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AustraliaNetwork maintenance – Sunday, April 03 We will be conducting scheduled maintenance on our systems on Sunday, April 03. We expect intermittent outages between 7.00 a.m. and 5.00 p.m to our services for: • Skills Assessment for migration purposes for trade occupations • Independent Assessment • Skills Assessment Support • VRQA • Payment online We…
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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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CanadaOn March 22, the BC Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) issued its weekly round of invites. About 204 BC immigration applicants have been invited to file for a provincial nomination. A total of 132 of these applicants were chosen at random from a pool of applicants. These applicants must fulfil the requirements of one of…
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CanadaThe Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) sent out invitations to 471 people who could be eligible for the Ontario Express Entry Skilled Trades Stream. These applicants needed an Express Entry profile with a Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 350 or above. Candidates who registered an Express Entry profile between March 24, 2021, and March…
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AustraliaAccording to a survey by residence and citizenship planning firm Henley & Partners, ultra-high net worth people from India, the United States, and the United Kingdom accounted for the majority of investment migration queries in 2021. In 2021, Indians accounted for the biggest number of investment migration enquiries, which increased by 54% year over year.…
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CanadaExpress Entry draws for Federal Skilled Worker (FSW) and Canadian Experience Class (CEC) candidates have been formally paused, according to an internal memo from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). No date has been set for the return of the FSW and CEC draws The IRCC memo does not specify when FSW and CEC draws…
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CanadaA pre-arrival COVID-19 test will no longer be required for fully vaccinated visitors to Canada beginning April 1. The new measures, according to the Canadian government, would apply to travellers entering at all ports of entry. Although pre-arrival testing will be eliminated, the government may still test travellers at random after they arrive. The goal…
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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 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 higher the demand for an…
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CanadaOn March 17, the Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program (PEI PNP) issued invitations to a total of 141 immigration applicants. With a total of 130 invites, Express Entry and Labour Impact applicants received the most. The remaining 11 invites went to Business Impact candidates who scored at least 62 points in their province. PEI…
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AustraliaSouth Australia is close to meeting its quota of 491 visas under its GSM state nomination Skilled Migration Program for 2021-22. While Skilled & Business Migration is continuing to assess applications, the demand for state nomination will exceed our annual allocation of nomination places. To ensure the nomination of highly skilled applicants who can best…
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