Sunil Dhawan

6 days ago | financialexpress.com | Sunil Dhawan

The UAE Central Bank ordered all banks to halt planned hikes to the minimum balance requirement for personal accounts on Tuesday, pending a formal evaluation of the policy’s effects on customers, reports Gulf News. In a circular received by Emarat Al Youm, the Central Bank directly addressed recent reports claiming that some large banks were planning to raise the minimum necessary deposit from Dh3,000 to Dh5,000 beginning June 1.

6 days ago | financialexpress.com | Sunil Dhawan

More Americans are applying to leave the United States and settle in Britain. According to figures issued by the UK’s Home Office, over 6,000 US residents applied to either become British citizens or to live and work in the country forever during the 12 months before March, report The New York Times. This is the biggest number since comparable records started in 2004.

6 days ago | financialexpress.com | Sunil Dhawan

Canada has introduced several measures to revamp its immigration program, including setting up caps for the number of temporary foreign workers. Conservative MP Jamil Jivani has now started a nationwide online petition to terminate the temporary foreign worker program. The petition says that the ‘Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) is a large contributor to Canada’s immigration system getting out of control with unsustainable immigration levels.

1 week ago | financialexpress.com | Sunil Dhawan

In a significant update, the international visitors to France will now have to get used to a new visa appointment process. The French visa authorities have announced a new and mandatory process for obtaining visa appointments at their visa sections internationally. This modification is already in force and affects all applicants, regardless of whether they are seeking a long-stay French national visa or a short-stay Schengen visa.

1 week ago | financialexpress.com | Sunil Dhawan

A marriage fraud has been committed in the United States in a case involving an Indian. Marriage fraud occurs when a foreign national and a US citizen marry not to start a life together, but to allow the foreign person to remain in the US indefinitely. The purpose of a foreign national committing marriage fraud is to become a lawful permanent resident and, eventually, a US citizen.