Tag: Immigration

US may extend visa ban to Pakistan

White House says more countries like Pakistan could be added to ban list Reince Priebus says we’re going to put a stop or...

Trump immigration ban loses first legal battle

A federal judge blocked part of President Donald Trump's temporary immigration ban, ordering authorities to stop deporting refugees and other travellers stuck at US...

Iran retaliates; Canada opens arms after Trump immigration ban

World leaders reacted harshly Saturday toPresident Trump's executive order suspending immigration and visas for citizens from certain countries with majority Muslim populations. Iran, one...

Obama defends immigration as America’s ‘oldest tradition’

President Barack Obama launched a full throated defense of open immigration policies Tuesday, hailing them as America’s “oldest tradition” amid a fierce election-fueled argument...

Canada bans adoption of Pakistani children

Canada has stopped adoptions from Pakistan citing incompatibilities with the Islamic law over adoption and guardianship. A Greater Toronto Area resident Shafiq Rehman said he...

2500 Hazara families to get Australian immigration

Australian government has offered asylum to 2500 Hazara families from Quetta to protect them from the sectarian violence while urging the United Nations agencies...

High skilled immigration bill introduced in US Congress

Targeting highly skilled talents from India and China, a bi-partisan group of US lawmakers have introduced a new bill in the Congress to create...

Obama on immigration overhaul: ‘Now is the time’

Declaring "now is the time" to fix the nation's broken immigration system, President Barack Obama on Tuesday outlined broad proposals for putting millions of...

Immigration is British society’s biggest problem

Immigration is viewed by people as the biggest issue facing British society, a new survey taking stock of the country’s state reveals. According to...

Passport & Immigration Dept facing financial crisis: DG

Director General Passport and Immigration Department of Pakistan, Wajid Bukhari has said that they are facing severe financial crisis and have a backlog of...

UK immigration laws spark wedding boom in Pakistan

New British immigration laws have unleashed a stampede to wed and a frenzy of English lessons for Pakistanis desperate to migrate as new restrictions...

New UK immigration rules likely to cut immigration by 25,000...

British citizens who marry foreigners will have to earn at least £20,000 a year if they want to set up their family home in...

UK changes immigration laws

The British government on Thursday announced major changes in immigration rules for non-EU citizens. Under the new rules Tier 1 Post Study Work (PSW) Visa...

Two Pakistanis charged in immigration fraud

Two Pakistani nationals have been charged with immigration fraud for allegedly providing false Canadian residency information on their citizenship application, police announced Friday. Mukesh Maheshwari,...

UK to tighten up immigration rules

Britain plans to tighten up rules on admitting relatives of migrants, cracking down on abuses used to gain entry to the country such as...

SCBA prepares to tighten the noose around fake immigration consultants

The countdown has begun to tighten the noose around fake immigration consultants and manpower agents, responsible for swindling millions of rupees out of –...

Immigration Bureau embezzled millions, NA body told

Financial irregularities worth millions of rupees were committed in the construction of Emigration Tower, officials of the Ministry of Overseas told the National Assembly...