Canadian Immigration to introduce language tests in Provincial Nominee Program
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12:31 18/04/2012
Canadian Immigration Minister Jason Kenney announced 11 April that the government would introduce changes to the country's provincial immigration programs. From 1 July 2012, most Provincial Nominee...
Governments urged to ease visa rules and aviation tax for tourists
12:14 18/04/2012
The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) says that strict visa requirements in various countries are hurting the tourism industry and, in turn, damaging the World economy. David Scowsill,...
US extends B-1 and B-2 visa validity for Colombians to 10 years
12:01 18/04/2012
The US State Department announced on 15 April that they are increasing the validity of B-1 and B-2 visit visas for Colombians traveling on a temporary basis to the US from five years to ten years...
Indian IT firms threaten to relocate because of UK visa changes
10:55 18/04/2012
Indian officials warned the UK that Indian IT companies may relocate their businesses to other countries, if the UK government insists on tough visa rules which affect Indian IT professionals. India'...
US EB2 visa cut off date moved back to August 2007 for Indian and Chinese
19:57 17/04/2012
As expected, the US Department of State (DOS) has confirmed that employment based EB2 visas priority date have retrogressed and moved back to 15 August 2007, from May 01, 2010 for Indian and Chinese...
Proposed changes announced for Canadian Federal Skilled Worker program
18:41 16/04/2012
Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney announced the department's plans on 10 April to fill Canada's growing labour shortages in skilled trade occupations. He explained that the changes...
