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Canadian immigration has announced recently that the number of student visas for Indian students studying in Canada has doubled. This is due to a new program between Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) and the Association of Canadian Community Colleges (ACCC). The announcement was made by Tim Uppal a member of parliament and James Knight, President and CEO of the ACCC on behalf of Immigration Minister Jason Kenney.
There will be further changes to the UK Border Agency's sponsorship management system from Monday 22 February 2010. The sponsorship management system is an IT system that allows licensed sponsors to bring in overseas workers and students into the UK.
Following consultation with sponsors and feedback from key stakeholders the following changes have been made:
Tier 2 sponsors:
The Minister of State for Borders and Immigration, Phil Woolas, has put forward regulations in Parliament for the fees for immigration and nationality services. The fees for many services are higher than the normal administrative cost for the services.
On 26 January 2010 almost 16 500 people from 144 countries became Australian citizens as Australia celebrated it's national day:
It should be noted that from 22 February 2010 those applying for UK student visas by post at an UK Public Enquiry Office under Tier 4 of the points based system will require a confirmation of acceptance for studies (CAS) from their prospective sponsor.
From 1 January 2010, you will need to have your skills assessed by the relevant assessing authority as suitable for your nominated skilled occupation to apply for the following visa categories: