India Secures 175,025 Haj Slots for 2026 under New Bilateral Agreement with Saudi Arabia
USCIS Starts Demanding New $100,000 H-1B Fee, Triggering Wave of RFEs for Indian Employers
UAE clarifies visa-on-arrival rules for Indian passport-holders
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Canada unveils 2026-28 immigration targets and fast track for H-1B talent
Ottawa’s new three-year plan lowers overall immigration targets to 380,000 per year but allocates C$1.2 billion to attract 1,000 researchers and creates a lightning-fast work-permit stream for US-based H-1B holders—many of whom are Indian. While permanent-residence prospects improve for high-skilled Indians, study-permit and short-term work quotas will tighten.
New Zealand lets international students—including Indians—work 25 hours a week
Effective 3 November, student-visa holders in New Zealand can legally work 25—not 20—hours per week during term. The extra five hours ease cost-of-living pressures for roughly 13,000 Indian students and give local employers a bigger seasonal workforce, although breaches of the cap still carry stiff penalties.
Delhi IGI flights normalised after 36-hour ATC glitch; travellers advised to reconfirm Monday schedules
Delhi airport has cleared a two-day flight backlog caused by an ATC software crash, but Monday schedules remain fluid. Corporate flyers should check revised departure times and expect residual baggage delays.
Indian-origin state employee questioned by masked US agents sparks profiling row
Masked men purporting to be federal agents stopped and questioned an Indian-American state worker in Illinois, triggering condemnation from the governor and fresh worries about racial profiling. Employers with Indian staff in the US are urged to review compliance and employee-rights protocols.