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Express Entry Draw #235 – November 9, 2022 – CRS Continues to Drop Below 500

Express Entry Draw #235 – November 9, 2022 – CRS Continues to Drop Below 500 On November 9, 2022, Immigration Refugees Citizenship Canada’s (IRCCs) held another All-Program Express Entry Federal Skilled Worker Program Draw #235 issuing 4,750 candidates an Invitation to Apply (ITA), with a Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 494. As this was a Federal Skilled Worker All-Program draw, candidates were [...]

By |2022-11-13T06:38:56+00:00November 13th, 2022|Breaking News, Canadian Immigration|Comments Off on Express Entry Draw #235 – November 9, 2022 – CRS Continues to Drop Below 500

Canada Releases 2023-2025 Immigration Levels Plan

Canada Releases 2023-2025 Immigration Levels Plan On November 1, 2022, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), released its 2023-2025 Immigration Levels Plan. Canada aims to welcome 465,000 new immigrants in 2023. The previous plan set targets of 401,000 in 2021, 411,000 in 2022 and 421,000 in 2023. The targets in the new levels plan are [...]

By |2022-11-07T17:36:13+00:00November 7th, 2022|Breaking News, Canadian Immigration|Comments Off on Canada Releases 2023-2025 Immigration Levels Plan

How to improve your Express Entry CRS Score

How to improve your Express Entry CRS Score   Candidates from the Federal Skilled Worker (FSW), Canadian Experience Class (CEC), Federal Skilled Trades (FST) and Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) are eligible to receive an Invitation to Apply (ITA) for Canadian permanent residency under the Express Entry program. Candidates, however, must obtain a high Comprehensive Ranking Score (CRS) in [...]

By |2022-11-07T17:30:48+00:00November 7th, 2022|Canadian Immigration|Comments Off on How to improve your Express Entry CRS Score

Canada Express Entry Draw #234 – October 26, 2022 – CRS Drops Below 500

Express Entry Draw #234 – October 26, 2022 – CRS Drops Below 500 On October 26, 2022, Immigration Refugees Citizenship Canada’s (IRCCs) held another All-Program Express Entry Federal Skilled Worker Program Draw #234  issuing 4,750 candidates an Invitation to Apply (ITA), with a Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 496. As this was a Federal Skilled Worker All-Program draw, candidates were selected from [...]

By |2022-10-30T14:17:27+00:00October 30th, 2022|Breaking News, Canadian Immigration|Comments Off on Canada Express Entry Draw #234 – October 26, 2022 – CRS Drops Below 500

Vaccination and Testing Policy for International Flights Entering the U.S.

Vaccination and Testing Policy for International Flights Entering the U.S.  All non-U.S. citizen, non-U.S. immigrants traveling to the U.S. by air are required to show proof of being fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Only limited exceptions apply. Learn more about this requirement and accepted vaccines.   If you are not fully vaccinated and allowed to travel to the U.S. by air through an exception, you will [...]

By |2022-10-23T06:22:23+00:00October 23rd, 2022|U.S. Immigration, U.S. Visa Bulletin|Comments Off on Vaccination and Testing Policy for International Flights Entering the U.S.

USCIS Form and Policy Updates Remove Barriers to Naturalization for Applicants with Disabilities

USCIS Form and Policy Updates Remove Barriers to Naturalization for Applicants with Disabilities On 10/19/2022, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced an updated policy with the revision of Form N-648, Medical Certification for Disability Exceptions. The USCIS policy manual clarifies how medical professionals can properly complete the new version of Form N-648, Medical Certification [...]

By |2022-10-23T06:15:30+00:00October 23rd, 2022|U.S. Immigration, U.S. Visa Bulletin|Comments Off on USCIS Form and Policy Updates Remove Barriers to Naturalization for Applicants with Disabilities

Parole Process for Venezuelans

Parole Process for Venezuelans On October 12, 2022, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a collaboration with Mexico to reduce the number of Venezuelans that are attempting to utilize the Southwest Border to escape the humanitarian and economic crisis in their home country. In response, this Parole process is intended to undertake irregular migration [...]

By |2022-10-23T06:05:46+00:00October 23rd, 2022|U.S. Immigration, U.S. Visa Bulletin|Comments Off on Parole Process for Venezuelans

USCIS Extends Green Card Validity Extension to 24 Months for Green Card Renewals

The 2024 U.S. DV Lottery Registration Is Now Open From October 5th to November 8th   The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released its instructions for the Diversity Immigrant Visa (DV) Lottery Program (DV-2024) registration opened on October 5, 2022 at 12:00 pm (EST) and entrants will have until 12:00 pm (EST) on November 8th to [...]

By |2022-10-23T05:57:27+00:00October 23rd, 2022|U.S. Immigration, U.S. Visa Bulletin|Comments Off on USCIS Extends Green Card Validity Extension to 24 Months for Green Card Renewals

BREAKING NEWS: Canada Temporarily Lifts International Students Limit of 20 Hours Per Week Off-Campus Work

BREAKING NEWS: Canada Temporarily Lifts International Students Limit of 20 Hours Per Week Off-Campus Work   On October 7, 2022, Minister Sean Fraser has announced a new temporary measure, permitting international students to work more than 20 hours per week off campus while in class. This measure is aimed at alleviating Canada's current labour shortages [...]

By |2022-10-09T07:51:57+00:00October 9th, 2022|Breaking News, Canadian Immigration|Comments Off on BREAKING NEWS: Canada Temporarily Lifts International Students Limit of 20 Hours Per Week Off-Campus Work

USCIS Extends Green Card Validity Extension to 24 Months for Green Card Renewals

USCIS Extends Green Card Validity Extension to 24 Months for Green Card Renewals As of Sept. 26, 2022, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is automatically extending the validity of Permanent Resident Cards (also known as Green Cards) for an additional 24 months. This is applicable for all for lawful permanent residents who file replacements [...]

By |2022-10-09T07:42:23+00:00October 9th, 2022|U.S. Immigration, U.S. Visa Bulletin|Comments Off on USCIS Extends Green Card Validity Extension to 24 Months for Green Card Renewals
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