Filipino immigration has clarified that having a Philippines visa on a passport does not automatically guarantee a foreigner’s admittance into the country. Immigration officials have said that the discretion to allow entrance to any foreigner in Philippines rests solely with the immigration officers at the ports of entrance of the country. The announcements were made [...]
Germany will be introducing an online visa appointment system for the applicants wishing to visit Germany from Ghana. The applicants for long and short stay visas will have to book appointments online starting from January 1, 2013. The German embassy in Ghana has issued a press release stating all applicants for short and long term [...]
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Hundreds of Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) applicants in Prince Edward Island (PEI) are waiting for their applications to be processed since 2008. According to reports, almost 400 individuals have been waiting to receive their visas under the PEI’s Provincial Nominee Program for four years without any response from the Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) officials [...]
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The new immigration program, that the Australian immigration authorities will begin later this month, is sure to attract Chinese millionaires and billionaires to migrate to the country according to immigration and business experts. Department of Immigration and Citizenship’s (DIAC) new Significant Investor Visa (SIV) scheme, which is to start on November 24th, 2012, will allow [...]
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A local ombudsman will be reviewing the changes made earlier this year to the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) by the provincial immigration authorities, on the appeal of local pro-immigrant groups and immigrant communities. The amendments in certain terms and conditions of the SINP had already been reviewed by the Canadian immigration minister Jason Kenney [...]
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U.S immigration officials have announced the extension of enforcement period of their immigration agreement with local law enforcement agencies, which requires them to implement the 287g program in their jurisdiction. The U.S immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials stated that they have extended the period of the program, which was due to expire on or [...]
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The UK immigration system has been going through an extensive overhaul since the Conservative government took office. The changes have been particularly targeting strict immigration laws for immigrants, mostly from non-European Union (EU) nations. UK’s local media has been full of government announcements on introduction of new immigration rules and elimination of old ones. Recently, [...]
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The new British immigration policies dealing with the family sponsorship are difficulties for individuals, belonging to countries outside the European Economic Area (EEA), who want their loved ones and families to join them in the UK. Apparently, the immigration process has been needlessly made more complex without any added benefits to either the applicants or [...]
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Canada is planning to increase the number of Irish youth allowable to enter Canada under the International Experience Canada program from about 5,000 to 10,000 by the year 2014. Furthermore, the maximum allowable period will also be increased from 12 months to 24 months so they could benefit from the regulatory amendments in the Canadian [...]
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Data provided by the Australian immigration department indicates that the number of individuals applying for Australian citizenship has increased compared to last year’s figures. Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) officials said that the latest analysis of the records has shown that the number of citizenship applications has extensively increased in the year 2012, as [...]
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