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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.
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Sri Lanka's tourist ETA is still free for Indians: do not pay for it
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Trump order targets birth tourism: what it means for Indian B1/B2 applicants
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ETIAS has no start date any more, and Indian passport holders never needed it
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US now sells $750 expedited visa interviews: Mexico only for now, India not in the pilot
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US visa bonds up to $20,000 now permanent: India not on the list, Nepal and Bangladesh are
The B1/B2 visa bond program became permanent on 3 August 2026 with bonds up to $20,000. India is not among the 50 covered countries; Bangladesh and Nepal are.
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US consulates in India closed Wednesday 19 August: no interviews, 221(g) or pick-up
All US consular sections in India shut to visa applicants on 19 August 2026, the monthly closure: interviews, 221(g) and passport pick-up pause. Next: 30 Sept.
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Thailand: Indians still get 60 visa-free days — the 30-day rule is not gazetted yet
Cabinet approved 30-day visa-free entry for Indians on 14 July, but nothing has been gazetted as of 17 August. Until then 60 days stand — and THIM is not
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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 & documents
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.
Austria
Visas & documents
Austria Visa From India: 1 Embassy, 16 VACs, 22% Refused
Austria's €90 government fee, VFS's own ₹ conversion, and why this page covers only the 90-day visitor visa — not study, residence or PR.
Singapore
Applying & documents
No Direct Applications: Singapore Visa for Indians
Government fee: INR 1,300 + up to INR 1,000 agent charge (Singapore High Commission, New Delhi). The free SG Arrival Card is separate, filed within 3 days.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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।
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Refusals & reapplying
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.
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Travel tips
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 & status
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.
