Category Articles: Visa

Trump Slaps $100,000 Fee on H-1B Visas ; Criticism and Legal Challenges Loom

September 20, 2025
Trump Slaps $100,000 Fee on H-1B Visas ; Criticism and Legal Challenges Loom

Washington DC: President Donald Trump on Friday signed a proclamation that will require a $100,000 annual visa fee for highly-skilled foreign workers and rolled out a $1 million “gold card” visa as a pathway to U.S. citizenship for wealthy individuals, moves that face near-certain legal challenges amid widespread criticism he is sidestepping Congress. If the moves survive legal muster, they will deliver staggering price increases. The visa fee for skilled workers would jump from $215. The...Read More

Vadodara Visa Consultancy Manager Booked for Fraud After Youth Deported from Albania

September 14, 2025
Vadodara Visa Consultancy Manager Booked for Fraud After Youth Deported from Albania

Vadodara: A complaint has been filed at Gorva police station against the operator of V4U Visa Consultancy, located in Sarabhai Campus, for allegedly cheating a Porbandar youth by providing him a fake visa. According to the complaint lodged by Manuben Pravinbhai Sigadia of Chhayagam, Porbandar, her son Anil had approached Girish Chandra Shah, representative of the consultancy, for a visa and work permit to Albania. Shah reportedly demanded ₹6 lakh for the process. The amount was paid in full...Read More

Surat Airport starts E-Visa Facility; Becomes 32nd Designated Airport offering this Service

May 30, 2025
Surat Airport starts E-Visa Facility; Becomes 32nd Designated Airport offering this Service

Surat: A long awaited e-visa facility is started at Surat International Airport. This facility will benefit passengers, airlines and immigration, as the facility requires less paper work resulting faster processing, global accessibility and enhanced security. With this, two airports in Gujarat, Ahmedabad and Surat are now having e-visa facility. The central government recently issued a notification completing the procedural work to grant e-visa facility to Surat airport and Kandla port. The e...Read More

Surat Police to Deport Six Thai Girls in High-Profile Sex Racket Case

December 01, 2024
Surat Police to Deport Six Thai Girls in High-Profile Sex Racket Case

Surat: Surat Police are preparing to deport six Thai women implicated in a high-profile sex racket case uncovered during a raid at Fusion Hotel in the Adajan area. The raid, conducted on the fourth floor of Mangaldeep Complex near LP Savani Circle, revealed an organized operation involving 11 accused, including the six Thai nationals. Details of the Raid The raid  resulted in the recovery of several incriminating items, including: •146 condoms •15 mobile phones •₹31,750 i...Read More