Immigration News

Canada extends its program that permits spouses of citizens to get work permits December 18, 2015

Canada has extended its popular pilot program for a year that permits spouses of permanent residents and citizens of Canada to work while waiting for their status of permanent residency.The announcement was made by CIC on 11th December 2015, regarding the extension of this program for a year. This program permits spous...

US Congress likely to extend the EB-5 Visa Program December 18, 2015

US Congress is looking to extend this controversial visa program that offers a route to the citizenship of the US, this program is mostly popular among the citizens from China who invest in the businesses of the US in return for US green cards.The EB-5 overseas investment program, which permits the private and public...

Foreign student population increases by 8% in the US December 18, 2015

Almost 1.2 million foreign students are using the F or M visa to pursue education in the US. As per recent reports from “SEVIS by the Numbers”, this is the quarterly report published on the trends of foreign students which is prepared by SEVP, which is part of the US ICE HSI.This report was revealed on Thursday by ...

The UK immigration cap might be counterproductive says Committee December 18, 2015

As per the parliamentary report, the immigration limit of the UK Government is not effective in bringing down the net migration figures and might be counterproductive.Home Affairs Select Committee had released a document in which it says that the policies which are designed for minimizing the migration rate to the UK h...

Latest proposal of US visa fee might cost Indian IT companies $400 million December 18, 2015

As per the apex body of IT firms, Nasscom, the US proposal of increasing the H-1B and L-1 visa fees will substantially hurt the Indian IT companies.According to them, the proposal increase will cost the IT outsourcing firms of India a minimum of additional $400 million yearly; this can slay the competitive edge IT comp...

20% increase in Indian student numbers in the US since July month December 18, 2015

The universities and colleges in the US have seen 20% increase in the number of students from India since this year’s July month. Over 1.8 lakh students from India are presently pursuing education in the US. – As told by an official report.According to the report revealed yesterday, presently there are around 1.2 m...

Major changes can be seen in Canada's IEC program December 17, 2015

The Canadian IEC program which is run by the Immigration Department of Canada targets at the youth who seek to work in Canada while visiting it. It is the easiest visa to acquire for a working holiday and that what makes it very famous. IEC is geared towards the individuals aging between 19 to 35 years visiting fro...

US is all set to tighten its Visa Waiver Program December 17, 2015

The US is all set to tighten the Visa Waiver Program (VWP). The text which is expected to be voted on by Thursday including the law which was adapted by the House of Representatives previous week which excludes the individuals from the VWP nations who are dual nationals from few Middle East countries.It will also exclu...

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