The occupation of Medical Radiation Technologist is one of the recently added occupations to the list of 29 occupations thrown open for immigration to Canada under the federal skilled worker program, which has been recently brought out by the Citizenship and Immigration Canada on 26th June’2010. The main reason behind this is the increased demand in the services of radiology. With the Canadian government prioritizing its health care services, more intakes for educational programs in courses related to this field have been brought about. So, in the coming years, the number of radiation technologists is anticipated to rise.
Qualifying Criteria
The applicant must have at least a Bachelors degree in health sciences in radiography, nuclear medicine or radiation therapy. Otherwise, the candidate must have attended 2-3 years of college based on his specific field in radiology.
An applicant for Immigration under this category must have experience of at least one year as a radiologist or related field.
A person must have experience of around 2-4 years; actual number of years of experience to apply under this occupation is dependent on many factors such as whether the applicant is married and his English language skills.
Duties & Responsibilities
The jobs and responsibilities differ as per the niche areas such as radiological technologist, nuclear medicine technologist or a radiation therapist. For instance, radiological technologist operates the X-ray, computerized tomography scanners, magnetic resonance imaging scanners, radiographic and fluoroscopic equipment which produce the anatomic images of the human body which help in the diagnosis of any disease or injury. Similarly, a nuclear medical technologist prepares radiopharmaceuticals like radionuclides along with other materials. These radionuclides are then used on the patients or the biological samples.
Based on the specialization of the applicant, his job duties would vary. If you are a radiologist looking for better prospects, immigrating to Canada is the right choice. Please write to us at ajay@abhinav.com to know more!
As Australia’s new Prime Minister has cleared that she is not in favor of Rudd government’s ‘Big Australia’ idea, now talks are going on to implement changes to the country’s immigration policy. Julia Gillard is currently concentrating on how the immigration policies could be mended in order to attract overseas skilled workers to the country.
Even though the Prime Minister wishes to use migration as a tool to develop the Australian economy, she is clear-headed about the fact that the nation should boast a sustainable population, not big population. The government is likely to implement changes to the immigration policies that would aid the nation’s infrastructure and sustainability. The government has to say that rather than emphasizing on bigger population, the policies should target skilled workers from across the world to aid the economy.
The changes suggested by Julia Gillard are likely to make Australia a more sustainable nation. They would help the nation attract the skills that it needs, thereby building a more strong economy. The changes would probably lower the number of people immigrating to Australia. However, the Prime Minister said they are not going to block immigration to the nation, but they are focusing more on skilled migration. With this, the nation would also have a population that it can manage.
The news of implementing skill-oriented migration policy is surely a treat for skilled workers who have been planning to migrate to the land of Kangaroos. If you are one of these people, contact an Immigration and Visa Consultant with adequate time on your hands!
Intending to move to Canada? One of the most essential facets which one must know is the aspect of financial funds that one requires to show in the process of immigrating to Canada. Hence, it is mandatory for the principal applicant to keep a record of certain things and documents to show during the visa application process.
“Proof of Settlement Funds” forms one of the main documents that are essential to submit while making visa application to Canada. It helps you to prove that you are decked with ample financial funds for the purpose of Immigrating to Canada and settle down there.
Ask your Immigration consultant as to how many funds are required by you to apply for your desired visa. The funds may vary depending upon your case study and the number of people you are taking with you. Here is a list of documents that you must always keep handy with you:
Statement for Bank: Bank Clarification Letter
Bank slips and proof of your transactions from bank
Time Deposit Statement
Saving balance
In addition, it is essential that you deck the right documents with your application form. Attaching the wrong documents might not work in your favor. An Immigration expert would guide you aptly s to which paper work to attack and which to don’t, in order to go for a hassle free process. Failing to fulfill the criteria, there are chances that your application would be barred from going a step further.
Immigrating to an all-new country and settling down there and start a new life all over again is a stressful process. Many people find it exciting, while there are some who are hit by hard time facing all the hassle over at the new place. Of course, when you cannot find the comfort of your home country in the new country at the beginning, life seems to become hell. At the same time, many people take up the new challenge with smile. Along with taking up the challenge, you will need some important information in order to make your life smooth in the new place.
If you are looking forward to immigrate to the United States, the first thing you may need to look for a job. With a secured job and with other essentials, you can lead a satisfactory life in the US. Well, after the global recession hit the world economy, you may find it difficult to secure a job for you, especially in a new country. For you information, the US has a number of career centers, which can be of great help for you. Any legal immigrant can take the help of these centers in finding a job or acquire training on professional occupations.
For immigrants in the US, it is very important that they have the proficiency of English language. The career centers also cater to those who want to hone their skills on the language. Besides, there are high schools and community colleges in every US state that provide English learning classes. With a good communication skills, especially on the US official language can help you grab the best opportunities!
Now that you have immigrated to your preferred destination, its time to settle down! This would only happen once you have found a job for yourself and are financially secure. The chances are less at your end since you are new in the country and you sure would take time to get accustomed to the local customs and traditions. To help you with the same, here are a few tips which can help you make a start:
A professionally crafted country specific resume is an employer’s door towards peeping inside an applicant’s qualifications and experience. The Human Resources in each nation prefers to have information on the candidates in a certain specific format and also may have differing expectations on content. Your current resume may and in most cases will not meet requirements of such a format. So, you would have to prepare a resume as per the requirements of the local job market. You can also avail professional resume writing services which would help you prepare a niche resume without much effort.
Make a three-minute high quality short video on your qualifications, experience and overall job expectations. Talk about your qualifications and skills sets. Finally, make a mention about what kind of job profile you are looking for. It has to be remembered that the main purpose of this video is also giving an idea to the prospective employers about your English language skills.
Identify the executive search agencies and head-hunters that specialise in recruiting in your specialised skills sets and profession. Job hunters often focus on applying for jobs that are advertised on the employer’s website. While that may be done, the fact is that employers prefer to talk to candidates who are available for face to face interview and having local employment ID’s. Those who have not yet landed as permanent residents do not even get a positive response. On the other hand, job hunters and executive search agencies have a financial interest in placing candidates and will go out of their way in scheduling interviews.
Scan copies of the relevant pages of the passport on which your immigration visa is stamped are a must.
Scan a copy of your IELTS report that confirms your English language skills.
Scanned copies of your Employment Reference Letters that clearly describes the duties and responsibilities in your earlier assignments.
Put scanned copies of visa pages, your IELTS report, your newly drafted resume, the video, and employment reference letters and e-mail them to the shortlisted head-hunters and search agencies. Before sending these heavy files, always inform in prior to the concerned people that you will be sending them an email with attachments.
In your mail to them, do not forget to mention your likely date of arrival in the destined country and dates around which you will be available for an interview with the prospective employer.
There are plenty of such facets which form a pre-requisite for getting a job with matching skills in another country. One should never go for an important aspect like “immigrating to a new country” single-handedly. An expert by one’s side would only add on to the advantage.
Being one of the premier immigration firms in India, you can avail our Resume Writing Services as well. Also, watch the video by immigration veteran – Mr. Ajay Sharma giving his tips on the same:
The strategy of cleansing the Immigration system has taken Australia to implement some stringent rules on Student Immigration system. The nation has re-registered agents who offer e-visa assistance to Indian students intending to study overseas. Also, the nation has only identified 22 firms out of the 121 firms from all over the nation.
The measure would rigidify the overall procedure of immigrating to Australia as a lot of questions have been raised regarding the authenticity of student-visa agents in India who make fake documents and send their clients on forgery basis.
Earlier, the government of Australia had asked the e-visa agents in India to re-register them and ensure their verification with them. The same request went to the immigration agents providing their services in the Aussie country along with those student-visa agents working outside Australia. In addition, they were acquainted of the role assigned and expected from them. 121 agents showed their interest towards providing e-visa services, but only 22 out of them were granted the authentication for their legal status.
Reports also point out that the number of Indian students has already declined by a huge margin, courtesy the recent incidents happening on the Aussie land. Also, the closure of some private institutions in Australia left some students in the state of limbo. Now, these rigid changes would reduce the number further.
Also, under the new rules, the agency should be attired with ample staff training in Aussie international education industry, along with following the proper code of conduct and keeping the records in sequence with them. The agent should be geared with a good character!
From the recent figures from the US Citizenship and Immigration Services, it can be concluded that the popularity of the once much desired H1-B visa is gradually diminishing over the recent times. The nation’s economy that is yet to recover from the recession may be the reason behind the situation that professionals are not that willing to immigrate under the H1-B visa category of late.
With the unemployment rate still at its high, the demand for the H1-B visa has been declining prominently since last year. Every year, the United States sets a limited cap of the H1-B visas for different countries. As for India, the cap was lowered to a considerable number in the year 2004. As of now, the number of available H1-B visas for India under the regular category is 65,000 and 20,000 for individuals with Master’s Degrees from American educational institutes.
In most fiscal years, what happened is that the number of petitions for the H1-B visas exceeded the number of visas that was actually issued (cap) within the few days of a new financial year. But, of late it seems that the visa category is losing its appeal among Indians. For instance, the number of applications for fiscal year 2009-10 exceeded the cap only towards the end of December 2009. Similarly for fiscal year 2011, as of third week of April the US Citizenship and Immigration Services received only around 16,000 H1-B visa applications for the regular category and about 6,700 petitions under the post-graduate category.
The current trend clearly indicates that Indians are not as enthusiastic about immigrating to the US under the H1-B visa category and work there. According to experts, without a boost in the US economy it would be difficult to reach the granted cap for this fiscal year!
Recently, the UK Border Agency has arrested five Bangladeshi citizens for illegally immigrating to the United Kingdom and then working there. The illegitimate immigrants were arrested last week from the places where they worked in two different towns in England.
UKBA officials were checking the immigration status of the staff in a Minehead restaurant named Taj Mahal, where three of the accused were arrested. All the three persons were worked as chefs in the restaurant. They were found guilty of violating the immigration rules- by staying in the UK illegally as their visas had already expired.
On another instance at Rajpoot restaurant in the town of Bath, other two Bangladeshi men were arrested on the ground of illegal immigration to the United Kingdom. They were also working as chefs in the restaurant. The UK immigration department is working on the removal of these rule breakers from the nation.
In the meantime, both the restaurants were handed with civil penalty notices for employing illegal workers. As for the Minehead restaurant, the UK Border Agency had cleared that if the employer cannot provide proper evidence of carrying out checks while appointing the Bangladeshi chefs into jobs, which could be a passport or a Home Office document, it could require to pay fine up to £10,000.
With these two cases, the UK Border Agency’s Regional Director for Wales and the south West cleared that everybody who wants to live and work in the United Kingdom should follow the fair path and those who do not follow will be removed from the nation. And the employers who take illegal overseas nationals into work would also be made to pay heavy fine.
Commerce Minister Anand Sharma recently talked about the “Doha Round of Global Trade Talks,” stating that the talks are going on, but in a slower manner. He stated that the kind of progress which was expected by now, has not taken place till date. It is a known fact that the talks began in the year 2001, but became dilemma since the initial conception. The focus was to ensure that developing countries to have a definite share in the development and advancement of the world trade corresponding to their own financial needs. In addition, there were other issues too.
The Minister was in New York, for a meeting with Indian business officials, where he signed a document marking the boost between the trade relations of both the nations.
Additionally, a meeting would be held between the members of World Trade Organization next week. It would take the talks to the next level. Sharma affirmed that success of these talks would further boost global trade!
He also commented that it is totally a fictitious thing to say that Indians are snatching the jobs from Americans after immigrating to their country. He said that this perception is entirely false!
Contrary to this belief, it is a fact that Indian BPO firms have generated more than $106 billion in the U.S., hence enhancing their economy in a major way. It means that Indian firms are playing a huge role in boosting employment in America. Therefore, where is the question of snatching their jobs? Rather, the past three years have seen a generation of more than 3 lacs jobs, almost 75% of which has been filled by the U.S. people itself.
If you have already decided to settle down in Montreal as part of your immigration to Canada, you have all the reasons to be confident and happy. Choosing Montreal as your new home is a smart move, since the city is content with all the amenities and facilities you expect your new home to have.
This Canadian city is placed at the 22nd position in a list of 215 cities to live in by a survey carried out by the Mercer Human Resource Consulting. For a number of reasons people choose Montreal over other Canadian cities when it comes to work and live. Immigrants are more attracted towards this city for a range of things- starting from the economic scenario to cultural diversity, from entertainment opportunities to affordability of living.
When immigrating to a new place is concerned, employment factor play one of the most important roles as determinant. Montreal has one of the most flourishing economies in Canada, with ever sprouting sectors, such as technology, health care, machinery industry, building management services, and food and beverages manufacturing services. As far as Canadian economy is concerned, this city has always played an important role and remained a major economic center that creates thousands of jobs every year.
Major industries in Montreal include pharmaceuticals, aerospace, software engineering, textile, telecommunications and electronic goods. Overseas workers mostly get themselves engaged in service sectors like finance; civil, mechanical and process engineering; higher education; and research and development.
Since education facilities make one of the important factors in choosing an immigration destination, Montreal definitely makes the perfect place for you and your family. The city has a wide range of reputable institutions that offer quality education. Thus, if you have zeroed on in Montreal as your Canadian destination, have peace of mind and plan towards your trip!
