UK rejects post-study work visa

The UK government on January 13 rejected demands for the re-introduction of the post-study work visa, popular among Indian and…

UK Tier 1 Post-Study Work Visa will not be re-introduced

As expected, the UK government has said it will not be re-introducing the Tier 1 Post-Study Work Visa, a decision…

New Zealand needs skilled construction immigrants

As per the population living in New Zealand and especially in its capital of Auckland, there is a shortage for…

How to avoid ‘immigration by lottery’ in Canada

Last week, Immigration Minister John McCallum announced an increase to the number of applications the Canadian government would accept from…

Hundreds of foreign students deported from Australia for visa fraud

Hundreds of international students were deported last year for breaching the conditions of their student visas, including by supplying bogus…

Express Entry Candidates Consider Next Steps if no Invitation to Apply is Received Within a Year

Twelve months after the initial launch of Canada’s Express Entry immigration selection system, candidates who were quick to create an…

Quebec Skilled Worker Immigration Selection System Undergoes Significant Changes

The first week of 2016 has been a busy one for the Quebec Skilled Worker Program (QSWP), a Canadian immigration…

State nomination can help overseas graduates stay on to live and work in Australia

Many international students who study for a degree in Australia look to stay on and work in the country after…

F-1 visa student from India handcuffed, locked up, deported from US

A student from Hyderabad on an F-1 visa was deported from the US, but not before she was interrogated, handcuffed,…

Finnish universities to charge non-EU fees

Building on a position paper published last year, the three-party coalition government has stipulated that international students must pay a…