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Indian travellers planning a trip to Japan may not have to worry about the country’s new, much higher visa fees after all. While Japan will raise its standard tourist visa fee from ¥3,000 to ¥15,000 from July 1, 2026, the latest information suggests th...

Quebec’s Ministry of Immigration, Francisation and Integration (MIFI) will reopen its family sponsorship programme on July 2, 2026, allowing families to apply again after reaching last year’s application cap.

Quebec will accept up to 15,700 sponsorship applications

Foreign nationals applying for a work permit endorsement for Guyana can no longer send an authorised representative to complete the process. A new biometric registration requirement now makes in-person attendance mandatory during work permit endorsements.

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Getting a new Indian passport will cost more from July 1, 2026, after the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) revised passport fees across almost every category. The new rates apply to fresh passports, renewals, Tatkal applications, replacement...

Saudi Arabia has tightened employment rules for Premium Residency holders. Anyone granted Premium Residency must now secure a separate work permit before they can legally start working, ending the earlier exemption that allowed them to work without one.

For foreign pro...