Canada Express Entry News Updates: The High Commission of Canada in India today warned students that they cannot start working in the country till their chosen course study officially begins. “Please note that while some study permits allow you to work in Canada, you can only start working when your study program has started, not before,” the High Commission of Canada in India tweeted. (2/2) Please note that while some study permits allow you to work in Canada, you can only start working when your study program has started, not before. More info    https://t.co/CoyGdh6vfD — Canada in India (@CanadainIndia)…

The Labor Government has issued its largest number of Skilled Independent visas in years as well as lowering the criteria for applicants. Dr Abul Rizvi reports. AS I WROTE back in July, it was inevitable the Government would significantly increase the Skilled Independent visa category (Subclass 189) in 2022-23. The Government has now locked that in by issuing 12,200 invitations for Skilled Independent Visas and another 466 for the Regional Family Sponsored Skilled visa on 22 August 2022. These invitations relate to Expressions of Interest (EOIs) lodged on or before 8 August 2022. This invitation round for Skilled Independent visas…

Ankur DhawanPresident, upGradabroad, Contributor ContentDhawan worked with Buddy4Study.com, India’s largest scholarship portal as COO and supported more than 50,000 students with scholarships. He has close to 15 years of experience.According to the Ministry of External Affairs,11,33,749 Indian students are currently pursuing their education abroad. Of these, 19.02% are in Canada, 18.69% in the USA, 8.14% in Australia, and 4.89% are in the UK. Students opting to study abroad from India often look for employment and a permanent residency (PR) in the country leading to citizenship. The process of immigration can be taxing and often time-consuming for several countries. For instance,…

Vancouver – Laughter lights up the gathering twilight at Langara College in Vancouver, where first-year health science student Jagiit Singh is chatting with friends next to the school’s fountain. But his smile fades when he’s asked about the cost of living in Canada since moving from India last year. Singh and his classmates say the growing financial stresses on international students cast a shadow over the new school year’s possibilities and opportunities. “Some people think we come here having a luxurious life, but it’s not true,” said Singh, adding that many of his friends’ parents have spent their life savings…

The German Embassy will open new appointment slots for student visa applications through VFS Global from November 1, 2022. “As there still is a number of entries on the appointment waitlist for winter semester 2022, please note that unfortunately it is not possible for the embassy/consulates to verify who is in possession of a still valid admission from a German university. Therefore, all students are kindly requested to register for an appointment only if you have obtained all mandatory documents,” the German embassy in Delhi website says. Are you immigration ready? Find outGermany has also made it mandatory for Indian…

In the year ending June 2022, 486,868 sponsored study visas were granted, including dependants, which is 71% more than in 2019, the last full year before the pandemic. Of that number, 81,089 were granted to dependants of sponsored students, which was over five times the 2019 number, according to Home Office national statistics. An article published by The Telegraph claimed that Suella Braverman, the home secretary, is analysing the trend and data on the dependants as part of an immigration review “which will aim to bring down the headline figure while also ensuring it boosts growth”. Asked by The PIE to…

The US embassy and consulates in India will begin student visa interviews from mid-November, Don Heflin, Minister Counselor for Consular Affairs, US Embassy said on Thursday. The United States will also open 100,000 slots over the next few weeks for applicants of H and L worker visas, specially for drop box cases. This would specially for first-time applicants. “There are people in the United States on an H or L visa who haven’t been able to come back home to visit families since Covid started , we sympathise with them,” Heflin said. Join us for a LIVE chat with our…

The US Embassy and Consulates in India on September 27 announced on its website that due to the high volume of visa requests, they cannot accommodate all travellers prior to their planned travel dates, even if the purpose of travel is time sensitive.The embassy said that if one plans to apply for a non-immigrant visa to reach the United States as a temporary visitor, he/she needs to review the current wait time for an interview using a tool on the website, since the demand is very high.= 768 && (adKey.indexOf(“Moneycontrol”) != -1) && (adKey.indexOf(“Moneycontrol_Mobile_WAP”) = 768 && (adKey.indexOf(“MC_ENG_DESKTOP”) != -1 ) && (adKey.indexOf(“MC_ENG_PWA”) <…

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in his meeting with the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday raised the issue of the backlog of visa applications from India to which the top American diplomat said he is sensitive to the matter and had a plan to address it. “It is also in our mutual interest to facilitate the development and mobility of talent. We agreed that impediments over this should be addressed,” Jaishankar told reporters during a joint media availability with Blinken at the Foggy Bottom headquarters of the State Department here following their over an hour-long meeting. US…