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H-1B limit reached, majority of applications by Indian firms April 11, 2016

The US government had got 2,50,000 petitions for H-1B visas and majority of those came from the Indian firms.USCIS has informed that they had reached the limit for H-1B visa along with the 20,000 visas for those who graduated in the US in STEM fields.USCIS has not mentioned the number of visas it had got since 1st Apri...

UK proposes to bring in GPs from India to meet shortage of health professionals April 11, 2016

The UK’s NHS has planned to hire general practitioners (GPs) from India to handle the problem of shortage of health professionals in the UK.England’s Health Education has signed a MoU with a leading hospital in India previous year, that has lead to the transfer of around 400 general practitioners to the UK.In its s...

Canada to make Express Entry a top choice for businesses April 09, 2016

The Immigration Minister of Canada is looking to make a program that would fast tracks the PR for skilled employees the top choice for businesses who seek employees from abroad.He also told that he is seeking inputs as the Canadian government continues to review its Express Entry Program.He informed that he currently m...

Increase in applications for H-1B visa shows lack of skilled employees in the US April 09, 2016

Nasscom has told that the report of IT industry of India being the biggest applicant of US skilled employees visas only reveals that there is not much supply of talent for the type of demand in the US.The USCIS had said that it has got over 20,000 petitions for H-1B for FY 2017. The process of visa application started ...

UK has claimed that visa changes would not affect majority of India citizens April 07, 2016

Dispelling the concerns of India citizens over the latest changes in visa regulations, the Government of UK told that 35,000 income threshold need for Tier 2 job visas would not affect a vast majority of professionals from India.According to the Immigration Minister James Brokenshire, this regulation change would not a...

This year's 8th Draw for Canada Express Entry has invited 954 candidates April 07, 2016

IRCC has conducted this year’s 8th draw for Canada Express Entry on 6th April 2016 and it was revealed that around 954 invitations have been sent with the cutoff score of 470 points.These invitations have been sent to those applicants who had sent their applications under the Express Entry pool to gain permanen...

Foreign students from around the globe are flocking to US universities April 06, 2016

Overseas students from around the world are going to US universities in large numbers that have never been seen before, with around one million international students getting enrolled in the universities of the US every year.As per the last year information, overseas students are now making up third of the entire popul...

IRCC has provided important details on Express Entry for Canadian Immigration April 06, 2016

In a comprehensive and informative report, IRCC has given valuable information on initial twelve months of selection system of Express Entry which started last year for immigrating to Canada.The yearend report has revealed useful information for candidates under Express Entry for Canada immigration. The information pro...

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