Proposed changes announced for Canadian Federal Skilled Worker program
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18:41 16/04/2012
Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney announced the department's plans on 10 April to fill Canada's growing labour shortages in skilled trade occupations. He explained that the changes...
Label-free Australian student visas available for Chinese
18:57 13/04/2012
The Australian immigration department recently announced that from 1 April 2012, nationals of the People's Republic of China traveling to Australia on student visas will not need to have a visa label...
Foreign performers frustrated by US P-1 visa rules
13:20 13/04/2012
Since heightened security was established more than ten years ago following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the US, US P-1 visas for foreign artists and performers have become...
British Columbia expands Provincial Nominee program to bring in more foreign workers
18:48 12/04/2012
Canadian province, British Columbia, has announced a new pilot project to bring more immigrant workers to its Peace River Regional District. They hope the plan will help fix the region's severe...
USCIS reports increase in H-1B visa applications compared to last year
12:43 12/04/2012
US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reported a large increase in skilled foreign worker H-1B visa applications during the first week of this year's application season. USCIS has received...
India and Pakistan visa agreement next step towards Most Favoured Nation status
12:24 12/04/2012
Pakistan's high commissioner to India Shahid Malik announced this week that India and Pakistan may soon finalise a new visa agreement in order to boost business ties between the two countries. This...
