317 articles · Page 17 of 32 — the latest immigration news and visa updates for Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK and the UAE.
CanadaANALYSIS: This will be the first announcement of the Immigration Levels Plan since October 2020. The announcement will include Canada’s immigration goals for this year and the following two years, as well as the number of new immigrants the country plans to welcome through its different economic, family, and humanitarian programs. It will be the…
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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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CanadaAlberta announces the first PNP draw in 2022. On January 5, Alberta welcomed 250 Express Entry applicants to file for a provincial nomination. Candidates with a Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of at least 327 were invited to apply to the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP). Under the Alberta Express Entry stream, invited candidates may…
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CanadaBritish Columbia has sent out 425 invitations to seek for provincial nomination so far this month. On January 18, British Columbia welcomed 91 tech employees 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 Provincial…
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CanadaThe province of Manitoba hosts the first PNP draw of 2022. Manitoba has invited 443 immigrant applicants to file for a provincial nomination to begin the year. Across three Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs), the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) welcomed a total of 443 immigration applicants. The number of invites sent out for each programme,…
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CanadaIn Ontario’s most recent PNP draw, nurses, bankers, and food service managers were among the 18 occupations targeted. On January 12, Ontario held its second draw in two days, inviting 502 Express Entry applicants to file for a provincial nomination. Invited candidates got Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) scores ranging between 464 and 467 in the…
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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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CanadaIn Ontario’s first draw of the year, candidates from all Employer Job Offer streams were invited. On January 11, Ontario welcomed 1,084 immigrants to file for a provincial nomination. Candidates with profiles in the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program’s (OINP) Expression of Interest (EOI) system were invited to apply. These applicants may be qualified for one…
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CanadaThe British Columbia PNP holds its first draw of 2022. On January 4, the province of British Columbia welcomed 102 tech 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 Provincial Nominee Program (BC…
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