New Zealand immigration reduced health checks for foreign students
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11:41 04/04/2012
Immigration New Zealand announced on 2 April that health checks for international students immigrating to study in New Zealand will be relaxed later this year. Immigration Minister Nathan Guy stated...
Increased funds required for UK Tier 2 visa applicants from 14 June 2012
10:27 04/04/2012
The UK Border Agency (UKBA) announced that they will increase the funds required to satisfy the maintenance requirement for Tier 2 visas applicants. The changes go into effect from 14 June 2012. This...
Canadian immigration to eliminate visa application backlog
16:58 03/04/2012
As part of Canadian immigration's plan to reduce the backlog of visa applications, the government will be rejecting almost 300,000 people who applied for a Canadian visa before 2008. Their...
India concerned about US H-1B visa rejection rates
10:30 03/04/2012
India's commerce minister told his US counterpart this week that he is concerned about the rising rejection rates for applications made by Indian tech workers to obtain H-1B visas in the US. Commerce...
Easier UK visa rules for visiting non-EU artists
19:19 02/04/2012
Under new UK immigration visa rules non-EU artists may have an easier time obtaining visit visas for the UK. The new visa rules will allow for overseas artists to enter the UK to work without having...
UK visas move online for Pakistanis from 6 April 2012
15:17 02/04/2012
The UK Border Agency announced that from 6 April 2012, visa applicants in Pakistan must submit their initial applications online. This applies to all applicants and their dependents applying under...
