Immigration News

Queensland Issues Nomination Criteria and Skilled Occupation List July 29, 2019

The State of Queensland has released a new QSOL and nomination criteria for migration program in the present year. The highlights are:Onshore ApplicantsIn order to obtain the 489 visas applicants must be living in the regional areas of Queensland for three months.Additionally they need to work full-time in that speci...

New US Rule increases EB-5 Visa Investor Requirements to $900,000 July 27, 2019

The US Office of Management and Budget has announced the new rules on July 25th, concerning the EB-5 program (Immigrant Investor Program Modernization), which is frequently used by the Indian American community. These will take effective from November 21st 2019.The important feature of this new ruleThe important and fa...

BC PNP Draw Held on July 23 Issues 191 Invitations to Apply July 26, 2019

The British Columbia Government issued 191 invitations to seek the provincial nomination for the candidates belonging to Skills Immigration and Express Entry in the draw held on July 23. The province is famous for its scenic beauty and the economic activities and is dynamic in Canada.The DetailsThese invitations were...

122nd Express Entry Draw of Canada-Invites 3600 Applicants at CRS of 459 July 25, 2019

The 122nd Express Entry draw was held on July 24th, 2019. 3,600 candidates belonging to the Express Entry will get invitations to apply and seek the Canadian permanent residence through it. It had a minimum CRS cut-off score of 459. No Program was specified for it. It also used the Tie-break mechanism with the date s...

Toronto is Impressive by adding 80,000 Tech Jobs in Past Five Years July 24, 2019

Toronto has moved into the third spot among the annual top 50 U.S. and Canadian tech talent market based on a new talent ranking.The finding of CBRE Talent ReportThis was the finding of CBRE Scoring Tech Talent Report, which allots a rank to 50 tech markets in the U.S. and Canada. It is carried out on 13 metrics.The ...

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...

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