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As of October 8th, there is now compassionate entry for travellers and limited release from quarantine, that is not strictly for family under certain circumstances such as: Foreign nationals with dying relatives, Those attending a funeral, If you must care for a critically ill relative. What is Compassionate Entry? There are exemptions that will [...]
As of October 8th, Canada announced that they will be relaxing travel restrictions for extended family members if they are staying longer than 15 days and can meet all the requirements for admissibility. This comes after significant hardship on families unable to reunite due to travel bans into Canada. Canada recognizes the need to balance [...]
On October 14th, Immigration Refugees Citizenship Canada (IRCC) conducted Federal Express Entry draw #165 under the Federal Skilled Workers (FSW) program. This was an all-program draw, with 4,500 invitations to apply (ITAs); making it one of the largest Express Entry draws ever. The Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score cut-off remained at 471, which was the [...]
On September 30th, Immigration Refugees Citizenship Canada (IRCC) conducted Express Entry draw #164 under the Federal Skilled Workers (FSW) program. This was an all-program draw, with 4,200 invitations to apply (ITAs) issued to candidates with a Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of at least 471, a one-point draw since the last Express Entry draw on [...]
On October 5th, Minister Mendicino finally announced the plans to open the Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP) for 2020. The PGP is a program where Canadians or Permanent Residents can sponsor parents and grandparents to become permanent residents. In 2019, the online application opened up on January 28, 2019 and the annual limit was reached [...]
September 22, 2020 With the recent news of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg’s passing, many of us are wondering who will ever fill the Notorious RBG’s shoes. Now, you could never tell that RBG was only 5’ 1” with her big personality and bigger views. Now the burning question is who will be able to fill [...]
On September 15th, Immigration Refugees Citizenship Canada (IRCC) conducted draw #163 under the Federal Skilled Workers (FSW) program for Express Entry. This was an all-program draw, with 4,200 invitations to apply (ITAs) issued to candidates with a Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of at least 472, a three-point draw since the last draw on September [...]
On July 8th, Harvard and MIT (with several other school joining the lawsuit) filed a lawsuit in District Court in Boston against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in order to overturn the order banning international students from taking online classes in the Fall, amidst the coronavirus pandemic. [...]
July 14, 2020 In recent weeks, AILA has received reports from members of delays in the issuance of EAD’s and green cards for some employment-based, family-based, and asylum-based immigration applications. After suspending approval of green card requests to immigrants abroad seeking U.S. residency, the Trump administration has also halted processing requests from green card applicants already living [...]
As of July 8th, Canada has resumed all-program Express Entry (EE) draws and Federal Skilled Workers (FSW) and Federal Skilled Trade (FST) Candidates are now eligible to receive invitations and apply for permanent residence since March 4, 2020. The July 8th issued 3,900 invitations to apply (ITAs) for candidates with a Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) [...]
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