Canadian immigration has cut permanent residence backlog by 40% since 2008
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9:00 02/04/2013
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UK watchdog finds new backlog of immigration applications
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Canada announces new tradesperson's immigration route for 2013
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On December 10th 2012, the Canadian immigration minister, Jason Kenney, announced that the new Canadian Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP) will be launched on January 2nd 2013. The FSTP will allow...
US immigration launches electronic immigration system
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Fewer Asians immigrating to Canada
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Since 2006, Canadian immigration applications from many Asian countries have dropped by more than half. Critics claim that the drop in applications from China, India, the Philippines and Pakistan is...
US immigration allows bundling of US L-1 work visa applications
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USCIS announced that if petitioners bundle US L-1 work visa applications for multiple L-1 workers related to the same project, where the location and the specialized knowledge duties of the...
