Education
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The US government had decided to extend Optional Practical Training (OPT) period for foreign student graduates in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) category to 36 months from 29 months five months ago. Let us see how an extension to OPT, a restricted period during which students of the particular courses are allowed to do paid or voluntary… Read More »
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Ontario halts Provincial Nominee Program for foreign graduate students
Posted on August 26, 2016
Comment (0)Ontario has decided to stop the Provincial Nominee Program under which foreign graduate students get an opportunity to obtain PR (Permanent Residency) once they complete their degrees. A message posted on the OINP (Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program) website said that, owing to the changes that the province had made in order to properly adjust the… Read More »
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For students, Edinburgh is the most expensive British city
Posted on August 25, 2016
Comment (0)Edinburgh is considered to be the most expensive UK city for students, says the Royal Bank of Scotland’s (RBS’s) Student Living Index. On the other hand, Portsmouth is the least expensive city. Liverpool and Newcastle are the second and third least expensive cities respectively. According to the Sunday Post, the index saw 2,500 students being… Read More »
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Tips to apply for a UK student visa
Posted on August 24, 2016
Comment (0)If you want to apply for a British student visa, make sure you meet certain requirements. Firstly, you need to apply for a Tier 4 student visa. But before you do that, note that you should provide adequate supporting documents to the visa application centre to be eligible. You need to have been admitted into… Read More »
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Precautions to take while applying for student visa in UK
Posted on August 23, 2016
Comment (0)With UK Prime Minister, Theresa May, dropping hints of enforcing stricter rules for student visas, it is better for students to be well prepared while applying for a student visa in the UK. There is no gainsaying the fact that Great Britain continues to be a good study destination, but in the present scenario, it… Read More »
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British Airways announces contest for overseas students
Posted on August 18, 2016
Comment (0)Students planning to travel to London by British Airways can participate in a contest and win a free ticket. They need to pen a few lines to answer ‘‘as a student, how would you spend a day in London?’. This should be submitted on Twitter tagging the airlines and using their handle @British_Airways. Alternately, they… Read More »
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How Indian students benefit from extension to OPT programme
Posted on September 16, 2016