It’s not everyday you see a plea from a Catholic priest in the local paper asking people to take in homeless university students. “Recently, I learned that some of these students are sleeping in cars while they look for a place to live. That is simply not acceptable,” writes Reverend Dr. Albert Maroun. “As Cape Bretoners, we know that something must be done to ensure it stops.” Father Maroun knows the needs of international students at Cape Breton University well, because he meets them during lunch. Hundreds depend on the local community kitchen, Loaves and Fishes, for food. It’s a…

The government recently revealed that the number of students availing education loans to study abroad has increased by 215 per cent from 2012-13. Recently, Bhagwat Karad, Minister of State for Finance shared in Lok Sabha that around 4.61 lakh students availed educational loans from 2012-2022. Even the number of students taking education loans took a massive jump from 22,200 in 2012-13 to 69,898 in 2021-22. The Education Ministry too shared the number of Indian students going abroad for higher studies has increased to 750,365, as against 4,44,553 students in 2021. While the number of students is increasing, the question of…

Ontario has issued 883 Canada immigration invitations in two new Expression of Interest draws through the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program Masters Graduate and PhD Graduate streams. The draws were conducted on April 4, 2023. For the Masters Graduate draw, 752 candidates were invited, requiring a score of 52 or above.  In the PhD Graduate draw, the minimum score was 48 and 131 invitations were issued. For both draws, candidates needed to have submitted their profile within the last 12 months. Meanwhile, Ontario also issued 6 invitations under the Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker stream to qualified refugee candidates through the…

Charpak is the French government scholarship programme in India. Divided into 4 sub-programmes, it allows Indian students to study at undergraduate or postgraduate levels in public and private institutions in France.1) Charpak Bachelor’s Scholarship: It is offered to students who want to pursue a full time bachelor’s programme in France.BenefitsMonthly living allowance of 860 eurosStudent visa and Etudes en France fee waiver Social securityAssistance to find affordable accommodationThe scholarship is awarded for the entire length of the Bachelor’s programme.EligibilityBe an Indian national or an OCI card holderBe maximum of 23 years old at the time of applicationHave never studied at…

Soon, parents may have to shell out more money for kids studying abroad. Union Budget 2023 proposed to raise tax collection at source (TCS) for foreign remittances under the liberalised remittance scheme (LRS) from 5 per cent to 20 per cent. This will apply to foreign trips, investing overseas, sending money abroad, and other remittances except for education and medical purposes. However, there are many expenses which parents have to incur for maintenance of their children who live overseas, which may not fall under the category of education expense with regards to taxation and hence, may attract higher TCS.Remittance through…

Sabrina Almeida The potential deportation and/or five-year ban of around 700 Indian students over fraudulent study permits raises ugly questions about the integrity of Canada’s immigration system, more specifically its educational migration program.  Shouldn’t visa officials or those at the airport have been able to identify the ‘fake’ admission letters? It certainly would have saved the country a lot of embarrassment and the students thousands of dollars if the fraud was identified at the time. Not to mention the strong message it would have sent to fraudulent immigration consultants.   Yes, we should be ashamed that we didn’t catch it. Instead,…

It follows the news that Indian students in Canada face possible deportation as border services investigate the use of fake college acceptance letters in study permit applications. It is unclear how many people are impacted in total but media reports suggest anywhere from 100 to 700. Canadian news outlet CBC reported that Rahul Bhargava, who ran a company called Education and Migration Services, has been arrested in Punjab after complaints from parents linked to the fake letters. The police are also looking for Bhargava’s business partners, Brijesh Mishra and Gurnam Singh. Speaking on a Vancouver-based radio station in March, Canada’s immigration…

Published on April 6th, 2023 at 07:00am EDT Updated on April 6th, 2023 at 09:03am EDT Starting April 6, 2023, some current and former Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) holders may be eligible for an 18-month Open Work Permit. More information can be found on IRCC’s website. The application window will be open until December 31, 2023. The benefit of obtaining this Open Work Permit is eligible individuals will be able to work in any occupation and for any employer of their choice in Canada for up to 18 additional months. Schedule a Free Consultation with the Cohen Immigration Law Firm…

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