185 articles · Page 6 of 19 — the latest immigration news and visa updates for Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK and the UAE.
CanadaImmigration is the engine of the Canadian economy, assisting in the filling of labor shortages and maintaining the sustainability of our communities. Throughout the pandemic, newcomers have been critical in resolving some of our most acute labor shortages, especially on the front lines. However, there are still difficulties, like processing delays, which have frustrated many…
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CanadaCanada once again breaks the PNP draw record with Express Entry. IRCC has only invited PNP applicants to apply for Canadian immigration in the first two draws of the year. On January 19, Canada conducted a new Express Entry draw, inviting 1,036 immigrants to apply for permanent residency. Only candidates from the Provincial Nominee Program…
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CanadaIn the first half of 2022, according to an internal memo from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), no new Express Entry draws for Federal Skilled Worker (FSW), Canadian Experience Class (CEC), and Federal Skilled Trades (FST) applicants would be held. According to the memo, FSW processing times might grow to 36 months by 2022,…
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CanadaThe BC PNP is intended to attract high-demand international employees who wish to become permanent citizens. The Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) draws held on January 11 resulted in 232 invitations to immigrate to British Columbia. Through the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP), the province conducted two draws, inviting candidates from the Skills Immigration…
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CanadaOnly PNP applicants were invited to apply for permanent residence in the first Express Entry draw of the year. Canada is welcoming 392 Express Entry applicants to apply for permanent residency in the new year. Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) invited only Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) candidates to the January 5 draw. The cutoff…
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CanadaManitoba has issued an invitation to 11,179 immigrants to seek for a provincial nomination in 2021. On December 30, Manitoba conducted its final draw of the year. Across three Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs), the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) welcomed a total of 393 immigration applicants. The number of invites sent out for each programme,…
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CanadaIRCC met the target by focusing on converting temporary residents who were in Canada during the pandemic to permanent residents. For the second time since its establishment as a country in 1867, Canada has welcomed over 400,000 new permanent immigrants in 2021. Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship (IRCC) Canada has recently verified this in a press…
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CanadaBritish Columbia has sent out approximately 12,000 invitations to seek for provincial nomination so far in 2021. On December 14, British Columbia welcomed 71 IT workers to apply for a provincial nomination. The invites were sent out through the BC PNP Tech stream of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP). The British Columbia…
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CanadaIn the Express Entry pool, Canada continues to invite PNP applicants. On December 10, Canada conducted a new Express Entry draw. A total of 1,032 people were given the opportunity to apply for permanent residency. Candidates that were invited had already obtained a nomination through the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP), which increased their base human…
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CanadaThe World Health Organization categorised B.1.1.529 as an Omicron variant of concern on November 26, 2021. Since then, it has been discovered in a variety of nations and areas, notably in Canada, where it has been confirmed in numerous travel-related cases. That is why, today, the Ministers of Health, the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, of Transport,…
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