Short on time? Here are the highlights: Canada’s Express Entry immigration system to reopen this summer after months-long pause International students whose work permits (PGWP) expire between January and December 2022 will get an 18-month extension There is some criticism about the limits of the PGWP extension as it will exclude many students whose permits expired before 2022 The Canadian government has announced that it will provide some international students with a post-graduation work permit (PGWP) extension of 18 months, and it is also reopening an application route for permanent residence applications after having cleared most of an applications backlog…

Step 1 (Mandatory)Ensure your passport and student visa for Australia are validCheck that your passport is valid for at least six months prior to your arrival in Australia.All international students must ensure that their student visa for Australia is valid.Please visit the Australian Department of Home Affairs website for information. Apply for your visa at least six weeks before your course starts.Complete as soon as possible.Step 2 (Mandatory)Ensure your vaccination certificate meets Australia’s requirementsRead more about the Australian government’s advice for:You must present your COVID-19 vaccination certificate to the airline or vessel staff when checking-in for your travel and you…

When Saroj Kapadne completed her undergraduate degree in food technology, the young graduate was almost immediately expected to get married. Despite finding a good job in research and development, Kapadne’s relatives quickly started putting pressure on her father to find his daughter a suitable husband. “I knew I was not ready for that. I was scared so I told my father I want to do a master’s degree. It was really just to avoid the marriage situation, I did not want to get married.” Born and brought up in the countryside near Jalgaon, a city in the central Indian state…

International students who have a post-graduate work permit expiring between January and December 2022 will qualify for an additional open work permit of up to 18 months in new measures outlined by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada on April 22.  🧑‍ We will extend post-graduation work permits for recent international graduates, and those whose permits have or will expire this year will be eligible for an additional open work permit of 18 months. — Sean Fraser (@SeanFraserMP) April 22, 2022 “Immigration will be crucial to easing our labour shortage” The policy has been set out in order to address labour shortages,…

The Government of India carries out a slew of efforts to boost the foreign study ecosystem and help students realize their dreams, with scholarships being just the tip of the iceberg. It is doing everything from publishing handbooks that provide detailed information to aspirants to creating online platforms that offer grievance redressal for Indian students studying abroad. Studying abroad is a dream for many Indian students. This dream is undoubtedly anchored in students’ hard work and determination, but the support of family and the resident nation government is the scaffolding that helps cement it. The Government of India has rolled…

The UK has a long legacy of academic excellence. This year’s QS World University Rankings has top UK universities in its top 10 and 55 Universities in the top 500. It’s really not surprising that Indian students have increasingly chosen the UK as a top study destination. According to data published by the UK Home Office, Indian student visas issued, grew by over 90 per cent in 2021 compared to the previous year, and a whopping 164 per cent over 2019, taking the total to 98,747.  We asked students why they did not choose the UK as their preferred study…

Almost all Indian students aspiring to study abroad scour for affordable education loans as a means to fund their long-cherished dream of acquiring that coveted foreign degree.  That said, getting an education loan – which, by default, happens to be the first step in this long process, is not an easy task to accomplish. To begin with, banks and other lending institutions, as the first elimination criteria, always check the institution where you are securing admission. Second, they consider the amount of loan you are seeking. Banks always look at the employability of the students after the course is completed…

Tribune News Service Ludhiana, April 25 Gurpreet Gogi, MLA from Ludhiana West, has asked the officials of the IDP company to resolve the issue of hundreds of students whose fees has not been refunded by Canadian colleges after their study visa refusal. Gogi along with a number of such students and IDP officials from Punjab conducted a meeting at Circuit House here on Monday. During the meeting, students said they had deposited study fees in three different Canadian colleges, which were suggested by the IDP. These colleges were later shut down. But, their fees had not been refunded by these…

Tribune News Service Kurukshetra, April 24 With 18 cases under the Immigration Act coming to light since January in Kurukshetra, the police have planned to tighten the noose around unregistered travel agents and IELTS coaching centres in the district. During the corresponding period last year, 12 cases were registered. A total of 31 cases were registered in 2021. However, five cases were cancelled later. During the investigation of the registered cases, 25 agents were arrested. Cases rise under Immigration Act While there were 12 cases from January 1 to April 18 last year, 18 cases have been registered during the…