Immigration News

Immigration Visa Lottery for 2017 opened on 1st October 2015 October 03, 2015

The registration for Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery for the year 2017 opened on Thursday, 1st October 2015. The entries should be submitted at the the US Department of State website from 1st October 2015 afternoon till 3rd November 2015 afternoon EST.Those applicants who have qualified are strongly recommended for registe...

Outsourcing fee on H-1B visas dropped, breather for Indian IT firms October 03, 2015

Outsourcing fee on H-1B visas dropped, temporary relief for Indian IT firms

Outsourcing fee that was imposed on the visas for the US, for the high qualified technology professionals from India has been dropped, which has brought a temporary relief for the domestic IT companies for payment, which Nasscom had earlier described it as unfair.According to the website of Citizenship and Immigration ...

Canada's Express Entry 18th draw announced 1530 invitations October 03, 2015

CIC announced the draw for Express Entry System 18th Draw

On October 2nd, Citizenship and Immigration Minister of Canada announced invitations under Express Entry system 18th draw for applicants in pursuant to the permanent residency in Canada.In this Express Entry System 18th Draw, the total number of invitations announced is 1530, with the cutoff points of 450. This cutoff ...

US Republican would propose new working E-3 visas for the Irish October 01, 2015

Ireland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Charlie Flanagan had said that the Republican Congressman is intending to introduce a Bill and if it is passed it would allow thousands of people from the Ireland to apply for the “E3” visas for living and working in the US.Mr. Flanagan is on a visit to Washington, has welco...

H-1B visas meant for importing talent causing job losses in the US October 01, 2015

How H-1B visas meant for importing talent are causing job losses in the US

The idea behind the designing of the programs for temporary work visas by the Congress was to bring overseas talent with specialized skills which would help the companies in the US to grow, create more jobs to boost the economy. But now some of the companies are importing the workers on these visas are helping them to ...

Tougher visas might cut the foreign student numbers October 01, 2015

Tougher visas will cut the foreign student numbers

University groups are giving warnings that the tougher visa rules which are under consideration by Home Office, will cut the number of foreign students by 15%.The proposals might also include the tougher requirement for English language for the students.UK Council for International Student Affairs head, Dominic Scott t...

Immigrants saying sudden about face on visas are costing them millions October 01, 2015

Immigrants says that the sudden about face on visas are costing them millions

The State Department’s sudden about facing has left thousands of immigrants with high skills are not able to apply in becoming the permanent residents legally as they expecting that on Thursday. Even though many of them have already paid the medical and legal fees for getting their application ready, as per the new...

Germany is obstructed by its cultural habit despite of flushed jobs and the potential workers September 30, 2015

Germany is in desperate need of workers, but an uncertain block is preventing the companies from hiring new foreign workers from Middle East countries and from anywhere else in the EU.Previous year, Germany stood at second place as destination which was most popular among people who want to permanently migrate to Germa...

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