402 articles · Page 5 of 41 — the latest immigration news and visa updates for Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK and the UAE.
CanadaThe information on the final draw of the year 2022 was made public by the Canadian government of Prince Edward Island (PEI) on December 17, 2022. It took place on December 15, 2022. An invitation to seek permanent residence on Prince Edward Island was extended to 134 foreign skilled workers in total. Invites to Apply…
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CanadaOn December 13, 2022, British Columbia’s new immigration draws officially opened. 216 ITAs (Invitations to Apply) for a provincial nomination were issued by the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) in these targeted draws. The following are the draw’s details, including the number of invites and the minimum score needed in each category: *Only…
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AustraliaEarly December invitation round and holiday closure The Migration Services office will be closed from 4:00 pm WST Friday 23 December 2022, reopening at 8.30 am WST Tuesday 3 January 2023. No assessment outcomes will be sent during this time. Due to the early closure, invitations for State nomination will be issued in the week…
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CanadaOn December 6, 2022, British Columbia’s new immigration draws officially opened. 192 ITAs (Invitations to Apply) for a provincial nomination were issued by the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) in these targeted draws. The following are the draw’s details, including the number of invites and the minimum score needed in each category: *Only…
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AustraliaApplication Gateway launching 12 December 2022 The new Migration Tasmania Application Gateway, which will become the central portal for applying for Tasmanian skilled visa nomination, will be launched in the afternoon of 12 December 2022. We are now in the process of transferring to the new system and making sure it is all working correctly.…
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CanadaSpouses of Open Work Permit holders are now eligible to apply for Open Work Permits Sean Fraser made the historic declaration that Canada will work to keep families of people with Open Work Permits together. On December 2, 2022, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) made the announcement that spouses of OWP holders would now…
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CanadaThe International Experience Canada program will now accept more applicants, and the program will officially start in 2023, according to IRCC’s announcement made today. For its International Experience Canada (IEC) program’s coming year, the Canadian government will increase the number of applicants. At a news conference held today in Banff, Alberta, they disclosed the program’s…
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AustraliaUpdate from Tasmania: Migration Tasmania is currently assessing a large volume of applications. In order to provide you with an idea of processing times, they can advise that the oldest application in the system yet to be assigned for assessment was lodged on 11/10/2022. This information will be updated on a weekly basis. Source: https://www.migration.tas.gov.au/news/Processing_times…
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CanadaAs job openings continue rising, Ontario and Saskatchewan add 400,000 new positions. According to the most recent report, unemployment decreased in September, but job openings and payroll employment are still high. In Canada, there were 994,800 open positions in September, an increase of 3.8% across all sectors. Most of these new jobs were added in…
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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: November 23, 2022, 15:42:46 UTC CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited: 491 Tie-breaking rule: October 13, 2022, 11:22:17 UTC In the most recent Express Entry draw, Canada invited 4,750 applicants. The CRS score has decreased in each of the eleven all-program…
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