402 articles · Page 17 of 41 — the latest immigration news and visa updates for Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK and the UAE.
CanadaOn June 16, the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP) issued an invitation to 150 Express Entry applicants to submit applications for the Alberta Express Entry stream. Candidates for Express Entry had to have a CRS score of at least 306 in order to be asked to apply for an Albertan provincial nomination. The chance of…
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AustraliaThe Australian immigration minister has told the Department of Home Affairs to speed up visa applications because there aren’t enough skilled workers. Andrew Giles, the new government’s minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services, and Multicultural Affairs, said on Wednesday that the top priority is to clear the backlog of visa applications. He said that the…
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CanadaDepending on the provincial immigration stream, the minimum score range this week is between 60 and 123. More than 157 Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) applicants in British Columbia have received invitations to apply in the province’s weekly invitation draw. The draw was held on June 14, 2022. British Columbia is the only province in Canada…
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CanadaOn May 24, the BC Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) issued its weekly round of invites. A total of 137 BC immigration applicants were invited to submit an application for a provincial nomination. A draw at BC Tech was used to invite 115 of these candidates. Candidates invited through BC’s Tech draws must meet the…
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CanadaOn May 19, the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP) issued an invitation to 100 Express Entry applicants to apply for the Alberta Express Entry stream. To be asked to submit for a provincial nomination from Alberta, Express Entry applicants needed a Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of at least 382. Candidates must have work experience…
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AustraliaFrom June 1, all successful applicants under the occupations of Baker and Pastrycook who apply for a Pathway 1 skills assessment for migration purposes will receive a new Certificate III qualification. This will ensure applicants have the most up-to-date qualification. The new qualifications are: • Bread baker (ANZSCO: 351111) will receive the qualification FBP30421 Certificate…
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CanadaPNP draws continue as July resumption for FSWP and CEC candidates approaches. On May 25, Canada issued a fresh batch of invites for permanent residence, encouraging 589 Express Entry applicants to apply. To be invited to this draw, you needed to have a minimum score (CRS) of 741. Because the cutoff score was so high,…
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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 were invited to apply for ACT nomination. The cut‑off for selection depended on the remaining monthly allocation, the date and time of Matrix submission, occupation cap and demand. The greater the…
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CanadaDuring the provincial election, the PNP draw results for Ontario were kept private. A spokesman for the provincial government said that in May, there were two draws for the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP). The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) stopped giving out draw information last month because of an election for the provincial government, which…
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NewsDepending on the level of their degree, the new visa will let foreign university graduates with advanced skills to work and reside in the United Kingdom for two to three years. After entering the United Kingdom, visa holders may seek for employment in any industry. As a result of Brexit, the United Kingdom (UK) has…
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