adminUniversities in Australia are attempting to recoup some of the financial losses caused by Covid during the last year and a half. Education Australia, a cooperative of Australia’s universities, sold 38 of the...
USA: 125 Plaintiffs Filed Lawsuit To Avoid Loss Of Employee-Linked Green Cards, Now Severed Into Various Lawsuits
The time is ticking; up to 80,000 green card numbers connected to employees are slated to expire by the end of September. Those anticipating that the district court would have the ultimate word and prevent this from...
US: Democrats Plan B To Issue Green Cards Via The Registry System Struck Down By Senate
Democrats are finding it more difficult to pass much-needed immigration reforms through a reconciliation (budget-spending) package. Last night, the US Senate, in a guidance note, shot down Plan B, which would have...
761 Express Entry candidates invited to apply for permanent residence in Canada
This year, Canada has hosted 19 Express Entry draws just for PNP candidates. On September 29, Canada welcomed 761 Express Entry hopefuls to apply for permanent residency. Candidates who were invited had already obtained...
L-2 Indian spouses visa holders file a class-action suit, challenging employment rules and work authorization
A class-action lawsuit has been launched by a group of mostly Indian citizens contesting the US immigration policy that bars L-2 visa holders from working until they obtain a work permit. A group of 15 plaintiffs, 13 of...
New Zealand Government to offer one-off visa to fast-track skilled migrant residency
The new visa makes it easier for migrant workers who were caught in the middle of the pandemic, including as thousands of trained health workers whose applications for residency had been delayed. After delays in...
H1-B quota and COVID-19 travel curbs making it difficult to fill the 1.2 million job vacancies in the IT sector in the US
According to the National Foundation for American Policy (NFAP), a nonpartisan policy research organization, there are more than 1.2 million distinct job vacancy advertisements in computer jobs in the United States as...
A stepwise guide to Canada’s Federal Skilled Worker Program
Canada was the first country in the world to implement an objective points system for welcoming skilled immigrants in 1967. The Federal Skilled Worker Program was established to do this (FSWP). Immigrants were chosen...
250 students to be brought back per fortnight to New South Wales from December, says Australian government
The government has announced that 500 overseas students would arrive in New South Wales in December as part of a Study NSW trial program. The Commonwealth cabinet has approved plans to return students on chartered...
Quad fellowship for students for STEM-designated courses in the US, says Biden at Quad Summit
Every year, 25 students from each of the four nations will be chosen to study master’s and post-doctoral degrees in STEM subjects at renowned US universities, thanks to the generosity of private benefactors. US...
Thrust to the US economy as international travel is set to reopen in November
Early November’s lifting of international travel restrictions is projected to stimulate the US economy, particularly for tourist locations such as New York and corporate travel. On Thursday, US Commerce Secretary...
Thousands of Indian students waiting for their study permit approvals to Canada defer to Jan’22
After their study permits were not granted in time for the next semester, international students were forced to postpone their spots to Canadian colleges and study online. Students were advised earlier this year that if...
Covishield under the list of approved vaccines by the UK however no quarantine relief for Indians
Indians are displeased with the United Kingdom’s latest travel restriction for India. The country has decided that immunized Indians who have taken Covishield, a vaccine developed by the Serum Institute of India...
Canada: Know your CRS score before entering the Express Entry pool
You have a better chance of emigrating to Canada through Express Entry if you have a high Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score. The CRS is a point-based scoring system used by Canada to evaluate Express Entry...
India pushes Australia to address the challenges faced by Indian students due to COVID-19 travel curbs
On Saturday, India urged Australia to sympathize with Indian students who are experiencing hardships as a result of Australia’s travel restrictions imposed in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. India pushed...
Undoubtedly, with world-class higher education programs in the US, student visa approvals continue hitting records
Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, more than 55,000 Indian students and exchange tourists will be granted student visas in the United States in 2021. Despite several travel obstacles during these unusual times, this number...
International students to the US may be eligible for a visa interview waiver, says US Department of State
Consular officers ‘may’ choose to waive the visa interview requirement, The US Department of State (DOS) has announced, for F, M, and J visa applicants, according to the US Department of State. An F-1 visa...
