Blog Archive
TSA to stop accepting some states’ drivers licenses in 2018
On January 8, 2016, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced new rules regarding airline passengers being able to use their driver’s licenses to fly domestically. Under the new REAL ID Act, ... Read More
New US Passport Changes to Become Effective January 1
Effective January 1, 2016, Americans will no longer have the option of adding extra pages to their passport after filling up the existing pages. Due to “security concerns,” according to the U.S. State ... Read More
US Visa Waiver Program Tightens Due to Recent Terror Attacks
As a result of the Paris terrorist attacks on November 13, 2015, the United States has implemented changes to its visa waiver program, which allows travelers from 38 different countries to visit the ... Read More
Non-Machine Readable Passports No Longer Accepted After November 24, 2015
As November arrives, Indian passport holders currently holding non-machine readable passports (non-MRPs) are reminded to apply for re-issuance of their passport before the November 24, 2015 deadline. ... Read More
Machine-Readable Indian Passports to Be Mandatory for NRIs & Indian Citizens
The Consular, Passport & Visa Division (CPV) of the Ministry of External Affairs issued a public advisory on December 23, 2014 notifying any Indian citizen or resident and/or passport holder with ... Read More
US Customs & Border Protection Pre-Clearance Program: Immigration to Happen at Foreign Airports
The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) intends to increase its number of preclearance facilities in international airports worldwide. Beginning in 2015, CBP will start to evaluate and ... Read More
New Indian Immigration Forms: Arrival, Departure Forms And Customs Forms
Discontinuation of filling up of Departure (Embarkation) Card by foreign nationals and Arrival (Disembarkation) Card by Indians and Implementation of new Departure/Arrival cards Effective March ... Read More