students said the Chinese Government has suspended all resident permits and visas for international students from March last year due to the coronavirus outbreak.

The United Arab Emirates on Wednesday temporarily suspended the issuance of new visas to visitors from Pakistan and 11 other countries until further notice, the Foreign Office said.

China has decided to temporarily suspend the entry by foreign nationals from India even with valid visas or residence permits because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Chinese embassy in New Delhi said on Thursday. Indian government sources said that the order was not specific to India and Beijing, worried about COVID-19 cases, has issued similar or...

Indian-Americans have welcomed India's decision to restore the Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) card benefits, including the visa free travel to the country, which were suspended in view of the coronavirus pandemic.

In a huge blow to Indian IT professionals eyeing the US job market, President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order preventing federal agencies from contracting or subcontracting foreign workers -- mainly those on H-1B visa -- from hiring.

A group of 174 Indian nationals, including seven minors, has filed a lawsuit against the recent presidential proclamation on H-1B that would prevent them from entering the United States or a visa would not be issued to them.

India on Thursday said it was assessing the impact of the Trump administration's decision to block H1B visas on Indian nationals and industry but indicated its dismay over it saying people-to-people linkages and economic cooperation are an important dimension of ties between the two countries.