Canadian embassy in France with the assistance of Citizenship and Immigration Canada is organizing job fair in Paris from November 13 to 15, 2012. The job fair will provide opportunity to residents in France to find out about possible job opportunities and possible immigration options in Canada. The job fair is more focused on the [...]
Canadian province of Alberta has added six more high demand skilled professions to expand the Temporary Foreign Worker pilot project enabling the Alberat employers to hire highly skilled foreign workers in the following in-demand occupations with immediate effect: Welder Heavy duty equipment mechanic Ironworker Millwright and industrial mechanic Carpenter Estimator The announcement of expansion of [...]
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Canada has stopped issuing positive Labour Market Opinions (LMOs) for all employers of foreign temporary workers intended to work in the sex trades such as exotic dancers or massagers effective from July 4, 2012. Positive LMO is required by a foreign temporary worker to apply for work permit to start employment in Canada. Without issuance [...]
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More than 1700 temporary foreign workers will by allowed to work in Australia on the Roy Hill iron-ore project under the first Enterprise Migration Agreement (EMA) as announced by the Australian Immigration Minister Chris Bowen. The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) sharply criticized the Immigration Minister’s decision that will endanger the Australian workers. ACTU [...]
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Canada is shuttering the Canada’s oldest and largest diplomatic consulate in Buffalo, United States resulting from the budget cuts coupled with amendments in immigration rules. The Canadian government have announced budget cuts in the Federal Budget Bill to reduce the government spending. Federal government is also introducing changes in the immigration regulations that will allow [...]
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United Kingdom (UK) universities will lose from £5 to £7 million in revenues per year because of reduced enrollment of international students triggered by harsh visa rules. Foreign students including the European Union students contribute £8 billions annually to the British economy. British government’s anti-immigration laws especially the termination of Tire 1 visa has made most [...]
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China has launched a 100 days campaign in Beijing to dissuade Chinese employers and residents from entering into employment or accommodation contracts with illegal foreigners. A senior official at the Beijing Public Security Bureau’s Exit-Entry Administration has warned that violators will be facing hefty fines and the costs of the deporting the illegal migrants may [...]
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Beginning July 1, all the applicants of Canadian Provincial Nominee Programs for semi skilled and low skilled workers will have to provide language proficiency test result in either of the Canadian official language. Citizenship and Immigration Minister Mr. Jason Kenney said, “As a result, immigrants coming to Canada under PNPs will arrive with much better [...]
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An immigration consultant in New Zealand has been ordered to pay $21000 as a result of investigation conducted by the Immigration Advisors Complaints and Disciplinary Tribunal. The immigration advisor, Rajesh Kumar, was alleged withholding the passport of his client and demanded to pay $1000 to return it in addition to $3600 he already received. Kumar [...]
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Nazima Khatun, a Fijian-Indian woman who was facing deportation from New Zealand has won her battle to remain in the country. Ms Khatun came to New Zealand under her husband’s visa. However, she decided to leave her husband once she was regulary abused and assaulted by him. Her decision to abandon her husband made her [...]
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