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F-1 Thanksgiving Travel: Essential Docs and Reentry Tips

For Thanksgiving 2025, F-1 students should confirm passport validity, F-1 visa stamp, and an I-20 travel signature (one year standard,…

Timing for Extending or Changing Visa Status at Thanksgiving 2025

USCIS closures around Thanksgiving (Nov. 27, 2025) will delay processing and mail; filings must be received before authorization ends. File…

TPS and U Visa Not Admissions for INA 245(a), USCIS Clarifies

USCIS confirmed TPS and U visas aren’t admissions for INA § 245(a). Authorized TPS travel with Form I-512T after July…

Canada Tightens Indian Study Permits Amid Fraud Crackdown

Canada raised study-permit refusals for Indian applicants to 74% in August 2025 amid fraud concerns, cutting applications to 4,515. Officials…

Canada Tightens Study Permits as Indian Applicants Face Rejections

Canada’s 2025 integrity measures—LOA verification, higher living-cost proof ($22,895 CAD), source-of-funds checks and a 437,000 permit cap—spiked rejections for Indian…

Malta Holds World’s Most Expensive Visa Title for 2025

Malta’s 2025 Permanent Residence Programme requires roughly USD 6.2 million and grants full citizenship, EU passport benefits, voting rights, and…

Schengen Visa for Russians in 2025: What Changed and How to Navigate

Post‑2022 visa tightening means Russian applicants now face increased fees, 45+ day processing often, stricter documentation and non‑Russian medical insurance;…

Umrah Visa Validity Cuts to One Month Ahead of Pilgrim Surge

From the first week of November 2025, Umrah visas must be used to enter Saudi Arabia within 30 days of…