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468, 000 Canada Job vacancies reported by Canadian employers in Q3 -2017, 15%+ over 2016

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468, 000 Canada Job Vacancies were reported by Canadian employers in Q3 -2017, which was 15%+ over 2016. It implies addition of 62, 000 jobs when compared with Q3-2016, said Statistics Canada. Earlier a report was also released by the Federation of Independent Business in Canada. It revealed that Canadian job vacancies in Q3-2017 were the highest in last 10 years. Out of 10 broad job categories of Statistics Canada, job vacancies increased in 7 job categories in Q3-2017. This was in comparison with the same quarter in 2016. The job categories with the highest increase were Sales and service, Equipment operators, Transport, and Trades. In a Q3-2017 permanent job, positions accounted for 80.2% of the total 468, 000 Canada Job vacancies reported by Canadian employers. This was revealed by Statistics Canada, as quoted by the CIC News. Q3 was the 4th successive quarter that witnessed year after year increase. This was for both job vacancy rate and a number of job vacancies. Job v

Women aged 25 and above can enter Saudi Arabia unaccompanied

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A spokesman for the SCTH (Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage) said henceforth, women aged 25 and above can enter Saudi Arabia alone as they would be granted a tourist visa. Omar Al-Mubarak, the commission’s licensing department director general, was quoted by Arab News as saying that they would be granted a single-entry visa, which would be valid for up to 30 days. This new visa, which has been added by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, is distinct from the Visit, Work, Umrah and Hajj visas. It was recently stated by the SCTH that they would announce the commencement of granting visas in the first quarter of 2018. Al-Mubarak told the news daily that they had completed drafting executive rules for these visas. An electronic system is currently being developed by the IT department of the commission for the granting of Tourist Visas in coordination with representatives of the Foreign Ministry and the National Information Center. The country’s trial period of carrying

For Immigrants Dependent Children the best destination is Canada, reveals Government report

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For Immigrants Dependent Children the best destination is Canada as revealed by the Government report. Immigrants in Canada can also look forward to best economic and educational outcomes for their children. This is the revelation of the report of government report by Garnett Picot. He is an expert on inequality in earnings and economic assimilation of immigrants at Queen University School of Policy Studies. The report is titled ‘Labor Market and Educational Outcomes of Immigrants Children: Success to be preserved’. It highlights the fact that Immigrants Dependent Children enjoy major economic and educational successes in Canada, a unique achievement for the nation. Then, both immigrants and immigration are considered to be positive by Canadians. Both these successes are not evident to any other nation including EU nations and even the US, as quoted by the Immigration CA. Much of the successes stories for Immigration in Canada are due to the fact that Immigrants Dependent Child

Tips for traveling overseas with a non-UK partner in the post-Brexit scenario

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If you are traveling overseas with a non-UK partner, there are certain regulations that you must be aware of. This will help you through clearances at customs and a memorable journey as well for you and your partner. You can travel together along with the non-UK partner as long as one of the travelers has a passport to the UK or the European Union even if it is a young child. In case you are married, you must join the line for –EU arrivals’. The policy at the borders of the UK is not to divide families. Nevertheless, it is crucial for the non-EU national to complete a card for landing and obtain the accurate passport. If it is not possible for you to be united at the UK/European Economic Area line, one of you will be required to wait for the other. In case both the partners intend to remain together it is advisable joining the queue for all passports that is slower. You will also find that the immigration officers have certain queries to be clarified. This could include your

Ontario that welcomes more than 100000 overseas immigrants per year changes immigration rules

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Ontario province in Canada that welcomes more than 100000 overseas immigrants per year has now implemented changes to immigration rules. This is through the implementation of Immigration Act Ontario 2015 that has come in to effect from 1 January 2018. It lays the legislative outline for the latest Ontario migration nomination program. The act offers the approval of Ontario legislature for the creation of: Registration of employers in Ontario and recruiters who are qualified to offer jobs and offer hiring services to overseas nationals Programs for Integration and Settlement Regulated programs for selection that includes criterions pertaining to provisional and permanent migration to the province Investigations, Inspections, administrative, offenses and other fines The legislative changes are aimed at enhancing the accountability, consistency, and transparency of the OINP launched in 2007. It has since then become a favored choice for Overseas Nationals who seek to work or i

Applications now open for 2018 Canada Summer Jobs offered by Government of Canada

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Applications have now opened for 2018 Canada Summer Jobs that are offered by the Government of Canada. This is an initiative by the government to assist students to identify paid jobs throughout the summer season. Canada Summer Jobs program offers wage subvention for employers enabling them to provide jobs to Post-secondary and Secondary students. It is also beneficial to organizations and local communities as well. The Canada Summer Jobs program is an exceptional opportunity for students. It offers them the chance to gain experience that they would not have availed normally. This is also an opportunity to gain sensible jobs aligned with their own fields and interests. The website of Canadian government states that Summer Jobs offers to fund to not-for-profit organizations and public sector firms. It is also available for SMEs with less than 50 full-time workers. This initiative offers summer jobs to youth at the age of 30 and 15 years. These must be full-time students. They

1.5 million Queries for Australian visa and immigration will be handled by DATACOM annually for DHA

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The call center services for Australian visa and immigration for Department of Home Affairs has been outsourced to DATACOM. The multinational company will be paid by DHA to handle 1.5 million queries for Australian visa and immigration in the latest privatization of crucial government services. The Sydney based operation will be replaced by the Adelaide-based call center of DATACOM. DATACOM, as it is, has crucial business from the Government of Australia. It offers customer support services to the Taxation Department of Australia. It has created a Virtual Assistant for the agency of the government that handles intellectual property and patents. The objective of the government is to reduce wait times and enhance information access. This is with respect to queries for Australian visa and immigration, as quoted by the Guardian. Jonathan Ladd the Chief Executive of DATACOM said that the firm had undergone painstaking process of procurement to obtain the contract. This demonstrat

US Judge blocks Trump’s decision to end DACA program, protects young immigrants from deportation ShareFacebookTwitterGoogle+WhatsApp

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A US Judge has provisionally blocked Trump’s decision to end DACA program and this protects young immigrants from deportation. The request by California and other plaintiffs to stop Trump from ending DAC program was granted by William Alsup the U.S. District Judge. They had asked for blocking the decision till the legal suits are decided by the courts. The US District Judge said that the legal counsels in favor of the program have been successful in demonstrating that young immigrants would suffer irreparable and serious harm in absence of court action. They also have strong chances of succeeding in the trial he added, as quoted by The Hindu. The DACA program has safeguarded around 800,000 young immigrants who arrived in the US illegally as kids. This also includes those who arrived with their families as children and overstayed their visas. The US Judge was adjudicating over 5 individual legal suits filed in California. This included one by California, 3 by other 3 states a

51% of US Startups valued @1 billion $+ launched by immigrants, created average 760 jobs per firm

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51% of US Startups valued @1 billion $+ have been launched by immigrants and have created average 760 jobs per firm, as revealed by the latest impartial study on Entrepreneurship. It further boosts the credibility to the stand of the Tech sector that US innovation is benefited from dynamic immigration. The report has been published by National Foundation for American Policy. It is an impartial think tank based in the US. The report elaborates that migrants have founded more than half of 87 US Startups valued @ 1 billion$+. The NFAI study reveals that these unicorn US startups valued at more than one billion dollars have a minimum, one immigrant founder. The worth of these 44 startups is 168 billion dollars collectively. The firms cited by the study include Mu Sigma, FanDuel, Cloudera, ZocDoc, and Stripe. Immigrants have crucial roles in these firms such as CTO, CEO, or VP Engineering, as quoted by the Blogs WSJ. The list of startups in the US found by immigrants is topped by

Recent Immigrants including Canadians are the most educated in the world reveals 2016 Census

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Recent Immigrants including Canadians are the most educated in the world as revealed by the 2016 Census of Statistics Canada. The report throws fresh light on the manner in which Canadians live, study, and work. The study by Statistics Canada demonstrates that the workforce in Canada is heavily depending on recent immigrants who are well educated. They also enjoy rates of employment that are broadly on the par with the national average, as quoted by the Globe and Mail. It has been observed by Statistics Canada that immigration is a crucial aspect of the strategy by Canada to offset the effect of aging population. It otherwise threatens to decrease in the pool of workers and shortages of labor. The study of Statistics Canada for 2016 Census offers an in-depth analysis of the Canadian labor market. This provides priceless data to the decision-makers in the government and residents in Canada looking to align their skills with in-demand jobs. The report reveals that highest pro

Number of Indian skilled professionals in Germany surges

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The number of Indian skilled professionals in Germany has risen, with most of its blue card holders being from the South Asian country. In the first six months of 2016, India ranked top among the five countries that received the most number of the EU (European Union) blue cards with 22.1 percent of the total cards being issued to them. While Chinese received 8.7 percent of them, Russians and Ukrainians and Syrians getting 7.9 percent, 5.3 percent and 4.7 percent, respectively, the BAMF (German Federal Office for Migration and Refugees) revealed. Little India quotes the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees as saying that Germany grants the highest number of blue cards among all EU countries. In fact, 85.5 percent of all EU cards were issued by Germany in 2015, in the entire of EU, it said. It added that France and Poland occupied the second and third place, respectively. The Central Register of Foreigners assesses the figures on the German EU blue card. In the lower h

2018 begins with record low CRS score for a first draw, IRCC offers 2, 750 Canada PR ITAs

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2018 has begun with a record low CRS score for a first draw that offered 2, 750 Canada PR ITAs to candidates in the Express entry pool. The CRS score was 446 and is 22 points lesser than the first draw held in 2017. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada held the draw on 10 January 2018. The score of 446 for 10 January draw is the same as the last draw that was held on 20 December 2017. This represents the least CRS threshold score for a first Express entry draw of the year after the launch of Express entry in 2015 January. The rule of tie-breaker was once again made use by IRCC in this draw. The date and time for tie-break for this draw were 6:30:42 UTC, 18 November 2017, as quoted by the CIC News. The 10 January draw is the first draw for 2018 that is anticipated to be a busy first half for the Express entry system of Canada. In the first half of 2017, 16 Express entry draws were held by IRCC. The CRS scores of 468 in this year’s first draw went on to go as low as 41

Saskatchewan International Skilled Worker category starts accepting 400 fresh applications for Canada PR nomination

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Saskatchewan International Skilled Worker category has begun accepting 400 fresh applications. It is a subcategory of Saskatchewan province in the federal Express entry pool. The announcement for accepting the applications was made by the province on 10 January. The acceptance of applications will remain open till the target of 400 is met, as quoted by the CIC News. Saskatchewan International Skilled Worker category does not mandate a job offer or ties to the Saskatchewan province. It enables SINP to nominate candidates who are already present in the Express entry pool of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada. They must possess essential skilled work experience, education, and language proficiency. Other factors that assist them to successfully settle in Saskatchewan must also be satisfied by them. Applicants who are successful in receiving the nomination from this province will receive extra 600 CRS points. In 2017, this sub-category of the Express entry pool opened 5

2 Indian-origin MPs inducted into UK Cabinet of Theresa May Government

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2 Indian-origin MPs have been inducted into UK Cabinet of Theresa May Government. The first UK Member of Parliament is from Richmond – Yorkshire Northern English constituency Rishi Sunak. He is the son-in-law of Infosys Co-founder Narayana Murthy. The second UK Member of Parliament is from Fareham southern constituency Suella Fernandes. She has her origins in Goa, India. The 2 Indian-origin MPs have been inducted as Ministers into UK Cabinet following the latest reshuffle by Prime Minister Theresa May. Mr. Sunal became an MP in 2015. He has since then been tipped as a rising star and will become the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Parliamentary under Secretary of State. Ms. Fernandes will become the Minister of Department for the European Union Exit. She has been a vocal advocate of Brexit, as quoted by The Hindu. Educated at the Stanford and Oxford Universities, Mr. Sunak was widely projected as one of the MPs from backbenches for inclusion in the gov

Record number of 1, 400+ overseas immigrants received Canada PR nomination from Nova Scotia in 2017

A record number of 1, 400+ overseas immigrants received Canada PR nomination from Nova Scotia in 2017. The Atlantic province nominated the overseas immigrants through its Provincial Nominee Program. The Nova Scotia Nominee Program accepts applications through 5 immigration streams: Express Entry Nova Scotia Demand Express Entry Nova Scotia Experience Skilled Worker Entrepreneur International Graduate Entrepreneur Express Entry Nova Scotia Demand of the Nova Scotia Nominee Program was one the most dynamic categories. It opened for applications thrice in 2017 reaching its limit for intake very quickly in each instance. Nova Scotia Demand in Express Entry is an immigration category operating on first served for first come basis. It does not require a job offer. But the applicants must be having minimum 1 year paid work experience in one of the opportunity occupations of Nova Scotia. They must also have registered their profile in the national Express entry system of Canada, as

Alberta declares that it has allocation of 5, 600 Canada PR nominations for 2018

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Alberta province has declared that it has a maximum allocation of 5, 600 Canada PR nominations for 2018. This is an increase of 100 nominations that the province had in 2017 with 5, 500 Canada PR nominations. It was anticipated that Alberta would receive higher allotment in 2018. This was due to the multi-year immigration plan of the federal government announced on 1 November 2017. It has a provision of 55, 000 Provincial Nominee Program nominations in 2018. This is an increase of 8% when compared with the target of 51, 000 in 2017, as quoted by the CIC News. Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program is at present divided into 3 immigration streams. These are Strategic Recruitment, Employer-Driven, and Farmer Self-Employed Stream. The Strategic Recruitment and Employer-Driven stream along with their sub-categories will be merged into Alberta Opportunity Stream in 2018. It is also anticipated that a second stream aligned with the Express entry pool will be launched by Alberta in 2018

Settlement funds can fail or succeed your Canada Permanent Residence application

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Settlement funds can fail or succeed your Canada Permanent Residence Application. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada recently revised the figure of funds for settlement. It has been increased by 1.42% and the change comes in to effect from 5 January 2018. Settlement funds are deemed to be important by IRCC for applicants of Canada Permanent Residence. This assists them to support themselves and family members while they settle in Canada. Partner or spouse and their dependent kids, and dependent children of the applicants are included as family members. Any family member under the age of 22 is considered to be a dependent child by IRCC. The determination of family members will include both accompanying and non-accompanying members of the Canada PRapplicant. The revised funds for settlement funds could be relatively low. They can, however, become the deciding factor between an eligible and ineligible Express entry profile. It could also decide the approval or disappr

International students contribute £20bn to UK economy each year

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Financial contributions of international students in the UK are reportedly 10 times higher than the costs of accommodating them, said a new research commissioned by the think-tank of Higher Education Policy Institute (Hepi). Conducted by the consultancy, London Economics, it scrutinized the costs and benefits of accommodating 231,000 overseas students who were enrolled in the UK educational institutions during the academic year of 2015-16. The researchers found that each annual admission of international students led Britain to earn £22.6 billion worth benefits through tuition fees, accommodation costs and other spending costs when they studied in the country. The costs of accommodating foreign students during each intake cost are around £2.3 billion. The researchers, therefore, concluded that net economic benefits of each new intake were worth slightly more £20 billion, or £310 for every Briton, during their studies. Nick Hillman, director of Hepi, was quoted by the Financial

Indian students to benefit as UK may remove foreign students from migration figures

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Even in the unlikely event of the United Kingdom not exiting from the European Union by 29 March 2019, an immigration bill, which is to be introduced soon, may benefit students from India eager to pursue their education in Britain. Expected to be introduced in the House of Commons in the latter part of 2018, the bill may see an amendment to exclude foreign students from net migration figures, protecting them from moves to limit immigration. It is said that hurdles for them are already being relaxed. The Conservative Party since coming to power in 2010 has been trying to reduce net migration, affecting students from India and other non-EU member states. After students began being considered migrants and migration started being restricted, the number of Indian students entering Britain is said to have almost halved since 2010. This has, in fact, created a perception that the UK is no longer a welcoming destination for international students. All the parties in the UK seemed

Increased number skilled overseas immigrants settling in regional New Zealand

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Increased numbers of skilled overseas immigrants are settling in regional New Zealand as mere 2 out of 5 skilled and business immigrants now choose Auckland. This is in comparison with five years earlier. In 2017 just 40% or 12, 106 of the total immigrants who arrived in New Zealand via skilled and business immigration category remained at Auckland. This latest figure has been revealed by Immigration New Zealand. Waikato, Wellington, and Canterbury were the next 3 most renowned destinations for immigrants, as quoted by the NZ Herald Co NZ. In 2012-13, around 4656 out of the 9109 or 51% who arrived through the migrant category stayed back at Auckland. Paul Spoonley the Sociologist, Professor, and Immigration expert at Massey University said that the change in patterns of the immigrant settlement was due to 2 reasons. One was by the initiatives of the former governments and the other was due to the transformation in the economy of regional New Zealand. Points allocated to those

Overseas doctors, nurses and workers in skill shortage areas receive support of UK public

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Overseas doctors, nurses, and workers in skill shortage areas have received the support of UK public. UK public has a multi-dimensional immigration approach reveals the latest report of Open Europe titled ‘Beyond the Westminster Bubble’. It combines 4,000 individuals ICM poll across the UK having series of target groups in the UK. This study was held by Public First. Its aim is to offer proof for a rational dialogue regarding immigration policy of the UK in the future. The study reveals that people in the UK have a multi-dimensional immigration approach. By and large, UK public demonstrated to be very encouraging for migrants arriving to work in specific roles. All jobs that were assessed by the study including low and high skilled obtained either net neutral or net positive support of the participants. The only job category that received opposition was ‘general job seekers’, as quoted by the Prospect magazine Co UK. Overseas doctors received striking 61% support from the publ

Overseas migrant workers with education in Canada earn more salaries reveals report

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Overseas migrant workers with education in Canada earn more salaries as revealed by the latest report of Statistics Canada. This was also true for Migrant Workers with work experience in Canada. The Study in Canada can thus enhance your prospects for a lucrative international career like never before! The report also revealed that overall migrants who Study Overseas in nations such as Canada earned more in the long term. This was in comparison with migrants who had their education in the home nation, as quoted by the Canadim. Overseas Students obtain eligibility for immigration only after they have reputed career and few years of occupational experience. The work experience translates into high salaries upon immigration. This was in comparison with Overseas Students who start their career normally immediately after completing graduation. Overseas Migrant Workers with education in Canada, proficiency in language and work experience in Canada incurs them high salaries when comp

Online searches for H-1B Canada increases amidst Trump proposal for visa extensions

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Online searches for H-1B Canada have increased even as President of the US Donald Trump plans to have tough laws for extension of H-1B visas. It has been reported that there has been a sharp increase in the search of the online term such as H-1B Canada in the recent days. Leading news dailies such as the New York Times had earlier reported that stringent H-1B visa rules will benefit Canada. Highly skilled overseas workers with expertise in Biotechnology, Education, Healthcare, Medicine, Science, and IT will be affected by these changes. The idea that Canada stands at an advantage has been supported by searches in Google originating in the US with terms such as H-1B Canadian and H-1B Canada. It is from around 2 January onwards. This is the same time when it was announced first by McClatchy D.C. that Trump was considering changes to H-1B visa extensions. The proposal was sent to Trump by Department of Homeland Security asking for a cap on extensions of H-1B visas. If accepted

Huge relief for Indian Tech professionals as the US says that H-1B visa extension policy not to be changed

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In what comes as a huge relief for Indian Tech professionals the US said that H-1B visa extension policy will not be changed. It was also clarified by the US administration that it is not considering any proposal that would result in deportation of H-1B visa holders. The status quo for H-1B visa extension policy has been announced by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services today. It had been earlier reported in media across the world that the US administration was considering toughening rules of H-1B visas. This could result in deportation of around 7, 50, 000 Indians from the US. The reports elaborated that it was being proposed to end the extension policy for H-1B visa holders, as quoted by the Times of India. Jonathan Withington the USCIS Chief of Media Relations said that the agency was not planning any change of rules that would force H-1B visa holders to quit the US. The provisions of the Competitiveness in the 21st Century Act (AC21) Section 104 C are not being c

90% of Canada PR Invitations offered to immigrants without a job offer in Q1 & Q2 – 2017

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90% of Canada PR Invitations were offered to immigrants without a job offer in Express Entry in Q1 & Q2 – 2017. This has been revealed by the data revealed by Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada. These have also been the largest beneficiaries of the targeted changes to the rankings of candidates. Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada revealed that 90% of Canada PR Invitations were obtained by immigrants who did not have a job offer. This was for the period Q1 –Q2 in 2017. 11 months earlier when the points were not reduced for a job offer by Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada, it was 62%. The statistics revealed by Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada confirm that reduction of points for job offer has transformed the scenario for ITAs. It is now in favor of candidates who possess higher scores for human capital. This is specifically true for Federal Skilled Worker Class candidates in Express entry, as quoted by the CIC News. Factors i

Australian immigration transforms in 2018 with TSS Visa, revised job lists, obligatory interim PR visas & more

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Australian immigration will transform in 2018 with TSS Visa, revised job lists, obligatory interim PR visas, new Provisional Parent Sponsor visa and changes to Partner visas. TSS Visa will replace the 457 visas In March 2018 the 457 visas will be replaced by the fresh Provisional Skill Shortage Visa – TSS Visa. It will comprise of two streams. Short term stream allowing 2 years stay and Medium-term stream permitting 4 years of stay. The Short-term stream can be renewed only once. STSOL list for occupations will be applicable to its applicants. Medium-term stream permits renewal of TSS visa. It has provision for applying to Australia PR after 3 years stay in the nation. Occupations lists will be changed STSOL list applicable for Provisional and Short term visas will be revised. Some of the occupations that may be eliminated are Building Associate, Recruitment Consultant, Beauty Salon Manager, and Hospitality Manager. It is also possible that some occupations will be add