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Canada Ends The Paper trail— Online Visa Application Commences Today
Beginning today (01 December 2011), the Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) shall no longer distribute and print application kits. This move is due to the country’s aim of going “paperless” to facilitate speedier visa processing and submission. Today proves to be a significant moment for the government agency since online applications can be now performed. [...]
Canada Issues Its Super Visa
A visa that is valid for ten (10) years, permits its holders to stay for two (2) interrupted years and issued within eight (8) weeks, what more can you ask from Canada’s Parent and Grandparent Super Visa? The Super Visa was introduced to reduce processing backlogs that extend to as long as seven (7) years. [...]
Australia Introduces New Entry Requirement For Student Visa Applicants
To ensure that the student visa route is not abused and to maintain its integrity, Australia introduced the Genuine Temporary Entrant (GTE) requirement last 05 November 2011. All applicants must therefore prove that they satisfy GTE’s conditions and they are genuine students. Contrary to popular opinion, GTE was not implemented to make the application procedures [...]
Australia Provides Longer Working Hours For International Students
Financial-related issues shall no longer bother Australian student visa holders and their dependents as Australia plans to implement more flexible working conditions in 2012. The said change is based on the recommendations of Hon. Michael Knight who was assigned to review the policies and protocols that govern the issuance of student visas. Policy changes and [...]
Bureau Of Immigration Implements Rigorous Guidelines In Releasing Student Visas
The Philippine Bureau of Immigration (BI) issued stringent measures in issuing student visas and special study permits (SSP) upon receiving reports about the entry of aliens posing as international students. Policy changes Based on the new directive, schools or universities that are duly accredited by the Bureau of Immigration, Department of Education (DEPED), Commission on [...]
Australia’s Tourist Deficit Resulted To Job Creation For Foreign Workers
An estimated 35,000 jobs are waiting to be filled by foreign workers in Australia’s tourism sector. With the current shortage of labor power, the famous land down under plans to issue “special visas” to address such need. The need for foreign workers Unfortunately for Australia’s tourism sector, a huge portion of its manpower has shifted [...]
UKBA Shall Publish Extensive Reports About Illegal Working In UK
Shortly after reverting the minimum age requirement to eighteen (18) for UK settlement visa applications, the UK Border Agency (UKBA) will soon distribute penalty guidelines for suspected illegal workers and employers that hire unauthorized employees. The report The issue of illegal working has been plaguing not only the UK economy, but also the migrant workers [...]
Proposal To Increase Salary Requirement For UK’s Family Migration Route
UK’s Migration Advisory Committe (MAC) proposes an increase in income thresholds to facilitate family migration in the country. The proposal requires sponsors or petitioners to have a gross salary of £18,600 to £25,700. Such recommendation is in response to the task of determining a minimum requirement that would prevent sponsors and their dependents from becoming [...]
5 Telltale Signs That You Are Dealing With A Visa Scammer
Other than the confusing and tedious application procedures, scammers and fixers also plague many visa applicants. Such scrupulous acts thrive via providing false hopes and promises at exorbitant fees. Some have managed to succeed in their application. But majority of the victims end up disappointed and frustrated. Unfortunately, many are swept by the flowery language. [...]
Australia Acknowledges Language Results TOEFL, PTE And CAE
Other than the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) and Occupational English Test (OET), Australia shall now accept test results from other providers such as Test of English as A Foreign Language internet-based test (TOEFL iBT), Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic and Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE). Beginning 05 November 2011, student visa applicants, most [...]
