The new immigration stats of Australia revealed that most of the immigrants under the Temporary Overseas Work Visa category are highly skilled professional workers. For 2009-2010, Australia granted ninety percent of the 457 Subclass Temporary Overseas work visas to mostly skilled professionals like managers.
According to immigration reports, the average salary package of all the new temporary skilled workers under the said category is about $100,000. This is an increase of about $10,000 from the previous year. Among the overseas workers, professionals engaged in mining industry are happened to be the highest paid workers, whose average salary is $169,000. Reportedly, financial and insurance workers occupied the second slot with average salary package of $127,000.
If we scan through the immigration figures of 2009-2010, it would come clear that professionals under the temporary work visa category immigrated to the country to fill specialized work positions. If we go by the salary packages, it comes clear that here overseas workers are not used as a source of cheap labor.
Once again the recent figures have proved that Australia is one of the best places in the world when it comes to working conditions and wages. One can expect to lead a decent lifestyle in Australia, if he/she qualifies to work and live there. As a matter of fact, Australia is one of those highly immigrated countries in the world that offers some of the most competitive wages.
If you are contemplating to migrate and work in Australia, help yourself throughout the process of immigration by contacting an Immigration and Visa consultant!
The E-2 Investor Visa is a visa category that allows people to enter the United States in order to set up or manage business enterprises on an investment. However, this is a special visa issued to immigrants of treaty countries only. After obtaining this visa, an individual must adhere to the condition that he/she must contribute to the U.S. economy. In order to obtain an E-2 visa, an investor must meet a number of criteria.
Let’s have a look at some of the criteria that investors need to meet:
An applicant should be from a country that has a treaty of navigation with the U.S.
An applicant must show that ample funds are available for the investment in the U.S.
The investment must be in active business, not a passive investment, like buying a property.
The applicant must be in a role in the enterprise that is supervisory or managerial in nature.
The applicant must own a minimum of 50 percent of the business.
The applicant’s investment must earn profit in order to afford his/her family as well.
An individual does not require to hold a specific amount of dollars in order to obtain an E-2 visa. To meet the requirement of the substantial amount, an applicant must meet either of the following criteria:
The investment should be a considerable proportion of the total value of the business; or
The investment should be sufficient to set up a profitable business.
However, in most cases, the minimum amount of investment should be US$100,000. Generally, this non-immigrant visa is issued for four or five years! To know more about the US E-2 Visa, contact an Immigration and Visa consultant!
Alan Johnson was recently addressed by Immigration officer Lisa Lea, who is a part of his own border staff, an incident that left the former red-faced! Lisa called his immigration policies a “waste of time” and quizzed him for the new system crafted for dealing with prospective non-EU students. She also questioned him on the lax and easygoing UK’s border controls.
Mr. Johnson was obviously left embarrassed after Lisa told him that it is required to reintroduce interviews for non-EU student applicants in order to slow down the rate of bogus applicants.
Lisa called the whole procedure “waste of time” and explained how much time is drained in the filling of tedious paperwork by the Border Agency Staff. She also questioned as to why the staff does not interview prospective students as a part of current Immigration policies?
The simplest way, according to her, to know whether a particular applicant is economic migrant or not, is to simply have an interview with him - a procedure that doesn’t happen any more! She also said that paper-based applications are not ample to judge the applicants, and has further lead to a huge hike in the arrivals in the recent times.
Mr. Johnson defended his Immigration policies by saying that the old one WAS NOT FOOLPROOF!
Lib Dem Home Affairs Spokesman Chris Huhne said that Lisa’s comment prove that the whole system is not working in a proper manner, and is a proof of Government’s mismanagement!
Hindus in UK are now free to carry out cremation practice in traditional Hindu ways – if they wish to – following a judgment that went in favor of Baba Davender Ghai, a Hindu-origin spiritual leader.
The latest decision overturned the earlier decision made by the High Court stating that Hindu Cremation practices are “dirty and smelly.” The recent decision taken by Lord Neuberger, the most senior judge in the UK, pointed out that Ghai’s demand of having a Hindu-style funeral can be accommodated within the cremation legislation.
His statement “I am over the moon” confirmed his happiness and spoke all about his inner state! He assured that the decision did not mean that from now onwards Hindus have the right to perform cremation ceremonies anytime, anywhere, nor do he wants that! He just wants that the current crematoria should acknowledge the Hindu sentiments and requirements. He also confirmed that Lord Davenport, has offered him a piece of land, which would enable Hindus to perform cremation practice.
Ghai came to UK in 1958. He said that he has spent his entire life by the Hindu scriptures and now he craves to die by them. He said that the decision has poured a new life in an old man’s dreams! He assured that he just wants to clarify the laws rather than disobeying or disrespecting them!
Reports say that the old man has been involved in campaigning for cremation to be performed in Hindu style for so many years. The court has now accepted that his funeral pyre must be performed within an enclosed structure.
In a case of human trafficking, Judge Richard Bray has blamed UK’s Immigration controls after charging Vietnamese siblings for trafficking almost 100 illegal immigrants into UK. The Judge passed his judgment and sentenced Hanh Van Vu, 40, for 11 years of jail as his half sister (also his wife) was jailed for two years.
Reports say that Hanh married his sister, Duc Thi Vu, in order to stay in the UK as both have been sentenced deportation for gaining UK citizenship by wrong methods.
The Judge said that he has done his part of the duty and leave the rest for the Home Officers. He went on to term the UK Immigration controls as “pitiful” and disclosed his apprehensions at the lax immigration rules which allow anyone to enter the premises without any identification.
In fact, the judge was shocked that despite not having a proper documentation, illegal immigrants find it a cakewalk to enter the UK and are let onto the streets without facing any stringent checks or scrutiny.
Duc Thi Vu had lived in Britain under a fake name for 19 years. Hanh Van Vu married her and gained entry into the UK on an illegal basis. He also smuggled a titanic quantity of 100 undocumented immigrants and set them to work only to get “modern form of slavery” in return.
The adjudicators in the UK Parliament feel that the UK Border Agency is not able to handle the intensive number of applications that are coming in and processing them on time. According to a recent report, this lack of management is leading to extensive use of the funds generated from the public. It is also posing threats to the confidence that has been placed on the current immigration system.
According to the report which has been brought out by the ombudsman in the parliament, the Border Agency has to work extensively to ensure that it’s appropriate functioning. The report has been brought out after an independent investigation and has instances where there have been complaints with reference to the governmental agencies. Off these, there are four hundred and seventy eight accusations against the Border Agency itself. These were found out since last June and around thirty three complaints were investigated then by the ombudsman’s office. Ninety seven percent of these were found to have originated from the Border Agency itself.
As per Ann Abraham, one of the ombudsmen, only clearing the backlog is not just enough. More needs to be done in this regard for which a constant effort has to be made to achieve the desired results. Additionally, the standards have to be raised accordingly and avoid the present situation of backlogs in the future. The main reason behind this is the impact of such a situation would cost very badly for both the system as well as the applicants. More so, the faith in this system would be lost if it continues.
With this, the fairness in all the decisions made regarding immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers would also be questioned. This is because those applicants whose cases have been rejected after a long delay would be difficult to be deported. During their stay while awaiting a decision, their roots might have been grounded so deep that it would be difficult for them to be removed. In other words, the circumstances might change which would permit them to live in the United Kingdom.
On the other hand, when the UK Border Agency was approached with these complaints, it was well – acknowledged. With this, it also mentioned that a slow and steady progress is happening on the backlog cases. Around 235,000 cases have been resolved till now.
All in all, what remains to be seen is that the current situation is not aggravated further; instead progress is on the cards.
The last year witnessed a tremendous turn around for team Abhinav, making it world’s number one Immigration website amongst the various Immigration portals in the world. With increase in ranking, comes the responsibility to cope up with the growing market trends and demands. This is in addition to the massive expectations of our clients from all over the globe.
ABHINAV is one of the few immigration consulting companies in India that meets the requirements of the authorized representative. There is no point in hiring a consultant who is not providing you services of an authorized representative as it is requirement prescribed by Government of Canada. If such a service is not being provided by the consultant hired by you, then he is not making any value addition to your file. Government of Canada does not deal with an agent/consultant who does not meet the requirements of being an authorized representative nor can such an agent represent your application with Government of Canada in any aspect including filing of application, its follow-up on your behalf and appeal in case of any situation that may develop in relation to your application.
Also, new application procedures require costs related to international couriers at various stages. Add to it the ever growing costs of providing services within last few years in all aspects.
After a period of almost 5 years, ABHINAV is enhancing its consulting fee with effect from 1st of March’2010. However, keeping in our philosophy of being transparent we are pleased to maintain the current fee structure for all prospects who sign and pay as our clients by or before 28th of February’2010.
Clients can either go with the option of “One Time Payment” or choose for “Installments,” in accordance with their needs and preference levels. Click here to know about the amendments in the fee structure.
We hope to continue this endeavor and strive hard to maintain your trust and faith in us while offering world class immigration and visa consulting services in the future as well.
A Ghanaian couple Lilian Asante, 38, and Kwadwo Asante, 40, were sentenced a probation of two years by District Judge Gregory L. Frost. They admitted that they got divorced in Ohio, got engaged to US citizens in order to get a PR status in the US. The irony is that the women herself is an US immigration lawyer.
The couple married each other in the year 1999. After three years of their marriage, the couple came to the US in the year 2002. The women went on to get a degree in the law field at Ohio State University, while the husband completed his MBA degree from Case Western Reserve. They divorced in the year 2004, but had a child in the year 2008, despite marrying different US citizens.
As far as the final judgment is concerned, an Immigration judge is yet to make any final words, but the defense attorney of the couple states that they are intending to leave the country very soon.
The facet of being an Immigration lawyer could not save the women from getting arrested in a fraudulence case. This case clearly depicts that Illegal migration is always termed as an act of crime and gets the attention of Immigration officers some day or another. Therefore, going for a Legal Immigration makes sense every single time. Hire the services of an Immigration and Visa expert for a bother-free application process.
The largest state in the European Union – France has set its immigration and visa programs in line with the rest of the countries. The main purpose behind this streamlining is to cater all the foreigners, especially those who are not the nationals of the European Union. These programs would permit them to live and work in France. The various programs offered by the French government are as follows:
Skills and Talents Visa – Those individuals who have been trained outside the European Union are permitted to work in France under the Skills and Talent program. Under this program, an immigrant is permitted to live in France for 3 years. Post this period, he can also apply for an extension. With this visa, the immigrant is permitted to practice a profession of his choice. The professional activity could include anything from being artistic or non – profit or even an employment based project. The visa lets the immigrant’s family to live under the Private and Family Life permit.
Salaried and Temporary Worker Visa – This program caters to those working under particular professions where in the French employers could directly hire foreign nationals. In order to be approved under this permit, the French employer has to initially submit at the French Labor Office (also known as the DDTEFP) and at the French Immigration Office (ANAEM).
Employee on Assignment Visa – This permit is applicable for those who are employed with an organization based out of France but the company has an assignment in France. In order to be eligible, the employee should have been with the company for a minimum of 3 months. This permit is initially granted for 3 years which can later be extended. This visa is only valid if the applicant is chosen by his company’s French establishment; a different organization with the same group or if hired for a project (temporary employment) in France under the same group of the applicant’s employer.
Employee on Assignment Card - This visa is meant for senior managers or the executives at a higher level in a particular international organization. Under this program, the application process is usually much faster so as to cater to immediate hiring in France. However, the applicants must prove that their gross monthly salary is equal or above to 5,000 euros. With this, the applicant would be awarded a residence permit which is valid for 3 years. The immigrant’s family workers are also permitted to come and spouse is also allowed to work in France.
Seasonal Worker Visa – This is an employment contract meant for duration of more than 3 months. The Seasonal Worker permit can be considered as a form of Temporary Residence permit which is granted for 3 years and could be extended later. This visa permits seasonal work for 6 months maximum during a period of 12 continuous months. The applicant is permitted to obtain more contracts but he cannot exceed his residence beyond 6 months per year in France.
The Scientific Permit – Those who are academically qualified with a Master’s degree or an equivalent are allowed to come to France for the purpose of research and teaching. However, the applicant must prove his credentials as a researcher along with the timelines for the research work. He must also submit a convention d’accueil which is a form of a contract granted by an accredited French research institution or a teaching facility. However, this permit is granted by the Préfecture, post submission of the long stay visa and the hosting agreement which has been endorsed by the French Consulate in the applicant’s country of origin.
Above all, it is best recommended to contact an immigration and visa expert in this regard. This is because a specialist would always be updated with the latest and at times, would also be able to predict based on the candidate’s profile. His experience is more than enough to grant the applicant, the relevant visa.
Abhinav commenced its Immigration Consulting Business on August 18th 1994. Since the date, the firm saw various seasons and several ups and downs. The team of “One Man Army” gradually flourished its business all over India and is currently in the process of becoming the leading Immigration and Visa Consultancy firms of the nation.
Abhinav as an organization has several branch offices all over India, with its head office located in New Delhi. The firm is attired with proficient Visa specialists who specialize in all kinds of visas for countries like Australia, UK, Canada, New Zealand, Denmark, USA, to name a few. In addition, the firm is bedecked with separate segments namely Documentation Department, Marketing Section (both offline and online), Client Servicing, SEO Team and other professional personalities who leave no store unturned in serving the visa-related needs of the clients in the best way possible.
Talking about the website, the company revamped its Site on 14th August 2009. The task for the SEO team was to start everything from the beginning and thus the “Blogging Aspect” commenced on 3rd August 2009. The team of accomplished writers at Abhinav started doing what they could do the best – writing blogs on the Immigration world and acquainting the readers on these critical issues. Next, the responsibility was handed over to the SEO Team which promoted the website to greater heights in just few months. Thanks to all this, the Alexa ranking moved down to 25,239 from 80, 00,000, in nearly four months! The Blog (http://blog.abhinav.com/) is filled with nearly 470 posts and the site has witnessed more than 1, 50,000 niche visitors since April 2009! Above all, the Testimonials on the website speak out the praise and trust that the clients have in store for the company!
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All this was not possible without the sheer guidance of Mr. Ajay Sharma, the principal immigration consultant at ABHINAV, who always remains with his employees and applauds them as a one big family!
Year 2010 holds new promises and hopes for everyone out there!
