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A US company has been asked to pay USD 58,815 to two of its employees after a federal investigation found it guilty of violating the H-1B guidelines, amidst a crackdown on the popular visa programme by the Donald Trump administration. (Representational Image)

US firm asked to pay UD 58,000 to 2 employees for H-1B violations

The company provides services to private corporations, technology firms, and state and local government agencies.

19 Jul 2019 10:22 AM

Thankfully, Google is guiding light, enabling you to make your big move.

Here are 5 platforms to help you move abroad

Right from visa and immigration services to overseas study options.

29 Jun 2019 3:49 PM

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will assure the Indian leadership during his visit to India next week that the Trump administration has no plans to impose a cap on issuing the highly sought-after H-1B visas that are forcing foreign companies to store data locally, an American official said on Friday. (Photo: File)

Pompeo will assure India on H1B visa cap: US official

Previewing the trip of Pompeo who will be visiting India soon, the official said there was a broad review of the H-1B programme underway.

22 Jun 2019 9:28 AM

RBI last year mandated companies to store their payments data “only in India” so that the regulator could have “unfettered supervisory access”.

RBI to review data storage rules for payment firms: Government

All the companies who were represented in this meeting put forth their concerns related to RBI data storage requirements.

18 Jun 2019 12:36 PM

Each company will invest around USD 10 million in a consortium that will govern the cryptocurrency. (Photo: AP)

Facebook's cryptocurrency-based payments system gets big backers

Visa Inc, Mastercard Inc, PayPal Holdings Inc and Uber Technologies Inc to back Facebook’s new cryptocurrency.

14 Jun 2019 11:59 AM

It also announced not to allow journalists and media persons to stay in the country for over three months without renewing the travel permit. (Representational Image)

Pakistan announces five-year, multiple-entry visas to American citizens

Ministry of Foreign Affairs advised Pakistani diplomatic missions in US to follow the new policy while issuing visas to American nationals.

10 Jun 2019 2:03 PM

As of now, about 66 per cent of the green cards are given to those with family ties and only 12 per cent are based on skills.

Indian green card aspirants may benefit as Trump has a new immigration plan

The new policy calls for issuing more than half of the green cards to those based on employment or skills.

16 May 2019 10:53 AM

UK Chancellor Philip Hammond announced on Wednesday in a Budget update, referred to as the annual Spring Statement, that from later this year all such highly-qualified roles will be exempt from any cap on the numbers that can apply and come to work in Britain. (Representational Image)

Indians to benefit as UK lifts limit on PhD-level work visas

The UK government's latest PhD-level visa exemption was welcomed by UK universities, who are key employers of international researchers.

14 Mar 2019 7:01 PM

The new US policies have been brought at par with Pakistani embassy in Washington's rules. (Representational Image)

US revises visa rules for Pak; validity slashed from 5 years to 1 year

The US has revised its visa policy for the Pakistani citizens by slashing the visa validity from five years to 1 year.

06 Mar 2019 4:19 PM

Earthport, which counts Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Japan Post Bank among its clients, said Visa’s offer was a revised proposal that followed an indicative offer from the US company last month.

Visa to buy British payments firm Earthport for about USD 250 million

Visa International Service Association, a unit of Visa, has offered 30 pence for each Earthport share.

28 Dec 2018 11:47 AM

Across the world, contactless cards have proven to be a significant catalyst in improving consumer stickiness for digital payments

Visa crosses 20 million contactless cards in India

Over 3.3 million merchants in India now accept cashless payments through multiple payment options.

12 Dec 2018 12:16 PM

Under the terms of the offer for online payments, debit card charges would be 1.15 percent and 1.50 percent for credit cards.

Visa, Mastercard offer to cap tourist card fees to end EU probe

Visa and its closest rival Mastercard have proposed a 0.2 percent fee on non-EU debit card payments.

05 Dec 2018 12:32 PM

Visa, the world’s largest payments network operator, and No. 2 player Mastercard have proposed a 0.2 per cent fee on debit card payments.

Visa, Mastercard propose merchants' tourist card fee cut to end EU probe

For online payments, debit card charges would be 1.15 percent and 1.50 percent for credit cards.

04 Dec 2018 6:01 PM

Retailers say interchange fees count as a hidden cost and the card companies have paid billions of dollars to settle class action lawsuits.

Visa, Mastercard offer tourist card fee cut in EU antitrust probe

Even after the cut, the fees paid by merchants will still likely be higher than those for EU cards.

23 Nov 2018 11:38 AM

Visa and MasterCard in particular are a way to tap into the growth of e-commerce without directly owning online sellers like Amazon.

US tech funds turn to Visa, Paypal as FANGs fade

Visa, for instance, is down 2.9 per cent over the last 3 months, compared with a 30 per cent plunge in Facebook.

25 Oct 2018 7:43 AM

The Australian high commission is concerned about the growing number of victims and advises any potential visa applicants to exercise caution.” when visa agencies offer jobs.” (Representational image)

Aussie high commission warns over visa scam

“Australia does not have a work visa programme of the sort being promoted by the scammers.”

21 Aug 2018 1:41 AM

Only 44 per cent of aspiring migrants moved abroad through legal channels. (Representational Image)

Visa restrictions can increase illegal migration: Study

Illegal reorientation is especially problematic when government restrictions are placed on family reunification.

07 Aug 2018 6:17 PM

India’s Economic Affairs Secretary S.C. Garg said that keeping data copies in the country had emerged as a possible solution. (Photo: Pixabay)

India suggests storing copies of foreign payment firms' data a likely solution

The RBI’s directive comes as more people in India are switching to credit cards.

06 Aug 2018 7:23 AM

USCIS has returned all the unselected H-1B petitions for the fiscal year 2019, beginning October 1, and were submitted to it in April. (Photo ;PTI | Representational)

All unselected H-1B petitions returned: United States

On April 6, USCIS received 94,213 H-1B petitions in the general category and 95,885 in the advanced degree category.

31 Jul 2018 9:25 AM

Infosys also noted that the company may have to apply in advance for visas or could incur additional cost in maintaining such visas that could result in additional expenses. (Photo: DC/File)

Increased visa rejections might raise project costs: Infosys

The Bengaluru-based company has already been ramping local hiring in key markets like the US.

23 Jul 2018 8:29 AM

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