Lubna Kably

Senior Editor, TOI

Lubna Kably is a senior editor, who focuses on various policies and legislation. In particular, she writes extensively on immigration and tax policies. The Indian diaspora is the largest in the world ...

Lubna Kably is a senior editor, who focuses on various policies and legislation. In particular, she writes extensively on immigration and tax policies. The Indian diaspora is the largest in the world; through her articles she demystifies the immigration-policy related developments in select countries for outbound students, job aspirants and employees. She also analyses the impact of Income-tax and GST related developments for individuals and business entities.

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• Trump admin fires again: Customers of IT service companies to meet H-1B filing & other obligations under new rule

  
  16 Jan 2021 06:43 PM IST
• Dubai-based executive ordered to pay ESOP-tax in India

  
  15 Jan 2021 09:57 AM IST
• India’s equalisation levy: Will it ignite a new trade war?

  
  08 Jan 2021 10:46 AM IST
• H-1B ‘speciality’ visas can be granted to computer programmers, says American court

  
  20 Dec 2020 11:16 AM IST
• View: Few suggestions for finance minister on how to tax the new normal

  
  18 Dec 2020 12:33 AM IST
• ITServe Alliance obtains a preliminary injunction against the pay hike rule

  
  05 Dec 2020 10:45 AM IST
• Indians travelling to US for business or pleasure exempt from proposed visa bonds

  
  30 Nov 2020 10:17 AM IST
• 86,000 odd Indian children will age out owing to the green card backlog, with a risk of family separation

  
  23 Nov 2020 10:48 PM IST
• UK, US, China among top countries responsible for global tax losses: Report

  
  20 Nov 2020 05:49 PM IST
• New test for American citizenship test tougher, has a political tilt say immigration experts

  
  16 Nov 2020 10:16 AM IST
• US district court: Spouses of H-1B visa holders aren’t entitled to automatic renewal of work permits

  
  07 Nov 2020 02:59 PM IST
• For the coming three years, Canada sets a record annual immigration target of over 4 lakh

  
  01 Nov 2020 10:34 AM IST
• India world No. 2 in migration to OECD nations, getting citizenships

  
  20 Oct 2020 09:40 AM IST
• Premium processing of H-1B visa gets more expensive, scope expanded to cover various other visas

  
  02 Oct 2020 09:06 AM IST
• Docking NGOs for a few bad apples? FCRA may cause unintended hurdles for the genuine ones

  
  5 mins read25 Sep 2020
• Decoding equalisation levy: Complexities are on a rise due to interplay of tax provisions

  
  6 mins read2 Sep 2020
• USCIS issues temporary relaxation for H-1B spouses waiting for work authorisation cards

  
  25 Aug 2020 09:25 AM IST
• Coaching classes are not eligible for GST exemption, rules Andhra bench of AAR

  
  09 Aug 2020 03:06 PM IST
• View: India needs to alter its 'patent box' regime as it aims for Atmanirbharta

  
  5 mins read2 Aug 2020
• Australia amends norms for international students, online studies qualify for post-study work visa

  
  22 Jul 2020 11:06 AM IST
• Tax sop to be boon for SBI in Yes Bank rejig

  
  01 Jul 2020 07:41 AM IST
• Trump’s new ban: A longer wait for H-1B aspirants, but US-based OPT students can change status to work visas

  
  24 Jun 2020 08:52 AM IST
• View: Normalise, taxmen, new abnormals

  
  5 mins read14 Jun 2020
• Income tax return forms notified: You can claim deductions till June 30

  
  01 Jun 2020 10:41 AM IST
• ICAI factors in new accounting challenges as auditors prepare for life after Covid

  
  28 May 2020 11:01 AM IST
• H-1B denials for mkt analysts trigger class action lawsuit

  
  20 May 2020 11:06 AM IST
• Canada relaxes work rules for international students

  
  17 May 2020 11:09 AM IST
• US to soon undertake review of non-immigrant visas including H-1Bs

  
  24 Apr 2020 11:04 AM IST
• Covid-19: Why India needs a stimulus package quickly

  
  20 Mar 2020 11:25 PM IST
• Only 7,990 Indian employees got green card in fiscal 2019

  
  07 Mar 2020 12:18 PM IST
• Cayman 1st on fin secrecy index

  
  20 Feb 2020 10:56 AM IST
• Canada granted 1.4 lakh study permits to Indians in 2019

  
  18 Feb 2020 10:31 AM IST
• 1 in 4 who got Canada PR tag in 2019 an Indian

  
  13 Feb 2020 11:12 AM IST
• US court sets aside plea, IT service companies will need to file more evidence when hiring H-1Bs

  
  24 Jan 2020 02:52 PM IST
• Indians rush for US citizenship before Trump can shut doors

  
  21 Jan 2020 10:41 AM IST
• NZ opens doors to spouses from arranged marriages held in India

  
  13 Dec 2019 11:04 AM IST
• US hurdle in unified plan to tax digital cos

  
  06 Dec 2019 11:07 AM IST
• With $78 billion, India still highest overseas remittance receiver

  
  28 Nov 2019 10:33 AM IST
• US set to tighten work norms for international students

  
  22 Nov 2019 10:39 AM IST
• More Indians, including diaspora, heading to Ireland

  
  15 Nov 2019 10:56 AM IST
• No GST on adoption fees, kids not goods: AAR

  
  01 Nov 2019 11:03 AM IST
• Indians for 2nd consecutive year are largest group of new citizens in Australia

  
  31 Oct 2019 10:44 AM IST
• Hindi most popular Indian language in US

  
  31 Oct 2019 10:41 AM IST
• MNC tax: Delays plague mutual agreement process

  
  26 Oct 2019 10:57 AM IST
• Optional practical training by international students in US will now be subject to more scrutiny

  
  17 Oct 2019 10:54 AM IST
• US okayed more H-1B visas this year despite stricter scrutiny

  
  14 Oct 2019 10:53 AM IST
• Aged-out kids in US: Must opt for international student-visa or self deport

  
  30 Sep 2019 10:26 PM IST
• Tough to claim input tax credit for donated goods

  
  12 Sep 2019 09:57 AM IST