Tag: immigration
BREAKING – Peter Dutton’s Citizenship Bill REJECTED in Senate
Peter Dutton’s controversial citizenship bill has failed to pass the Senate, leaving the package dead in its current form. Nick McKim, the Greens’ citizenship spokesman, hailed the bill’s failure as a major win. “Today, the people...
Upcoming Australia Immigration Changes effective July 2017
Australia immigration is soon going to experience a few changes to its immigration system. Below is one stop summary of key changes anticipated to take place this Saturday: 1) Planned (and unplanned System...
Labor announces continuous 3 yrs parent visa if elected
Australian Labor Party has announced that if elected in upcoming election, it will change current visa scheme to allow parents to stay 3 years continuously to spend more quality time with their...
Father on Visitor Visa dies on Arrival at Melbourne Airport
Melbourne - In a tragic and sudden death, a passenger from Punjab (India) died at the arrival gates of Melbourne Airport on Monday morning. Gurdyal Singh collapsed at the arrival gate following a...
Australian govt explores price-based immigration system
Under a proposal being examined by the Productivity Commission, the Australian government would sell the right to immigrate to Australia - with migrants no longer accepted based on their skills or family...
IGI Airport official suspended for harassing woman with dirty questions
NEW DELHI: In yet another shameful incident a woman passenger from Bengaluru was verbally & sexually harassed by an immigration officer at the Delhi airport on March 18 when she was flying to...
US to Allow H-1B Spouses to Work from May 26
Washington - The US Government has unveiled proposed rules today that would allow spouses of some H1-B visa holders to work in the U.S., along with other changes designed to encourage highly...
Lifelong visas for NRIs – PIO, OCI schemes merged
Days ahead of the the three-day Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in Gujarat, the Centre on Tuesday promulgated an ordinance to merge the PIO (Person of Indian Origin) and OCI (Overseas Citizen of India )...