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  19-Nov-2010

  USA companies still able to apply for H1B visas for overseas workers - 17,000 visas left

  In recent years visas have continued to be available throughout the year. The cap on H1B visas was being reached on the first day that visas became available for each fiscal year. The latest USCIS update of 12 November 2011, confirms that over 17,000 H-1B visas...

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• 19-Nov-2010

  USA companies still able to apply for H1B visas for overseas workers - 17,000 visas left.

  In recent years visas have continued to be available throughout the year. The cap on H1B visas was being reached on the first day that visas became available for each fiscal year. The latest USCIS update of 12 November 2011, confirms that over 17,000 H-1B visas...

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• 13-Nov-2010

  AUSTRALIA - NEW POINTS TEST FOR GSM - PROPOSED INTRODUCTION DATE 1 JULY 2011

  On 11th November the Minister for Immigration released latest information regarding the new Points test. The information can also be found at https://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/general-skilled-migration/whats-new.htm The new points test is proposed to take effect...

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• 10-Nov-2010

  AUSTRALIA - NEW POINTS TO BE RELEASED FOR GENERAL SKILLED MIGRATION

  The new Points Test is to be released on 11th November 2010 for General Skilled Migration. At this stage there is no indication of what the pass mark will be. There are significant changes to the Points Test. Below is the summary of major parts of the Points...

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• 10-Nov-2010

  Change in Australia's points based system for highly skilled professionals

  To encourage immigration of highly skilled professionals with good qualifications, the Immigration Minister Chris Bowen is expected to announce a change in Australia's points based system. The points based system will encourage foreign students with high...

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• 08-Nov-2010

  AUSTRALIA - ACT STATE MIGRATION PLAN

  The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) has released their State Migration Plan (SMP) list and Guidelines. According to the new SMP the specific requirements with respect to IELTS & Employment are: * IELTS Applicant needs to score overall 7.0 with 7.0 in...

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• 04-Nov-2010

  Canada to welcome a quarter of a million immigrants in 2011

  Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) estimates that they will welcome between 240,000 and 265,000 new permanent residents in 2011. 60 percent of these are expected to be immigrants who arrive in Canada on skilled immigration visas. The government of Canada...

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• 02-Nov-2010

  AUSTRALIA DEMAND FOR OVERSEAS SKILLED WORKERS

  Australia has resulted in low unemployment and a demand for overseas skilled workers to fill gaps in the labor market -- a trend that is likely to increase in the future says KPMG, a global business consultancy firm. According to their report entitled Skilled...

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• 02-Nov-2010

  UK TIER 1 VISAS TO BE ISSUED AGAIN

  The UK Government introduced a temporary limit on the number of Tier 1 - General Visa applications that can be issued each month. The UK Border Agency has started issuing Tier 1 – General Visas again from 1 November 2010.Tier 1 - General is part of the...

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• 28-Oct-2010

  CANADIAN CITIZENSHIP

  Immigrants in Canada are waiting to apply from their Canadian citizenship applications to be approved due to a large backlog of applications. The present waiting period is about 15 to 19 months to have Canadian Citizenship approved. To obtain Canadian citizenship,...

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