1,447 articles · Page 142 of 145 — the latest immigration news and visa updates for Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK and the UAE.
April 18, 2013 – Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) announced details about criteria for the Federal Skilled Worker Program, which re-opens for applications on May 4. The program has been narrowed to 24 eligible occupations. A list of eligible occupations can be found here. CIC will accept up to 5,000 applications, with a maximum of…
Read more →A new anti-visa law proved its mettle when an Indian student Bina Trivedi survived a court challenge where she had stated the way she was devastated after knowing that she had supplied fake English test results. What is being labeled as the first ruling by the Full Federal Court on the Immigration Department rule, dubbed…
Read more →March 26, 2013 – Western Australian MP Gary Gray and South Australian Senator Don Farrell have been appointed minister for tourism and minister assisting on tourism respectively, marking the reinstatement of the latter position. Martin Ferguson resigned his ministries last week after supported former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s second attempt to oust Ms Gillard in…
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AustraliaPaul Bloxham, chief economist at HSBC Bank, said larger pools of migration from Asia could prove a boon for the economy and offset the pending cost of retiring baby boomers. Mr Bloxham’s rationale was that Asians tended to be younger, better educated and came with skills that Australia needed. Asian people, he argued, already had…
Read more →Data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) indicates Melbourne is set to have the largest population of all Australian capitals. “In 2013, two in three (66 per cent) Australians lived in a capital city, a slight increase since 1973 when 65 per cent lived in a capital. By 2053, this share is projected…
Read more →IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT Skilled Nominated (subclass 190) visa – Closure of ACT nomination program to overseas applicants for 2013/14 The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) is pleased to announce that program targets for ACT nomination of a Skilled- Nominated (subclass 190) visa have been met for the 2013/14 financial year. Effective Tuesday 25 March 2014, applications for…
Read more →New Zealand has recorded the biggest monthly jump in net migration in a decade, as more people choose to stay in the country rather than move to Australia. China became the biggest source of net migration, with 6,100 migrants, for the first time in a decade, followed by India with more than 5,800 migrants. Australian…
Read more →Nova Scotia is a province of Canada, which is located on the east coast of the massive country. It can be reached by air within 3 hours from United States. Principal metropolitan centers include the Halifax area and Cape Breton Regional Municipality. In a recent development The Province of Nova Scotia announced a new immigration…
Read more →5 Feb 2014 AWPA has flagged a number of occupations which were borderline in terms of their inclusion on the SOL. These occupations may be removed in future years subject to monitoring of the labour market, education and migration data and evidence from stakeholders in relation to future oversupply issues, migration outcomes and areas of…
Read more →Engineers Australia recognises the TOEFL iBT® test for migration English Language Test: TOEFL IbT From the 1st January 2016, Engineers Australia will be accepting the TOEFL IbT as anEnglish Language Test: TOEFL IbT From the 1st January 2016, Engineers Australia will be accepting the TOEFL IbT as anEnglish Language Test: TOEFL IbT From the 1st…
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