Immigration News

110th Express Entry Draw in Canada: CRS Requirement Is 438 January 31, 2019

In the most recent 110th Express Entry Draw of January 30, IRCC has invited 3,350 candidates to seek permanent residence in the country. It was an all-program draw which happened only after a gap of one week. In the 109th Express Entry Draw held on January 23rd, 2019, it had issued Issued 3,900 Invitations at the Min...

Ontario invites 988 Skilled Trades and French-Speaking candidates in January January 30, 2019

Ontario issued 988 invitations to apply, seeking the provincial nomination for PR to Express Entry candidates in the French-Speaking Skilled Worker and Skilled Trades streams during January 2019.The detailsOn January 24, the OINP issued 889 NOIs in the first draw held in 2019 by using the Skilled Trades Stream, which...

Canada - Sponsoring the Family Immigrants - Online Applications Hit the Limit Quickly January 29, 2019

It hardly took 11 minutes for people to fill 27,000 spots on online application as the annual limit to bring parents/grandparents into the country.Speedy developmentsThere was a huge frustration added with fury in the people about an unfair system. IRCC opened the receiving of applications online regarding the form...

H-1B Visas: US Shutdown Threatens the Status of Contractor Employees January 28, 2019

Employees of Federal contractors, on H-1B visas, have a risk of deportation if they receive the termination orders for lack of work.• Contractors still need to pay the employees, even when they do not work, or terminate them. The other scenario is to pay a stiff penalty.• An exodus of H-1B workers on a big scal...

BC PNP invites workers and global graduates in its Tech Pilot January 25, 2019

On January 23, British Columbian authorities invited candidates, seeking the provincial nomination in the BC PNP Tech Pilot.It issued 45 EE BC and Skills Immigration invitations in the BCPNP Tech Pilot began in 2017. The aim here is helping the province to consider all the immigration applications for qualified overs...

109th Express Entry Draw Issues 3900 Invitations January 24, 2019

The Government of Canada conducted the second Express Entry draw for the year on Jan 23rd, and also issued 3900 Invitations to candidates seeking permanent residence. The minimum CRS score necessary was just 443 points, which is the lowest in the year. For the previous 108th Express Entry Draw it invited 3900 candi...

Ontario Issues Invitations in the First Entrepreneur Stream of 2019 January 23, 2019

The immigration authorities in Ontario, on January 17th, conducted the first draw of the year through the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program Entrepreneur Stream.The previous draw was held in November 2018, which also issued 13 invitations for immigration with a minimum score of 115.The Details of the recent Ontario ...

Saskatchewan issues 596 Invitations in its First Draw for 2019 January 22, 2019

On January 16 Saskatchewan has invited 596 skilled workers to submit an application for immigration in the first Expression of Interest draw for 2019.In this draw, 362 Invitations were issued by using the provincial stream linked to Express Entry. Candidates had to score 63 points. The Occupations in-Demand strea...

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