UK visa applicants from countries with a high risk of visa offenders such as India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nigeria could be charged £3000 “bond” fees (2.7 lakh of Indian rupees) for a valid visa from November 2013 onwards, the Sunday Times revealed on Sunday and the Financial Times confirmed on Monday. Read more
A majority of Schengen countries have outsourced the visa-issuance service to VFS Global Joint Visa Application Centre. The VFS visa centre in Paddington’s Battleship Building can leave you feeling exhausted by the end of the process.
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Evidence from research into diabetes suggests that the body mass index (BMI) should be lowered for people from minority ethnic groups such as South Asians in Britain as they are more prone to diabetes. Read more
A 30-year-old Indian national in Southall, Yogesh Kumar, was arrested by the UK border control officers for overstaying his visa and using a fake passport to enter into a sham marriage. Read more
Indian rupee plummeted to a record low against the US dollar hitting 59.93, reacting to the announcement by the US Federal Reserve that it will scale back its monetary stimulus. Worldwide stock markets ended low on Thursday and Friday following the Federal Reserve’s pull-back strategy. Read more
South Asian women, including those from India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, are no longer at lower risk of breast cancer as previously considered, a study has revealed. Read more
Indian men see UK student visa as “marriage dowry” because the female students can bring over their partners to the UK who can then take up jobs, according to Glyn Williams, the head of migration at the Home Office. Read more
The London School of Economics is hosting India Week 2013 at the institution between Monday, January 28 and Sunday, February 3, to celebrate the many facets of the world’s largest democracy. Read more
As many as 6,000 blank but approved Indian visas have been reported missing in London increasing security threats, it has been reported. These official blank visas were issued by the Indian Ministry of External Affairs for delivery to the Indian High Commission in Aldwych, London. Read more
India’s Attero Recycling, an electronic and electrical goods e-Waste management services company; and Goonj, an NGO aiming to reduce textiles waste; as well as the UK’s renewable energy company SeAB have made it to NASA’s forum on waste management. Read more
