UK has tightened the Immigration rules for Indian applicants planning to migrate to the country under the IT professional category under inter-company transfers.

According to the new rules, applicants are required to have an experience of 1 year in place of six months with their employers before finally moving to the UK. Also, workers coming under this category would no longer be able to apply for Permanent Residence, even if they fulfill the necessary requirements.

A regular control over the rules and regulations is a necessity in today’s Immigration world in order to ensure that every thing is carried out in a legal manner. It is a world known fact that Illegal immigration not only hampers the image of the country but also the people living in it.

The rules were also tightened somewhere back in November 2009. Have a look at it: http://blog.abhinav.com/uk-immigration-rules-tightens/. If you are one of those applying under the same category, ensure that the filing of your application forms is done in accordance with the new guidelines. You can take guidance from an Immigration expert and know more about the rules and regulations in order to go for a hassle free Immigration experience. A veteran is decked with the recent happenings of the Immigration arena; therefore he would be of your uttermost guidance when it comes to filing and filing of an application form.

Canada has been rated for having the Safest Banking System in the world for the second consecutive year in a row by the World Economic Forum. With this, Canada has scored the highest for the ease of starting a new business. This is due to Canada’s immigration program for businessmen – The Immigrant Investor Program (IIP). There are two types of investor programs under this program – one is the Federal Investor program and another one is known as Quebec Investor program. Both the programs more or less offer the same; the Quebec Investor program has a slightly different eligibility criteria. However, the Quebec IIP might turn out to be the faster way to immigration (based on the applicant’s native country).

The Federal Investor program is catered for those who intend to reside anywhere in Canada apart from the Province of Quebec. For those, who intend to live and work in Quebec, they must apply under the Quebec Investor program.

For both the categories, an applicant has to acquire a net worth of CAD $800,000. In addition, the applicant must invest CAD $400,000 guaranteed by the government. This money would be returned to the candidate after a period of 5 years.

However, the candidate has to prove that he has had a minimum of two years of experience in a qualifying business in the last five years.

In the above case, under the Federal IIP, only the management experience in a commercial enterprise would be considered. On the other hand, in the Quebec IIP, management experience in any form would do. Due to this, Quebec has a better appeal when it comes to this program. Thus, the applicability is much broader when compared to the other program.

Also, the processing time for both the programs varies to a large extent. In this case, the immigrants selected for the Province of Quebec are processed faster at the federal level. However, it is subject to the processing in the particular visa office.

Thus, if you know French and are a businessman, this is a great opportunity for you to immigrate. Consult an Immigration and Visa Specialist who deals with Canadian Business Immigration since he would be the best person on suggesting you the right steps for a hassle free immigration.