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US: Joe Biden plans to increase H-1B limit, do away with country quota
As part of a comprehensive immigration reform, Biden administration plans to increase the number of high-skilled US visas – including H-1B – as well as eliminate the country quota on the US employment-based visas issued. As per reports, the immigration reforms could either be announced all together or separately. Joe Biden is expected to reverse… Read More »
Nov 17, 2020
Quebec launches new feature of Employer Portal
Quebec has launched a direct employer-immigration recruitment portal. The announcement to this effect was recently made by Quebec’s Minister of Immigration, Francization and Integration, Nadine Girault. Operational since June 27, 2019, the Employers’ Portal is a free service allowing a company to obtain personalized as well as local support by a Ministry advisor for accessing… Read More »
Nov 17, 2020
USCIS to update the naturalization civics test
As per a News Release dated November 13, 2020, US Citizenship and Immigration Services [USCIS] has announced its plans for the implementation of “a revised version of the naturalization civics test”. As per USCIS, applicants that have a filing date on or after December 1, 2020, will be required to take the 2020 version of… Read More »
Nov 17, 2020
Ontario invites 443 through the HCP stream of the OINP
The latest round of invitations by the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program [OINP] was held on November 12, 2020 at 11:11 am EST. As this was a targeted draw from the Human Capital Priorities [HCP] stream, 443 candidates with work experience in any of the 6 occupations were invited. An immigration stream under the OINP, Ontario’s… Read More »
Nov 16, 2020
Australia invites 110 in latest SkillSelect round of invitations
Managed by the Department of Home Affairs of the Australian government, SkillSelect is used for making an expression of interest [EOI] profile if a businessperson or skilled worker plans on migrating overseas to Australia. As per the results declared of the Australia SkillSelect October round of invitations, a total of 110 immigration candidates have received… Read More »
Nov 13, 2020
