1,447 articles · Page 48 of 145 — the latest immigration news and visa updates for Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK and the UAE.
CanadaFor the first time since February, Nova Scotia began sending letters of interest to applicants through the Nova Scotia Labour Market Priorities stream on November 8. The immigration office in Nova Scotia has not replied to inquiries on the amount of letters granted, but it has made the requirements for obtaining one public. Candidates must…
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AustraliaSecond Chance to Retake One Skill of IELTS Allowing exam takers a second chance to showcase their full potential. IELTS test takers will soon have access to a new tool that will help them increase their scores and reach their career and global learning goals. IELTS is the most well-known high-stakes language test in the…
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CanadaNumber of invitations issued: 4,750 Rank required to be invited to apply: 4,750 or above Date and time of round: October 26,2022 13:05:36 UTC CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited: 496 Tie-breaking rule: May 09,2022 09:04:20 UTC The CRS has gone below 500 in an all-program draw for the first time since December 2020. The…
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CanadaOn October 25, 2022, Ontario held a draw and granted 642 invitations to apply for immigration to Canada. Three streams of the Ontario Immigration Nominee Program were used for the draw. They are as follows: • Foreign Worker • Master Graduate • PhD Graduate Invitations issued and the range of scores The number of invites…
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AustraliaVictoria has published program review details for the year 2022-23 as follows: Data as of September 2022 Processing times Skilled nominated visa (subclass 190) • 75% of applications: 18 days • 90% of applications: 32 days Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) • 75% of applications: 22 days • 90% of applications: 31 days…
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AustraliaThe ACT has a fixed number of nomination places available each month (pro-rata against the annual allocation). The highest ranked Matrix in each occupation was invited to apply for ACT nomination. The cutoff for selection depended on the remaining monthly allocation, the date and time of Matrix submission, occupation cap, and demand. The greater the demand for…
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CanadaNumber of invitations issued: 4,250 Rank required to be invited to apply: 4,250 or above Date and time of round: October 12, 2022, 14:13:11 UTC CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited: 500 Tie-breaking rule: October 10, 2022 17:10:53 UTC In the most recent all-program Express Entry draw, Canada welcomed 4,250 applicants. Since July 6, this…
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CanadaBritish Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC-PNP) issued an invitation to 372 candidates to submit their applications for provincial nomination on October 12 In a general draw, the province selected 320 applicants. Candidates from the categories of International Graduates and Skilled Workers, as well as Express Entry applicants, received invites. For Entry Level and Semi-Skilled applicants,…
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CanadaCanada to invite 23,100 interested potential sponsors for the Parents and Grandparents Program 2022 The PGP 2022 application procedure was just made public by IRCC. A PGP lottery will be held in Canada once more, with participants chosen from the autumn 2020 interest to sponsor pool. The Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP) 2022 application intake…
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CanadaTo uplift the economy that went for a toss owing to the lockdowns imposed to curb the spread of COVID-19 and address the severe labor shortages across Canada, Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, has finally lifted the 20-hour-per-week cap on the number of hours post-secondary students can work off-campus while class is…
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