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    US social-media checks: the list of visa types, and why B1/B2 is not on it

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    You cannot file a Singapore visa yourself: agents only, ₹2,100 plus ₹1,300

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    What visa fees for Indians actually did in 2026: the mid-year scoreboard

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    The $750 US expedite fee has an expiry date: 31 December 2026

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    Schengen borders now register your fingerprints: EES is fully operational

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Visa news20 AUG 2026

You cannot file a Singapore visa yourself: agents only, ₹2,100 plus ₹1,300

Singapore's consulate takes no walk-ins or self-submissions from India. Only Authorised Visa Agents can file: ₹2,100 fee plus a fixed ₹1,300 charge.

Visa news19 AUG 2026

What visa fees for Indians actually did in 2026: the mid-year scoreboard

Ten destinations checked against official sources on 19 August. Two are free, one rose, one is a proposal, and Japan left Indians out of a global rise.

Visa news20 AUG 2026

US social-media checks: the list of visa types, and why B1/B2 is not on it

The US Mission India names the categories told to set social accounts to public: F, M, J, H-1B, K and others. B1/B2 applicants are not on that list.

Visa news19 AUG

The $750 US expedite fee has an expiry date: 31 December 2026

Visa news19 AUG

Schengen borders now register your fingerprints: EES is fully operational

Visa news19 AUG

Bali visa on arrival may double to Rp1 million — but not yet

Visa news19 AUG

Japan raised visa fees worldwide — Indians still pay ₹500

VisaGyan research

Where the Indian passport actually goes

Our own index of entry friction for Indian travellers: how many countries are genuinely visa-free, what the rest cost, and how the numbers moved this year.

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Visa news18 AUG 2026

UAE visa on arrival for Indians: only three documents qualify, not nine countries

GDRFA Dubai grants Indians visa on arrival only with a US green card or a UK or EU residence visa: 14 days, AED 253. The nine-country lists are wrong.

Visa news18 AUG 2026

Malaysia's visa-free entry for Indians runs out on 31 December 2026

Malaysia's own country list still reads: India citizen, visa exempt until 31 December 2026. No extension into 2027 announced, and MDAC stays mandatory.

Visa news18 AUG 2026

US closes the third-country interview route: Indians must apply in India

The State Department now tells applicants to interview in their country of nationality or residence. Booking Dubai or Bangkok to skip India's queue backfires.

Visa news18 AUG 2026

Sri Lanka's tourist ETA is still free for Indians: do not pay for it

Sri Lanka's Immigration Department confirms free 30-day tourist ETA for 40 nationalities including India. Third-party sites are charging for a document the

Visas & documents

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canada

Visas & documents18 AUG 2026

GCMS Notes After a Canada Visa Refusal: How to Order Them from India

File an Access to Information and Privacy (ATIP) request with IRCC for CAD $5 — a Canadian citizen or resident files it for you; no paid consultant required.

South Korea

Entry rules & changes18 AUG 2026

K-ETA for Indians: Who Needs It and Who Is Exempt

India is not on Korea's K-ETA-eligible list. Indian passport holders need a Korean visa, not a K-ETA, with one exception for direct Jeju flights.

Applying & documents02 AUG 2026

Maldives visa for Indians: free, but file IMUGA first

Indians get 30 days free on arrival with no application. The catch is the mandatory Traveller Declaration, filed within 96 hours of your flight.

South Korea

Visas & documents01 AUG 2026

South Korea C-3 Visa From India: VFS Centres & Documents

South Korea's C-3 visa costs Rs 3,600 (Chennai) or Rs 3,400 (Delhi/Kolkata) plus a Rs 1,380 VFS charge, verified 2 August 2026 -- no K-ETA route covers India.

Where to go

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Where to go01 AUG 2026

Bali in 7 days from India: three bases, real costs

A seven-day Bali route built around three bases instead of one, with 2026 entry fees, the three mandatory payments and what a week actually costs.

Where to go28 JUL 2026

Vietnam in 7 days from India: route, costs, direct flights

Real ₹ costs at the 2 August 2026 dong rate, the e-visa port-of-entry rule on a Hanoi-in, Saigon-out route, and the flood dates to avoid in central Vietnam.

Where to go16 JUL 2026

Dubai 3-Day Itinerary: ₹ Budget for Indian Travellers

Metro, dinner and the Burj Khalifa converted to ₹ at ₹26/AED (2 Aug 2026), plus which UAE visa most Indians need.

Stories

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Stories04 AUG 2026

Deported from Bali: what actually gets Indians sent home

Indonesia deports foreigners from Bali most weeks and Indians appear steadily in the notices. What the published cases show, and what it costs.

research

Stories02 AUG 2026

Indian Passport Entry Friction Index 2026

A source-linked index scoring entry friction for 24 destinations, plus fee, refusal-rate, funds and wait-time data where it can be sourced consistently.

Stories16 JUL 2026

Forty Seconds at the Window: a US B1/B2 Interview in Mumbai

One applicant's dated, minute-by-minute Mumbai B1/B2 diary: DS-160, the OFC visit, the consulate queue and the forty-second interview.

Travel tips

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hindi

Travel tips01 AUG 2026

वीज़ा रिजेक्ट होने पर क्या करें: 5 देशों के नियम

अपने refusal letter पर लिखा ground पढ़िए, अपील की समय-सीमा जानिए, और अमेरिका, शेंगेन, यूके, कनाडा व जापान के अलग नियम एक जगह समझिए।

visa-refusal

Refusals & reapplying01 AUG 2026

Visa Refusal: 5 Regimes, One Decision Tree

Every future visa form asks about past refusals. Find your regime — US, Schengen, UK, Canada, Japan — and whether you have an appeal or only a reapplication.

visa-fraud

Travel tips01 AUG 2026

Ustraveldocs Login Scam: How Visa Agent Fraud Works in India

An agent took the ustraveldocs login, changed the security answers, then billed in stages. What ports back in two days, what does not, and where to report it.

United States

Appointments & status01 AUG 2026

US Visa Appointment Kolkata: Consulate, VAC and the Split

The consulate sits on Ho Chi Minh Sarani; biometrics run separately in Salt Lake. Kolkata's district covers 11 states — the largest of India's five US posts.

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