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Breaking News! Changes to Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (“SINP)

Saskatchewan EXPANDS its SINP Occupation in Demand (“OID”) list for the International Skilled Worker (“ISW”) Category. One of Canada’s most promising Provincial Nomination Programs (“PNP”) has just restructured its eligibility requirements. Saskatchewan, one of the few Province’s which does not require an employer job offer letter, has made changes to its most popular programs, the [...]

By |2019-09-18T08:27:26+00:00September 18th, 2019|Breaking News, Canadian Immigration, Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program|Comments Off on Breaking News! Changes to Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (“SINP)

In-demand Occupation for Canadian Immigration

Canada has announced several in-demand occupations that are in short supply in certain Provinces. These may offer more avenues for permanent residency as a Provincial Nomination adds 600 points to your overall CRS points. https://www.ontario.ca/page/2019-ontario-immigrant-nominee-program-updates#section-1 Tech Draw Occupations Software engineers and designers Computer programmers and interactive media developers Computer engineers Web designers and developers Database [...]

By |2019-07-24T05:15:19+00:00July 24th, 2019|Canadian Immigration, Breaking News, In-demand Occupation, Provincial Nomination Program|Comments Off on In-demand Occupation for Canadian Immigration

Current U.S. Visa Bulletin

January 28, 2019 The U.S. Department of State has updated its Visa Bulletin for February 2019. This, in comparison to the Visa Bulletin for January 2019  does not show much movement on priority dates to file your I-485 adjustment of status application for Family-Based or Employment-Based petitions. China and India continue to have the most backlogs [...]

By |2019-01-28T05:32:39+00:00January 28th, 2019|U.S. Immigration, Breaking News, Entrepreneurs and Businesses, U.S. Government Shutdown, U.S. Investors, U.S. Visa Bulletin|Comments Off on Current U.S. Visa Bulletin

CRS Scores Drop in 2019 for Express Entry Candidates

January 23, 2019 On January 23, 3019, The Government of Canada issued its second round of Express Entry Invitations where 3900 Skilled Workers received Invitations to Apply (“ITA”). The Comprehensive Ranking Scores (“CRS”) of the lowest-ranked candidates was 443. Candidates in the Express Entry Pool with scores of 443 prior to January 2, 2019 received ITA’s. [...]

By |2019-01-28T02:42:54+00:00January 28th, 2019|Canadian Immigration, Breaking News, Federal Express Entry Program|Comments Off on CRS Scores Drop in 2019 for Express Entry Candidates

Canada’s Parents and Grandparents Sponsorship Program Updates

January 28, 2019 - Update January 28, 2019 The Federal Parents and Grandparents Sponsorship Program opened up today at 12pm EST for those interested to sponsor their parents and grand-parents. The much anticipated program was reportedly open for a mere 11 minutes before the IRCC shut down the system. Many interested sponsors took the [...]

By |2019-01-28T01:53:23+00:00January 28th, 2019|Canadian Immigration, Breaking News, Family Sponsorship|Comments Off on Canada’s Parents and Grandparents Sponsorship Program Updates

Entrepreneur Immigration — B.C. Regional Pilot

Due to the struggles in rural communities across B.C., such as high infertility rates, aging population, and younger professionals leaving for better opportunities, the B.C. Province has introduced a 2-year pilot Entrepreneur Immigration program aimed to bring in motivated entrepreneurs. Enrollment registration will commence sometime in January 2019.   The Regional Pilot is a [...]

By |2019-01-08T15:40:45+00:00January 8th, 2019|Business Visas, Breaking News, Canadian Immigration|Comments Off on Entrepreneur Immigration — B.C. Regional Pilot

Changes to the U.S.’s Visa Reciprocity Tables

The U.S. Department of State has updated its Visa Reciprocity tables again, including updated information for Costa Rica (Updated Police Certificates), Israel (Updated General Information, Birth, Death, Marriage, Divorce, Adoption, National ID, Police, Court, Military, Travel Documents, Post Contact, and Visa Services), Panama (Updated Police Certificates), Guatemala (Updated Police Certificates), Colombia (Updated Police Certificates), [...]

By |2018-10-16T16:58:15+00:00October 16th, 2018|U.S. Immigration, Breaking News|Comments Off on Changes to the U.S.’s Visa Reciprocity Tables
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