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UK Study Visa - University Bodies Seek Improved Experience for Students July 23, 2019

A coalition of UK associations at the university level, and a few support organizations, has urged the UK government, for improving the student visa system, in meeting its future goals. The goal is to get 600,000 global higher education students in the United Kingdom by 2030.An urgent need for reformsThere is an urge...

29 Express Entry Candidates among those Invited in July 18 Draw July 22, 2019

On July 18th the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program conducted a new draw and invited 173 skilled workers for applying and seeking the nomination for permanent residence in Canada.The Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program permits the province in nominating immigration candidates to seek permanent residence in Canada.Th...

US Lawmakers Bothered About Increase in H1B Visas Request for Evidence July 20, 2019

US lawmakers and experts have shown their anxiety over the US immigration agency's growing demand for "irrelevant" or earlier furnished information to decide an H-1B application, causing a delay in work visa processing, popular among the high skilled IT professionals from India.They were pointing to the dramatic ri...

Bill presented in Indian Parliament seeking dual citizenship for Indians July 19, 2019

A Member of the Indian parliamentarian introduced a Bill seeking allowing the dual citizenship for overseas nationals who are of Indian origin. Under the present laws, Indians must renounce Indian citizenship when they acquire citizenship of a foreign land.The Draft legislationA Draft legislation of Shashi Tharoor, the...

PNPs of Canada Give an Impressive Performance in the First Half of 2019 July 18, 2019

There were a few major developments in the Canadian Provincial Nominee Programs during the initial half of the present year. The Provincial Nominee Programs were expected to proceed at a fast pace, with great enthusiasm, and provided positive results.The programs are a boonThese Programs allow the participating Canadia...

US considers boosting Merit-Based Immigration with benefit to Indians July 17, 2019

The US administration is proposing an impressive increase in merit-based and legal immigration as an effort to change the obsolete systemCreating tax revenue of USD 500 billionJared Kushner, The Presidential Adviser, stated that when the immigration policy attracts talented and meritorious professionals at the intern...

Ontario holds First Tech Draw - Invites 1,623 Express Entry Candidates July 16, 2019

On July 12, Ontario held its initial Tech Draw, and invited 1,623 candidates belonging to the Express Entry. It targeted the Candidates having the qualified work experience in 6 top tech occupations for applying and seeking provincial nomination towards permanent residence in Canada.Express Entry CRS scoreThey ha...

Skilled Workers Get a Major Share of Express Entry Invitations in 2018 July 15, 2019

Canada - Skilled Workers Get a Major Share of Express Entry Invitations in 2018

As per the 2018 year-end report compiled by IRCC regarding the events in Express Entry, the uppermost numbers in invitations to apply for PR were issued in favor of the Federal Skilled Workers.Express Entry drawsIRCC held 27 draws for Express Entry in 2018. Among the 89,800 ITAs issued in the draws, the share of Federa...

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