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Canada Removes Vaccine Requirement September 27, 2022 The random COVID-19 testing for travellers and vaccination requirements for foreign nationals entering Canada will come to an end on October 1, 2022. In an effort to safeguard Canada against Coronavirus (COVID-19), COVID-19, Canada implemented a mandatory self-isolation of 14-days to any person entering Canada by air, sea, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
International Students to be Barred from Entering Ontario Canada Ontario Canada Requests Halt of International Students to the Province: Ontario Premier Doug Ford requested that all new international students to Ontario be suspended on April 30, 2021, according to the federal government. COVID-19 travel restrictions do not apply to international students at the moment. [...]
Canada Suspends Flights from India On April 22, 2021, at 11:30 p.m. (EDT), the Government of Canada suspended flights from India for a period of 30 days. Due to the disproportionally higher number of cases among individuals traveling on flights originating from India and Pakistan (by monitoring case data, and through mandatory testing upon [...]
The U.S Travel Ban for India The U.S has also announced they are suspending almost all travel from India starting on May 4, 2021, due to the COVID-19 surge in new cases that has hit the country. On April 30, 2021, President Joe Biden held a briefing to announce new travel restrictions from India [...]
Canada – USA Border Closure Extended May 21, 2021 Canada and the U.S. have agreed to extend the ban on nonessential travel between the United States and Canada through May 21, 2021. Government leaders in both countries first announced the border closure more than one year ago on March 21, 2020, and since then [...]
First Express Entry Draw #177 – February 13, 2021 On February 13, 2021. Immigration Refugees Citizenship Canada’s (IRCCs) held draw #177. This was a Canadian Experience Class (CEC) Program only draw, which invited 27,332 candidates, with a Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of only 75. CRS Score Distribution as of February 8, 2021 As [...]
New Immigration Programs for Hong Kong Residents On February 4, 2021, the Minister of Immigration and Refugees and Citizenship Canada (“IRCC), Marco Mendicino, announced several new programs that will benefit residents of Hong Kong. Eligibility Starting on February 8, 2021, Hong Kong residents will be able to apply for a new 3-year open work [...]
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