Effective 7 August 2017, all applicants submitting Tier 2 and Tier 4 applications at any Visa Application Centre in India, including dependents, will be required to submit all original documentation, together with their passport, in support of their application.
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UNITED KINGDOM – Original Documents Required for Tier 2 and Tier 4 Applications in India
The Foreigners’ Regional Registration Office (FRRO) in Chennai, India now requires landlords and managers of apartments, hotels and other accommodation to complete the online Form C notification procedure within 24 hours of a foreign national’s arrival in Chennai, rather than within 14 days as at other FRROs around India.
Chennai FRRO is also the first and (so far) only FRRO to require notification of a foreign national’s departure or checkout, via the same online portal.
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The High Commission of India in Pretoria, South Africa, has announced that applicants for all India visa categories (including employment, tourist and business visas) are required to register their biometric data, comprising fingerprints and facial image scan, effective 17 July 2017.
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The Indian government has once again extended the 30 June 2017 deadline for conversion of Person of Indian Origin (PIO) cards to Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) cards, this time until 31 December 2017.
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On 11 May 2017, the Indian Ministry of Finance issued a notification exempting certain taxpayers, including foreign nationals, from the requirement to obtain an Aadhaar card.
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Catch up on our latest immigration alerts from around the world:
HONG KONG – Indian Nationals Can No Longer Apply for Hong Kong Visit Visas at Chinese Consulates
UNITED STATES – USCIS Issues New Guidance on H-1B Work Visas for Computer Programmers
ITALY – Posted Worker Notification Not Required for Intra-Company Transfers
UNITED KINGDOM – New Immigration and Nationality Fees
INDIA – Changes to Visa and e-Visa Framework
SOUTH AFRICA and RUSSIA – Reciprocal 90-Day Visa Waiver Implemented
CANADA – Government Lifts Visa Requirement for Brazilians, Bulgarians and Romanians
AUSTRALIA – Subclass 457 Visa to be Abolished [UPDATED]
AUSTRALIA – Stricter Criteria for Permanent Employer-Sponsored Skilled Migration
AUSTRALIA – Government Announces Stricter Criteria for Citizenship
UNITED STATES – USCIS Completes the H-1B Cap Random Selection Process for Fiscal Year 2018
UKRAINE – Visa Issuance Rules Amended
COLOMBIA – New Yellow Fever Vaccination Requirement
INDIA – Aadhaar Card Required for Certain Foreign Residents
VIETNAM – Authorities Testing Online Work Permit Portal
NEW ZEALAND – Changes to the Skilled Migrant Category from August 2017
