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Canada’s Focus to Strengthen its Immigration System On August 24, 2022, Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship made some announcements regarding the current state of Canadian Immigration. Minister Fraser highlighted ongoing work to strengthen Canada’s immigration system and reduce application backlogs, reunite families, and a focus on addressing labour shortages and grow the [...]
USCIS Uniting for Ukraine On April 21, 2022, President Biden announced Uniting for Ukraine, which provides a pathway for displaced Ukrainian citizens and their immediate family members who are outside the United States to come to the United States and stay temporarily for up to two years. Ukrainians participating in Uniting for Ukraine must have [...]
Express Entry Draw #228 – August 3, 2022 On August 3, 2022, Immigration Refugees Citizenship Canada’s (IRCCs) held another All-Program Express Entry Federal Skilled Worker Program draw #228, issuing 2000 candidates an Invitation to Apply (ITA), with a Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 533. As this was an All-Program draw, candidates were selected [...]
State Department Introduces Pilot Project for Online Passport Renewal The U.S. State Department introduced a test-run for its long-awaited online passport renewal program. To test its portal, the State Department opened the portal to 25,000 eligible Americans in August 2022 to renew their passports online, with plans to launch to the general public in early [...]
How to Show Proof of Self-Employed Work Experience for Canada Immigration: When applying for immigration through Express Entry, you must provide documentation of your employment experience. Having only worked for yourself before, how can you do it? Applicants who are applying through one of the Express Entry programs but have self-employed experiences or have run [...]
What Is Uniting for Ukraine? Uniting for Ukraine provides Ukrainian citizens a path to enter and remain in the United States for a two-year period. Ukrainians who wish to participate in this program must have a sponsor in the United States who agree to provide financial assistance to them for the duration of their stay. [...]
Visa Bulletin August 2022 The U.S. Department of State has updated its Visa Bulletin for August 2022. The visa bulletin is important if you are seeking to adjust your status and become a U.S. permanent resident under a family-sponsored or employment-based preference immigrant visa. In other words, even if you already have a petition filed [...]
Post Graduate Work Permit Extension 2022 Minister for Immigration, Sean Fraser, has announced that Post-Graduate Work Permits (PGWP) that are to expire January 31 to December 31, 2022 will be granted 18-month permanent extensions starting this summer. The announcement has left students whose permits expire November 27, 2021 to January 31,2022 questioning whether the extension is [...]
Breaking News: Canada’s First Express Entry Draw #226 since 2020 on July 6, 2022! On July 6, 2022, Immigration Refugees Citizenship Canada’s (IRCCs) held the first All-Program Express Entry Federal Skilled Worker Program draw (#226) since December 23, 2020 when the CRS score for an ITA was only 468. After two years of halting all-program [...]
Express Entry All Program Draws Resume July 2022 The Express Entry program has been the long standing program for international applicants looking to immigrate permanently to Canada. Under Express Entry, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship (IRCC) Express Entry manages the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSW), the Canadian Experience Class (“CEC”) Program, the Provincial Nomination Programs (“PNP”) [...]
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