Canada's immigrant investor program may be scrapped
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15:03 22/12/2012
Canada's Immigrant Investor Program (IIP) was suspended in July 2012. When it was established, it enabled wealthy people from around the world to gain Canadian permanent resident status if they had...
The rise of India – proved by US immigration service statistics
13:10 19/10/2012
Statistics recently released by the United States Department of Homeland Security tell a remarkable story of the rise of India as a business power in the US and in the world at large. The Department...
Indian firms report increased difficulty in getting L-1B US visas
12:41 10/10/2012
Indian firms are reporting that it is increasingly difficult to obtain L category US visas for their staff. Ameet Nivsarkar, a vice president at Nasscom, the Indian software industry body, has said '...
US firms finding it harder to get L-1B 'specialized knowledge' visas
9:54 08/10/2012
US firms are concerned that it is getting harder to transfer skilled staff from offices outside the US using the L-1B visa. Fifty leading US companies, including Microsoft and Oracle, wrote an open...
Rule changes are preventing spouses immigrating to Canada
13:36 17/08/2012
A crackdown on marriage fraud is preventing genuine spouses from settling in Canada, lawyers fear. One Toronto based lawyer, Jacqueline Bart, said earlier this week, 'No question, decisions on...
New figures released for Australia's humanitarian visa program
19:58 25/07/2012
Australian Immigration Minister Chris Bowen has released new figures stating that 13,759 visas were issued under Australia's humanitarian program last year. Out of the total allocation of 13,759...
