Those who have the perception that the US, UK and Australia make the best study destinations, let me remind you that there is New Zealand in the race too. The country provides great education opportunities for students, including overseas students. It caters to almost all requirements of students, when it comes to pursuing subjects and courses. This is what that makes New Zealand one of the most appreciated and recognized study destinations in the world. Now, let’s have a look at some of the top educational institutions there:

• University of Auckland: This one is often touted as the best educational institution in the Kiwi land. The university offers a number of faculties- Education, Arts, School of Business, Engineering, Law, Medical and Health Sciences, Theology, National Institute of Creative Arts and Industries are a few to name. Aspiring students are needed to clear the entrance test, as well as English proficiency test in order to be able to get into the university. Besides, the students are given admission on the basis of marks.
• University of Waikato: A few faculties of this university include, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences; School of Education; School of Maori and Pacific Development; and Waikato Management School. Students are being qualified to study in this university on the basis of marks and language skill in English.
• University of Otago: This educational institution offers a wide variety of courses, ranging from Business to Health Sciences; from Humanities to Sciences. Apart from having a good academic background, aspiring students should have good proficiency in English language.
• Massey University: Under this university, there are colleges on Creative Arts; Humanities and Social Sciences; Business; and Sciences. Some of the well-known departments include Journalism, Aviation, Food and Nutrition, Marketing, Psychology, Design, Defense, Fine Arts, Language Studies and much more. Like many other universities, the admissions are based on English language proficiency and entrance test.
• The Victoria University of Wellington: This famous university offers an array of courses. Overseas students are required to qualify the entrance test, along with English language test- IELTS or TOEFL, whichever is applicable in order to get into any course.
• University of Canterbury: This University offers almost every course in all educational aspects. Admissions are based on marks in entrance test, English language proficiency, as well as academic performance in high school.
• Lincoln University: Aspiring students must have good command over English skill to be qualified to study in this university. Courses offered by this leading university include Bio-Chemistry; Business Management; Information Technology; Accounting; Communication; Animal Sciences; Engineering; Tourism; Ecology; Law; Environment Studies; Micro-Biology and many more.
• Manukau Institute of Technology: Here courses are offered in departments, such as Nursing and Health Sciences; Business; Consumer Services; Education and Social Sciences; Logistics; Engineering; Visual Arts and more.
• AUT University: This university with courses in Engineering; Education; Creative Technologies; Communication; Sports and Recreation; Law; Computing and Mathematical Sciences and more caters students from across the globe. Aspirants should have proficiency in English language, apart from meeting academic standards in order to get admission into this university.

These are some of the leading educational institutions in New Zealand. Most of them offer most advanced courses in almost every subject. However, these institutions are known to set higher standards when it comes to English language skill. Thus, apart from having a good academic background, you may need to work on your ability in the said language!

A two stage process is carried out for a judicial review which is done as per the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.

The first is the Leave or the Permission Stage. Under this stage, a review on paper is conducted for the application for leave as well as for the judicial review. The applicant must then convince the court that there is a genuine reason for which his application should be considered again. He must persuade that there is an error in law or some fact which is in violation with natural justice. On the other hand, the judge should believe that there has either been a breach of law or that the issue is worth debating. Also, a solution could be found out by conducting a hearing on the application in question.

After the application has been filed for leave and judicial review, the applicant is given 30 days to submit a record of the application. This record should include the affidavits of the applicant and memorandum of the argument written by the applicant.

On the other hand, the Minister for Citizenship and Immigration who is the respondent here must submit all the material in response to the case filed by the applicant. After receiving the Application Record, the Minister has only 30 days to file the responding material. This is followed by the applicant filing a memorandum in response to the material filed by the respondent. The applicant’s reply should be within 10 days of the receiving the communication from the Minister. Here, it has to be remembered that it is the final stage of communication between the two parties.

The application is rejected if a leave for the judicial review is denied and the case is closed. This is due to the fact no right for an appeal is chalked from this decision. Incase, permission for leave is granted, the case moves to the next stage where a judicial review of the application is conducted.

An application for a judicial review is not the same as an appeal. In an appeal, a judge has the authority to conclude based on the case details as per the law. Thus, an appeal deals to ensure that the decision made is correct.

On the other hand, a judicial review pertains to the processes followed while reaching a conclusion. Thus, it is only conducted if there has been a breach in the law (intended or unintended), some facts came to light which were not presented earlier or were missed out, a violation of the commandments of natural justice, decision beyond the authority of the decision maker and so on.

Similarly, when an application for judicial review is permitted, the decision is not taken by the judge. Instead, the case is sent to a different visa officer for his deduction. This means that a fresh review is done all over again.

Thus, the applicant must understand the process before filing for leave and judicial review because post this review, his case is closed forever.

Treatment, evaluation and diagnosis of human communication disorders that comprise in language, voice, speech and hearing disorders are all taken care of by speech-language pathologists and audiologists. Extended care facilities, community centres, public health centres, rehabilitation centres, educational institutions and day clinics are the employers of these specialists. They also privately practice after immigration to Canada.

Example titles that are easily expected to get an approval under the NOCL occupation “Audiologists and speech-language pathologists” are: speech-language pathologist, research audiologist, certified audiologist, speech therapist, educational audiologist, clinical audiologist, speech-language pathologist, speech-language clinician and many others.

Given below are the primary duties that an audiologist willing to migrate to Canada must fulfill, in order to earn extra points granted to occupations listed under the NOCL:

Administering audiometric examinations and tests for the evaluation and diagnosis of the degree and the type of hearing impairment of the patient
Planning and implementation of rehabilitation/habilitation programs for the well being of patients. This would include selection, adjustment and fitting of hearing aids, providing counseling and teaching speech reading
Establishing personal care plans, working as an interdisciplinary team’s member
Conducting hearing-related research
Instructing students as well as other personnel of the health care industry

Duties that a speech-language pathologists are expected to fulfill are:

Administering examinations and tests and observing patients for evaluating and diagnosing voice, speech, swallowing, cognitive-linguistic, language and resonance disorders
Planning and implementing remedial programs so as to correct voice, language and speech disorders
Establishing personal care plans, working as an interdisciplinary team’s member
Conducting research on speech and various disorders of communication as well as design and development of diagnostic devices and procedures
May have to instruct healthcare personnel and students

Employment requirements for this occupation are:

A Master’s level qualification is required in audiology, for Canada immigration of an audiologist
A Master’s level qualification is required in speech-language pathology, if a speech-language pathologist wishes to immigrate to Canada
Speech-language pathologists and audiologists in Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Quebec, New Brunswick and Ontario
Membership in the Canadian Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists and national association may also be required
Under a few jurisdictions, audiologists may have to get a license for allowing patients to dispense their hearing aids

With these points in mind, if you think yourself to be an eligible applicant under the occupation “Audiologists and speech-language pathologists” of NOCL, do not delay the submission of your Canada visa application for you never know if you will get this opportunity again or not? An experienced immigration specialist is your best guiding star in the process and stays by your side as a constant support until your final settlement in Canada. So, hurry and get going. Canada is waiting for you!

The Points Based System is a scale on which all the applications are rated to check whether they qualify for a particular program. Under this system, the points are awarded to the attributes found in the applicant. An applicant needs to score a minimum of 75 points in order to qualify.

The following aspects are considered:

• Age – Here, scoring is done in accordance with the profile submitted by the applicant. An applicant scores the maximum of 20 points, if he is below the age of 27 years. However, if the applicant is 32 years or older; he does not score any points under this category.
• Educational Qualifications – An applicant would only be able to score points if his qualifications are found to be equivalent to that offered by any British institution. These would be assessed by the National Academic Recognition Information Centre (UK NARIC). It is a private organization which specializes in comparison of educational qualifications with reference to the UK academic levels. However, qualifications assessment for prospective applicants may not be required.

Points could also be scored for vocational and professional qualifications, if found to be of British equivalence. NARIC assessment for such cases may be required.
An applicant can score as high as 50 points; provided he has a PhD. and he had enrolled for the course before 30th June 2008 and has graduated within 12 months of submitting his application. On the other hand, an applicant can score as less as 35 points under this heading.

• Previous Earnings – An applicant can score points for his previous earnings. This would be for a period of 12 months out of the 15 months in prior to his application. This aspect is applicable to salaried as well as self – employed candidates. These earnings would be assessed with the taxable income.

The applicant can also avail points for his earnings in UK provided he was legally permitted to involve in these activities resulting in such earnings. Also, to differentiate in the level of incomes, all nations have been divided into 5 separate bands.
An applicant can earn as high 45 points here based on his earnings. However, there are other aspects under this criterion which could be best explained by an Immigration and Visa expert.

• UK Experience – An applicant can score a maximum of 5 points under this category.

However, these points could be earned in one of the following circumstances:

1. If the applicant has scored points in the Previous Earnings category. In addition, these earnings were for UK employment.
2. If the applicant has finished his education in the UK or from a UK based institution in an overseas campus. Also, he should have spent at least an academic year or 3 continuous terms in the last 5 years in that campus.

• English Language Skills – It is important for an applicant to meet the relevant needs since English is the language of communication in UK. If a candidate is not found to be meeting the standards, his application would be rejected, in spite of clearing the minimum pass mark.

This category would let an addition of 10 points on the scale.

• Maintenance (Funds) Requirement – This attribute is considered to be one of thorough importance. An applicant is expected to support self and dependents during his stay in UK. He must provide evidence for having £2,800 for self and £1,600 per dependent. In addition, he must also prove that he has had such amounts for a minimum of previous 3 years.

An applicant would score points for those attributes which he has wished to claim. However, he should have provided the necessary documentary evidence. To know more, it is best to contact an Immigration and Visa consultancy firm which provides for a free prior assessment.

Engineering is considered as one of the most renowned occupations all over the world. A specialization as an Electronic Engineer is listed in one of the most demanded occupations for migrants in Australia. Other specializations may include Mechatronics Engineer, Radio Engineer, including others. Therefore, those who are linked with this profession are in great demand by the Australian employers.

Tasks Include

• The applicant is required to design, develop, adapt, and maintain electronic components. In addition, the responsibilities include maintenance of circuits, communication and control systems and other applications related with the job of electronic engineering.
• Designing embedded software, developing apparatus and conduct processes to test a wide range of electronic components and circuits.
• Provide guidance in the installation, monitoring the performance and ensure that everything is done in accordance with the set standards.
• Designing communication bearers linked with optical fibers and other mediums and then analyzing the communication traffic and transmission.
• Developing and designing various signal processing algorithms by making use of apt hardware and software.

Basic facets

• The basic requirements include a Bachelor Degree (BSc/BE Engineering) or Higher qualification, which ever is applicable.
• A relevant experience (in accordance with the degree and specialization opted for) is required. In a majority cases, experience required is a minimum of one year or above.
• It is essential to have your registration done or obtain a license.
• Also, it is mandatory to get a positive skill assessment from “Engineers Australia,” for which the applicant is required to hold an apt degree and meet certain English requirements.

Occupation List

• “Electronics Engineer” as an occupation is on the Skilled Occupation List.
• It is also listed in the Migration Occupations in Demand List.
• Get a sponsorship for your ‘PR Visa Employer Nomination’ from an Australian Employer.
• You can a Temporary business sponsorship from an Australian or overseas employer which will last for four years.

The options are wide! The only thing that you need to do is hire the services of an Immigration and Visa expert and get all the guidance related with your application process.