Seventeenth Express Entry Draw sees 1,545 candidates receive Invitations to Apply A landmark moment in the history of the Express Entry selection system for Canadian immigration took place on September 18, when Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) issued Invitations to Apply (ITAs) for Canadian permanent residence to candidates with Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) scores of 450 and above.… Read More »

The Canadian province of Saskatchewan has announced that the International Skilled Worker – Occupations In-Demand sub-category of the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) has reopened with immediate effect. As of September 21, 2015, a total of 1,000 applications will be accepted during this application intake cycle from applicants with experience in one of 57 eligible… Read More »

The annual net gain in migrants hit 60,300 in the August year, according to a commentary from Statistics New Zealand. Separately, the number of visitor arrivals to New Zealand is also a record, up by 8 percent to just over 3 million for the year. A surge in the number of Chinese arrivals helped drive… Read More »

Settling in Britain, be it as a worker, student, or entrepreneur, is becoming more difficult after a series of changes were introduced. Immigration to the UK is possible through various tiers. Whereas entrepreneurs will find a route in Tier 1, skilled workers can apply through Tier 2 and students are directed to Tier 4. Changes… Read More »

In order to educate aspiring travellers and the trade about the online visa application process to the UK, and to convey that the UK visa is easy to obtain, the UK Visas & Immigration has launched Visit UK Video. The video has been uploaded on the Foreign Commonwealth Office (FBO) platform as well as social… Read More »

His statement followed new statistics showing net migration is at the highest it has ever been, and prompted fears that more restrictions may be on the way. The figures, released yesterday by the Office of National Statistics, show net migration reached 330,000 in the twelve months ending March 2015, which Brokenshire described as “deeply disappointing”.… Read More »