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  17-Nov-2012

  IMMIGRATION REFORMS FOR US PRIORITY: PRESIDENT OBAMA

  President Obama, in his first press conference after the election said: \'My expectation is that we get a bill introduced and we begin the process in Congress very soon after my inauguration. A window of opportunity when the US can achieve comprehensive...

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  05-Nov-2012

  CANADA IMMIGRATION SYSTEM TO WORK ON FAST TRACK

  Canada’s immigration method will be transformed from one that was weighed down by backlogs into one that is fast, flexible, and responsive to the labour market. Minister Jason Kenney announced that by the end of 2013, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism...

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  02-Nov-2012

  2013 IMMIGRATION PLAN WILL BUILD ON CANADA'S ECONOMIC

  The Government of Canada will continue record levels of immigration to bring economic growth in 2013, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney  has announced. The Minister advised  that their Government’s number...

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  29-Oct-2012

  ASIAN IMMIGRANTS TO BE ATTRACTED BY AUSTRALIA'S NEW ANNOUNCEMENT

  On 28th  October 2012,  the Australian government white paper Australia in the Asian Century was commenced by Julia Gillard Australia\'s Prime Minister.  The white paper puts down a complete chart for Australian development in the next 13...

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  03-Oct-2012

  AUSTRALIA IMPLEMENTS LABEL FREE VISA PROCESSING

  Travelling to Australia has never been this simple.  Australia does not require a person holding a valid Australian visa to have a label in their passport to travel to, enter or remain in Australia. Australia’s electronic visa system enables visa...

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  20-Aug-2012

  CANADA NEWS RELEASE - REVISED FEDERAL SKILLED WORKER PROGRAM RELEASED

  Proposed regulatory changes announced today to the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) will allow Canada to better select skilled workers who can “hit the ground running” upon arrival. “The Federal Skilled Worker Program is Canada’s...

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  18-Aug-2012

  SPOUSE IMMIGRATION VISA TO CANADA - RULES CHANGE

  The Canadian government came to suppose that many of the marriages involved were 'marriages of convenience', and the main purpose of the marriage was to attain residency for the foreign national.  Since 2010 they have introduced a chain of changes...

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  04-Jul-2012

  VISA FEES INCREASE BY IMMIGRATION NEW ZEALAND (INZ)

  Immigration New Zealand (INZ) has raised the visa fee effective from 2 July 2012.  The Immigration department has advised that the raise in visa fee reveals the cost of delivering immigration services and also added that New Zealand\'s fees will stay...

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  02-Jul-2012

  AUSTRALIA ANNOUNCES NEW CRITERIA - EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) EFFECTIVE FROM 1 JULY 2012

  The Australian Government has announced the new criteria – Expression of Interest (EOI), the new Skilled Occupation List and the Pass mark will be 60 points for all applications lodged from 1 July 2012. Every application with the minimum 60 point pass...

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  29-Jun-2012

  FEDERAL SKILLED WORKER PROGRAM (FSWP) AND FEDERAL IMMIGRANT INVESTOR PROGRAM (IIP) - TEMPORARY PAUSE TILL JANUARY 2013

  Effective July 1st, 2012, Citizenship and Immigration Canada will place a temporary pause on all new applications that are to be lodged under the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) and federal Immigrant Investor Program (IIP). Citizenship, Immigration...

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