NRI News Now Desk

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Stories by the desk

New Zealand's parent residence visa swaps most of its ballot for a queue; first draw on 10 November (28 Oct 2026)
Australia may now ask visa applicants in India for fingerprints and a face scan (28 Oct 2026)
Returning NRIs with unreported foreign assets have until 31 December to settle under FAST-DS, some for ₹1 lakh (28 Oct 2026)
RBI raises repo rate to 5.50%: NRI home loans get costlier, deposit rates may rise more slowly (28 Oct 2026)
Australia's new student visa rules: most Indian students can no longer bring family or switch visas onshore (28 Oct 2026)
Canada Express Entry: up to 100 points for high-wage job offers from 3 November, and no LMIA needed (28 Oct 2026)
UK Graduate visa shrinks to 18 months from 1 January: apply by 31 December 2026 to keep two years (28 Oct 2026)
UK student visa funds rise on 30 November to £1,570 a month in London and £1,203 elsewhere (28 Oct 2026)
Bahrain lets expatriate workers take up to three months' work with another employer (28 Oct 2026)
Saudi Arabia raises the Saudi share of accounting jobs to 50% from 27 October (28 Oct 2026)
Four Indian passport centres in the UAE have shut: where to apply and collect now (28 Oct 2026)
DHS proposes $70,000 fee before F-1 students can start OPT, and $30,000 for each later OPT period (28 Oct 2026)
H-1B and L-1 holders: what to do now as DHS moves to end the 60-day grace period and extension deference (28 Oct 2026)
$100,000 H-1B payment extended to September 2027, but two court orders keep it from being collected (28 Oct 2026)
US 1% remittance tax: cash-funded transfers to India are taxed, bank and card transfers are not (25 Oct 2026)
Old Act or new? ICAI handbook sets out which law decides an NRI's tax residence for 2025-26 and 2026-27 (25 Oct 2026)
New passport after 20? OCI cardholders no longer need a re-issued card, but must update details online (25 Oct 2026)
OCI goes online-only: new citizenship rules bring e-OCI and a passport warning for parents of minors (25 Oct 2026)
RBI ended its NRE and FCNR(B) deposit rate relaxation on 31 August 2026, a month earlier than announced (25 Oct 2026)
Forms 15CA and 15CB are now Forms 145 and 146: what NRIs moving money abroad must file (25 Oct 2026)
Buying property from an NRI: resident buyers can now deposit TDS with PAN via Form 141, no TAN needed (25 Oct 2026)