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Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program’s (OINP) first Tech Draw of 2020

January 15, 2020 was the first draw of the year for OINP candidates qualified under Ontario’s Express Entry Human Capital Priorities (HCP) Stream under the Tech Draw. Candidates identified in the pool were issued Notifications of Interest (NOIs). Receiving an NOI does not guarantee approval; candidates are still responsible to submit an online application to [...]

By |2020-01-16T05:51:29+00:00January 16th, 2020|U.S. Immigration|Comments Off on Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program’s (OINP) first Tech Draw of 2020

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) Revises Proof of Funds Requirement for 2020

IRCC has updated its settlement fund table for Skilled Immigrants applying under the Express Entry program for 2020.  The revised table which updates every year, appears below. NUMBER OF FAMILY MEMBERS FUNDS REQUIRED 1 $12,960 CAD 2 $16,135 CAD 3 $19,836 CAD 4 $24,083 CAD 5 $27,315 CAD 6 $38,806 CAD 7 $34,299 [...]

By |2020-01-15T05:07:54+00:00January 15th, 2020|U.S. Immigration|Comments Off on Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) Revises Proof of Funds Requirement for 2020

Current U.S. Visa Bulletin – January 2020

The U.S. Department of State has updated its Visa Bulletin for January 2020. This, in comparison to the Visa Bulletin for December 2019 does not show much movement in the Family-Based and Employment-Based categories. With Family-Based categories, there is a 0 – 4-month movement on priority dates, with the exception of Mexico, which has not [...]

By |2020-01-13T05:29:25+00:00January 13th, 2020|U.S. Immigration, U.S. Visa Bulletin|Comments Off on Current U.S. Visa Bulletin – January 2020

First Federal Express Entry Draw of 2020 has a cut-off CRS Score of 473

Federal Express Entry Draw – January 8, 2020 The first Federal Express Entry Draw of 2020 occurred on January 8, 2020, increasing the Comprehensive Ranking Score (CRS) to 473 to receive an Invitation to Apply (ITA). A total of 3400 applicants received an ITA. The last draw of the year conducted on December 19, 2019, [...]

By |2020-01-08T05:44:31+00:00January 8th, 2020|U.S. Immigration, Federal Express Entry Program|Comments Off on First Federal Express Entry Draw of 2020 has a cut-off CRS Score of 473

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

The Benefits of Using an AILA Lawyer

By choosing an attorney who belongs to the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), you are ensuring that you are receiving competent, ethical, and lawful immigration services by Lawyers and or Foreign Legal Consultants. Why is this? An AILA Lawyer has usually gone through a minimum of 9 hours of Continuing Legal Education (CLE) classes within the [...]

By |2018-11-28T13:50:45+00:00November 28th, 2018|U.S. Immigration, Canadian Immigration|Comments Off on The Benefits of Using an AILA Lawyer

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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