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After the US State Department started social media vetting on December 15, there is now no immediate approval or rejection of visa appeals and candidates are issued a 221(g) slip. Candidates are also being asked whether they made their social media accounts public and then the visa approval status is updated online. Users on Reddit…
Indian-origin US diplomat Mahvash Siddiqui who claimed to have seen H-1B fraud first hand during her posting in the Chennai consular office in India, said that the entire visa program needs to be paused pending a full program audit. Writing for the Center for Immigration Studies, Siddiqui said fake degrees, forged bank statements, fake marriage/birth…
Newly engaged Donald Trump Jr came to the defense of Donald Trump’s chief of staff Susie Wiles after Vanity Fair published a long piece that the publication said was the result of 11 interviews. Wiles was unguarded in the interview as she claimed that Trump somewhat works for retribution and is targeting his critics. Wiles…
A Redditor’s H-1B ordeal turned into hopes for many on the Internet as people said the H-1B sob story gives Americans hope that the system is correcting itself. The Redditor made a long post on how the job situation worsened in a matter of months, beginning from September/October to December. The Redditor claimed to be…
A mosquito removal revealed a staggering $300,000 valuation for a painting above her grandmother’s bed./ Youtube/PBS A modestly framed painting that had hung above a grandmother’s bed for decades arrived at the US edition of Antiques Roadshow carrying little expectation beyond sentimental value. Inherited within the family and treated largely as décor, the artwork was…
Ontario brothers Ranbir Singh Mand and his brother Dharmjit complained that they had been receiving threats allegedly from a member of India’s Lawrence Bishnoi gang. In an interview with Global News, Ranbir said it’s a new normal now in several parts of Ontario. The brother told Global News that the extortionist accused them of selling…
Abhijit Patel, a 28-year-old Indian-origin man in Illinois was arrested and charged with first-degree murder after his father was found dead at their family residence over the Thanksgiving weekend. Patel killed his father, 67-year-old Anupam Patel, with a sledgehammer on November 29. When police appeared at the scene, Anupam Patel was unresponsive in his bedroom…
Dubai visa rejections often result from incorrect applications, wrong visa categories, weak finances, unclear travel plans, or missing documents/Representative Image A Dubai visa can open the door to an unforgettable trip, but even minor mistakes can shut it before you start. Understanding the most common reasons applications fail can save time, stress, and money, and…
Australian authorities say the mass shooting that killed 15 people at a Hanukkah celebration at Sydney’s Bondi Beach was a terrorist attack inspired by Islamic State ideology, carried out by a father and son originally from Pakistan.Federal Police Commissioner Krissy Barrett confirmed on Tuesday that investigators now believe the attack was ideologically motivated, following the…
Dubai introduces front and rear number plates with code ‘9’ for delivery motorcycles and e-bikes/Image: X Dubai has introduced new number plates for motorcycles and e-bikes used in corporate delivery services, requiring both front and rear plates. The rule takes effect at the end of December and will be implemented gradually during licence renewals. Private…
