Immigration News

Israel eases visa policies to attract foreign workers August 04, 2016

To address skill shortage issues in its technology sector, Israel has planned to relax its visa regime to attract skilled foreign workers into its country. The software firms warned that skill shortages are jeopardizing the country’s multi-billion sector of the economy.Israel’s software clusters are one of the bigg...

Skilled Migration to Australia without Formal Qualifications August 02, 2016

Australia provides migration opportunities even without formal qualifications

You can easily migrate to Australia, even if you do not have any formal qualifications. A valid work experience of five years in your trade will make you eligible for the Skilled Migration program.Valid Work Experience RequirementYour five-year experience can also include a training duration. For self-employed fo...

Anxiety Levels Rise in Germany over Immigration August 01, 2016

Tensions Rise in Germany over Immigration

In the aftermath of the mass shooting in Munich on July 22nd, Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel was sharply criticized for her lenient immigration policies.On the sidelines of the victims’ memorials from the Munich rampage, German leaders called for calm... German President Joachim Gauck and German Chancellor Ange...

US Immigration reforms depend on election results July 30, 2016

Arizona's Republican Sen. John McCain has said that post the United States Presidential elections, there could be the significant possibility of immigration reforms. He did not dismiss the chances of pushing forward the 2013 immigration reform bill again in 2017.In an interview, McCain said that "Sooner or later, depen...

Namibia announces visa-free travel to Africans July 29, 2016

Namibia recently announced visa exemption to all diplomats and officials of African countries. It has come up with a new foreign policy to completely remove permit requirements for people of the African continent.Speaking at the official opening of the Foreign Policy Conference held on July 25th, 2016, Namibian Preside...

39th Canada Express Entry Draw issues 755 PR invitations July 28, 2016

Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has released the results of the 39th Canada Express Entry Scheme. 755 candidates who secured 488 points in the Comprehensive Ranking System were issued Invitations to Apply (ITAs) for Canada’s permanent residence in just six months.The draw was held on July 27th; i...

BIMSTEC Nations consider Schengen Type visa for their regions July 27, 2016

South Asia’s regional association, ‘Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation’ or BIMSTEC, has been contemplating to introduce a standard Schengen type of visa for its member nations.The member countries of BIMSTEC comprise of India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lan...

Access to single market OR free movement of people? Britain has to choose July 26, 2016

French President FrançoisHollande has stated that the United Kingdom has to choose between access to EU market and the free movement of people to the European Union, before the negotiations on the exit process begins.Hollande accepted Britain’s right to delay exit and expressed himself on its departure, assessing it...

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