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  • Immigration news: Canada extends post-graduation work permit for up to 18 months March 25, 2023 04:19 PM IST

    Immigration news: Canada extends post-graduation work permit for up to 18 months

    From April 6, 2023, international graduates whose Canadian post-graduation work permit (PGWP) has expired or is going to expire soon can apply for an extension of up to 18 months.

  • Immigration Central | Will the US issue work permits to those waiting for Green Card? Albania ends Golden Visa, Slovenia to amend Aliens Act March 22, 2023 05:24 PM IST

    Immigration Central | Will the US issue work permits to those waiting for Green Card? Albania ends Golden Visa, Slovenia to amend Aliens Act

    The UK is toying with the idea of cutting short the post-study duration after graduation to six months; in the next three years, Canada will welcome more than 1.45 million new immigrants.

  • Canada rolls out the red carpet for Indian entrepreneurs March 17, 2023 02:34 PM IST

    Canada rolls out the red carpet for Indian entrepreneurs

    Vikram Khurana, who is in India for the G20 meetings, said TBDC has recently launched a new initiative that promotes entrepreneurship, innovation and economic growth in both India and Canada.

  • Chasing the American Dream: How EB-5 is emerging as alternative amid tech layoffs, H1B visa woes March 11, 2023 12:23 AM IST

    Chasing the American Dream: How EB-5 is emerging as alternative amid tech layoffs, H1B visa woes

    "Our data show that Indians requested to convert the classification of their current visa to an EB-5 visa at double the rate in 2022 versus 2021," said Peter Calabrese, CEO of the Wall Street-based CanAm Investor Services.

  • Immigration news: US to issue student visa a year in advance; introduces premium processing for STEM applicants March 07, 2023 07:04 PM IST

    Immigration news: US to issue student visa a year in advance; introduces premium processing for STEM applicants

    Plus, foreign nationals who have held a valid Canadian work permit in the past 12 months can get interim work authorization to start working for their new employer before their fresh work permit application is finalized.

  • Proposed amendment will allow skilled workers to go to Germany without a job in hand February 28, 2023 05:19 PM IST

    Proposed amendment will allow skilled workers to go to Germany without a job in hand

    During his visit to India from February 25-26, 2023, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said the new system would also open up Germany for those “who do not have a signed work contract but come with a lot of talent and skills”.

  • Immigration the key to lower inflation in labour-scarce rich world February 28, 2023 10:02 AM IST

    Immigration the key to lower inflation in labour-scarce rich world

    Looser immigration policies would let in additional workers at all skill levels to loosen the labour supply in the rich world, allowing flexible labour markets to complement interest rates as they soar to strike down inflation

  • Immigration Central | Indians prefer the US, get highest Irish work permits as Canada adds new jobs, Japan tops Henley Passport Index February 12, 2023 11:45 AM IST

    Immigration Central | Indians prefer the US, get highest Irish work permits as Canada adds new jobs, Japan tops Henley Passport Index

    While the US was the most preferred immigration destination in 2021, according to Gallup’s poll, and remains the most preferred by Indians, the country's popularity has dipped from 22 per cent in 2015-16 to 18 per cent now.

  • US eases visa backlog, opens select American missions abroad for Indians February 06, 2023 07:13 AM IST

    US eases visa backlog, opens select American missions abroad for Indians

    Indians can book an appointment for US tourist or business visas at American embassies or consulates in some countries

  • Oh Canada! Warmer times for immigration in the Great White North February 06, 2023 09:03 AM IST

    Oh Canada! Warmer times for immigration in the Great White North

    The Canadian Express Entry could be seminal in creating a new generation of talent in the north American nation and the starting chapter in the book of Indo-Canadian ties

  • Joe Biden visits US Mexico border as immigration issue heats up January 09, 2023 06:05 AM IST

    Joe Biden visits US Mexico border as immigration issue heats up

    Accompanied by Border Patrol agents, Biden toured a section of the wall that divides the two countries, a signature priority of his Republican predecessor Donald Trump, in an effort to demonstrate that he was taking the issue seriously.

  • Joe Biden administration proposes massive hike in immigration fees including H-1B visas January 05, 2023 12:31 PM IST

    Joe Biden administration proposes massive hike in immigration fees including H-1B visas

    Under the proposed rule, published by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on Wednesday, the application for the H-1B visa increases from USD 460 to USD 780, and L-1 from USD 460 to USD 1,385.

  • Indian investment banker gets elite US ‘Einstein visa’ for crossword skill. What is EB-1 visa? January 04, 2023 12:17 PM IST

    Indian investment banker gets elite US ‘Einstein visa’ for crossword skill. What is EB-1 visa?

    Mangesh Ghogre quit his plum job as executive director and head of equity capital markets at Nomura India to move to the US on the EB-1 programme or “Einstein visa”.

  • Immigration Central | Serbia ends free entry, US nabs illegal Indian entrants, to give H-2B visas, NZ seeks nurses, UK horticulture workers December 29, 2022 03:29 PM IST

    Immigration Central | Serbia ends free entry, US nabs illegal Indian entrants, to give H-2B visas, NZ seeks nurses, UK horticulture workers

    Serbia says no to visa-free entry, the US has nabbed Indians illegally entering from Mexico, but 2023 looks up for Indians as Finland, Canada, the UK and New Zealand offer new visas.

  • Immigration Central | Indians, the UK welcomes young professionals, the US will make tourists wait till 2025 while Germany relaxes rules November 30, 2022 04:41 PM IST

    Immigration Central | Indians, the UK welcomes young professionals, the US will make tourists wait till 2025 while Germany relaxes rules

    The UK will open more doors for young Indian professionals, by issuing 3,000 visas every year to them, the UAE wants your full name on the passports, first-timer tourists to the US will have to wait three years to get a visa appointment, and Germany relaxes Schengen visa appointment rules, and countries with lowest visa application rejection rate

  • Laid-off Indian techies on H-1B visas race against time to find new jobs November 22, 2022 04:20 PM IST

    Laid-off Indian techies on H-1B visas race against time to find new jobs

    While there isn't necessarily a scarcity of jobs, the upcoming holiday season in the US is an additional source of concern, as workers on visa are constrained to find a new job within 60 days.

  • Immigration Central | How to STEM the flow into the US November 20, 2022 02:07 PM IST

    Immigration Central | How to STEM the flow into the US

    Non-immigrant STEM pathways offer employment opportunities in the US for a specific period; they don't provide immediate lawful permanent residence but one can transition to PR pathways and eventually US citizenship.

  • Immigration Central | Move to Canada with Express Entry and Provincial Nominee Program November 17, 2022 06:08 PM IST

    Immigration Central | Move to Canada with Express Entry and Provincial Nominee Program

    This year, Canada will welcome more than 4,30,000 immigrants and, according to the Immigration Levels Plan 2023-2025, that number will gradually increase to 5,00,000 in 2025.

  • Immigration Central | Digital Nomad Visa to replace Portugal’s Golden Visa programme November 17, 2022 05:21 PM IST

    Immigration Central | Digital Nomad Visa to replace Portugal’s Golden Visa programme

    It's end of the road for Golden Visa, those interested in the real-estate route to residency will have to buy property in the Autonomous Regions of the Azores and Madeira or in the interior territories, Lisbon, Porto, Algarve and more are out of bounds now. The recently launched Digital Nomad Visa will now be the best route for moving to Portugal

  • Immigration Central | What to do if you're on an H-1B Visa and lose your job in the US? November 17, 2022 07:34 PM IST

    Immigration Central | What to do if you're on an H-1B Visa and lose your job in the US?

    After Twitter layoffs, Stripe cuts 14 per cent of its workforce, the focus is back on corporate giants — Amazon, Lyft, Intel, Apple — tightening their belts. What happens to the immigration status of laid-off immigrants on H-1B Visa in the US?

  • Immigration Central | Costly Portugal, New Zealand's new visa, Canada and Hong Kong to attract talent, and more November 17, 2022 04:02 PM IST

    Immigration Central | Costly Portugal, New Zealand's new visa, Canada and Hong Kong to attract talent, and more

    While some countries are introducing unique visas — Digital Nomad, Active Investor Plus, Global Talent — to attract the talented and the wealthy, in others, real estate have become pricier. Here's a quick list

  • Portugal may scrap "golden visa": 5 points about scheme that attracts wealthy Indians November 04, 2022 09:11 AM IST

    Portugal may scrap "golden visa": 5 points about scheme that attracts wealthy Indians

    Portugal’s “golden visa” scheme has attracted 6.5 billion euros in investment by foreigners, mainly from China, Brazil and South Africa, with the bulk of the money going into real estate.

  • Immigration central: What you need to know about Switzerland residence permits November 01, 2022 11:49 AM IST

    Immigration central: What you need to know about Switzerland residence permits

    Switzerland permanent residency is a long process based on cantonal and communal reports. The 33 stages include an examination of whether applicants are integrated into the Swiss way of life.

  • Canada immigration: What you need to know about the application process, points system and what not to do October 09, 2022 12:44 PM IST

    Canada immigration: What you need to know about the application process, points system and what not to do

    With world-class education, free health insurance and a multicultural ecosystem — what's not to like about Canada? In turn, Canada needs more people, owing to its ageing population and low birth rate.

  • LIVE: All About Moving Abroad, Top Destinations For Indians To Settle Overseas | Immigration Central October 06, 2022 01:47 PM IST

    LIVE: All About Moving Abroad, Top Destinations For Indians To Settle Overseas | Immigration Central

    Has moving overseas always been your dream? Get one step closer to it. On this special show, we chat with Paresh Karia - CEO, Acquest Advisors – on a stress-free transition to a new country & the best destinations to move to.