Three other provinces of Atlantic Canada are taking a leaf out of the book of Nova Scotia to make international students stay back. Ahmed Hussen, Federal Immigration Minister, said that the...
Immigration Updates
UAE, Uruguay enter into visa-free agreement
UAE and Uruguay inked visa exemptions MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) on 4 April, which will allow holders of official...
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UAE postpones good conduct certificate for work visas
The good conduct certificates, which were made mandatory by the UAE for work visas from 1 April, had been postponed until further...
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Abu Dhabi expecting 5.5 million tourists in 2018
Abu Dhabi, the UAE capital, is expecting to attract 5.5 million tourists in 2018 as it plans to lure leisure tourists and place...
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Australia replaces 457 visas with TSS visas
The popular 457 visa program of Australia has been removed, with a new legislation becoming effective from 18 March. It will be...
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Immigration to grow Australia’s wealthy population by 37%
The population of ultra-wealthy in Australia will increase by 37 percent over the next five years owing to increasing property...
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Dubai to have 70 smart visa centres by 2018 end
Dubai has witnessed the opening of 21 Amer centres to transact visas by the GDRFA (General Directorate of Residency and...
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UAE passport holders can enter 138 countries visa-free
The passport of the United Arab Emirates made it to the 25 most powerful in the world as it moved to the 22nd rank, a rise of three places. With this, the UAE has become the highest-ranking...
Immigration central to Australia’s overall success
If Australia has become one of the top ranking countries in the world economically, socially and culturally, it has largely been because of immigration, says The Age. It says that it was...
Saudi Arabia granted 12 million visas in 2017
Around 12 million foreign nationals arrived in Saudi Arabia in 2017 to visit, work or to do business or as pilgrims. Abdulrahman Al-Yousef, Deputy Foreign Minister for Consular Affairs...
Nova Scotia (Canada) introduces immigration scheme for...
The province of Nova Scotia is introducing a new immigration scheme for doctors. This scheme is, however, applicable to applicants who are allowed to work there. It is said that physicians...
Immigration essential to counter Australia’s ageing...
Australia witnessed over 225,000 people migrating to its shores to settle and live there permanently in the financial year 2016-17. Most of them were younger, skillful and well-educated...
Indian, non-EU professionals in UK join forces
Indian professionals have joined forces with their counterparts from non-EU (European Union) countries to escalate their fight against what they view as aggressive immigration regime of the...
Dubai residents to get prorated health insurance...
Dubai’s insurance companies will soon be launching prorated health insurance packages for its residents that would be linked with their visa durations, said a senior official from DHA...
Kazakh nationals can enter UAE visa-free from March
Nationals of Kazakhstan will be able to visit the UAE visa-free from 10 March, according to an announcement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan. The ministry was quoted by...
Canada reduces wait time for immigrants’ spouses
The Canadian government has reduced the wait times for spouses of immigrants wanting to reunite with their husbands/wives in Canada. A lot of progress has already been reported on that...