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How medical students abused overseas placement
An investigation into academic misconduct has found certain students to have lied about their overseas work placement. Ranked at #176 on QS World University Rankings 2020, the University of Otago, founded in 1869, is New Zealand’s first university. With high approval ratings in various employer surveys, students that graduate from Otago are much sought-after. Recently,… Read More »
Feb 25, 2020 -
Phillipines: POEA warns about fake job offers in its name
Taking serious note of the various instances of jobseekers being duped in the name of the Phillipine Overseas Employment Administration [POEA], the POEA Administrator has issued an advisory for the same. According to Bernard Olalia, POEA Administrator, there were certain fake and bogus social media accounts, such as Facebook pages, that were misusing the name… Read More »
Feb 25, 2020 -
Foreign investors fall prey to US immigration fraud
In one of the latest immigration frauds to be reported from the US, a woman in Silicon Valley has been directed to pay USD 50,000,000 as part of a settlement to federal regulators. It was alleged that the said woman – Bethany Liou, a resident of San Mateo County in California and the sole owner… Read More »
Feb 25, 2020 -
Immigration firm directed to pay up for not getting Canada PR
In September 2019, an immigration firm – Global Gateways – in Chandigarh was directed by the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum to pay a total of INR 45,708 to Manisha Rani with reference to her Canada PR processing. Of the total amount to be paid by Global Gateways, while INR 12,000 was to be a… Read More »
Feb 25, 2020 -
Unauthorized law practice seized for immigration scam
As per a News Release by the State Bar of California, the unauthorized law practice of a woman belonging to Fontana [California] has been seized following an investigation into her scamming immigrants in the name of getting them legal residency in the US. The law practice was run as Immigrants Legal Options. The owner, Samaris… Read More »
Feb 5, 2020