According to the recent Annual Report released by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship, Australia, following are some of the highlights that are described in the same:

• 171 318 people were granted migration visas, out of which 67% were granted under Skill Stream, the category of Family Stream occupied 32.9% and 0.1%  were placed under the special eligibility component.
• The number of Employed Sponsored Visas enhanced by a heavy margin of 60% in 2008-2009. The report showed the number reached 38 026.
• 101 280 Subclass 457 Visas were granted, the number that showed an increase of 8% as compared to the previous year. It is believed that the Subclass 457 Visa provides a gateway towards getting a PR in a country. The report proved this fact as 39 170 subclass 457 visa holders were given a PR status.
• ‘Pacific Seasonal Worker Pilot Scheme’: Tonga and Vanuatu were invited to be a part of this scheme. 50 workers from Tonga and 6 workers from Vanuatu arrived in Australia. Other two countries that are part of this scheme are Kiribati, Papua New Guinea
• 356 251 student visa applications were finalized which means an increase of 18.3% than the last year. Out of them, 72.7% were offshore and the remaining was onshore. In addition, 188 150 applications for Study Visa were registered through online medium that represents an increase of 34.3% as compared to the last year.

Australia has sincerely shown some of the positive outcomes as far as Immigration is concerned. The report clearly depicts that it is one of the prospective destinations for various facets like studying, traveling, business ventures, to name a few.  If you are one of those applicants who are planning to immigrate to Australia, it would be wise to hire the services of an Immigration expert today!

Recently five people were arrested for carrying fake passports at the Bengaluru International Airport. Prasad Kumar Sanjeev Rai (35), Stephen Raj (28), Jagbaar Saadiq (30), Mohammed Noorullah Hodha (42) and Bilal (30) were amongst the accused migrants. Interrogations are going on as it has been confirmed that the concerned men had moved to Saudi Arabia and were planning to return to their home country for individual reasons.

Accused were returning back to their home country but were facing difficulties in getting their original passports from their employers. A man from Kerala promised to arrange a duplicate passport but the efforts fell into the well when they were arrested at the Bengaluru International Airport and were taken into custody.

These unwanted situations can be avoided with an expert guidance from an Immigration expert by your side. One must never take chance in critical matters, Immigration being one of them.

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Whether you have just moved to Canada or planning to move here soon, the blog serves as a perfect guide for new immigrants moving to Canada. The content provides an inside scoop on the Canadian way to get employment and what all it takes to apply for a good job in Canada. Read further

Know that Canadian jobs are achieved based on merit. A professional and well-crafted resume is a must when it comes to get a good job in Canada. It should be compiled of your experience and qualification till now that can be easily evaluated by your interviewer. Never add any irrelevant qualification by applying for a job of an altogether different field. For instance, adding a qualification in Tourism while applying for a Teacher’s job is not advised at all. In addition, getting a professionally done resume would add on to the advantage. Recruiters might scan the resume automatically or manually. Therefore it becomes essential to craft your resume in the most presentable manner.

Cover letter forms another critical aspect of finding a good job in Canada. It makes the first impression and elaborates as to why your employer should consider your resume. Until and unless an employer requests for a handwritten copy, you must always keep it in the typed form. The paragraphs should be short, have personal touch and limited to one page content!

Last but definitely not the least… Go for the Company and job research. Find out the answers to some of the questions like:

What is the background of your prospective company and what field it deals with?
What is the position that you are applying for and what are the qualifications that are needed for the position?
Are there some particular skills that your employer is looking for in the applicants?
Visit the company’s website and know more about its services and clientele.

You can also consult an experienced Immigration expert and know more about the application process. All the Best!

Canada is a diverse country with each city having its unique characteristics. If you are planning to migrate to Canada, it would be a wise decision to choose a place that would suit your preferences with brilliance. For instance, ensure that the place has some of the best education institutions, medical facilities and other such critical aspects to serve you in the best way possible.

Other preferences that you may like to consider are choosing a large city or countryside, and if you have any relative or friend living in Canada, would you love to reside somewhere near their premises or away from them, and other such aspects.

In addition, you need to take some time and consider other options like the cost-of-living of that particular place, climate, educational facilities, languages and culture and your neighborhood. A majority of new comers prefer places like Toronto and Vancouver, which are amongst the largest cities of Canada. The places are not only decked with premium facilities but a high cost of living too.

If you have any intentions of living outside cities, or near countryside, ensure that the place is situated near a large town so that you get all the facilities while living in countryside. For more details and ensure that you submit the right documentation with the High Commission, it would be wise to consult an Immigration expert and go for a hassle-free application procedure.

First of all, prepare yourself for an altogether different lifestyle, cost of living, better future prospects and an altogether new world. Your life would be entirely different from your country of origin, so get ready to face the new differences.

To start of, you are required to prepare yourself both mentally and financially and look for better job prospects from now onwards. Consult an Immigration expert who would acquaint you with the various options to help you settle down in Canada.

As far as the financial facets are concerned, determine as to how much will it cost to live at the place where you are planning to settle down in Canada. Every city in Canada is attired with different cost-of-living and financial conditions. So make your choice wisely. In addition, know about the assets that you can bring to Canada and gain knowledge on the duty free items that can be imported to Canada.

You are required to submit the necessary documentation, including the proof of your funds and your experience proof, in case you are applying under the Skilled Migrant, Investor Category or any other relevant issues. An Immigration expert may assist you with some of the critical facets linked with your pre-landing issues in Canada.

An L-1 Visa is a legal document that is required to enter the US and is valid for a short span. It is meant for entering the US for the purpose of work and is available to employees of an international company with offices in the US as well as in the home country or those who are planning to open a new business venture in the US. It is essential for the employees to fulfill the mandatory requirements linked with an L-1 Visa.

L-1 Visa allows international workers to relocate to the company’s US office. There are other requirements such as having worked abroad with the company for a minimum span of one year before getting L-1 status. Spouses of L-I Visa holders have the freedom to work in the US. The best part is that an L-I Visa can act as your first step towards acquiring the Green Card Dual Intent Doctrine. An Immigration veteran would guide you further on other essential documents.

There are two types of L-I Visas. These are:

• L-1A Visa which is normally valid for executives and managers
• L-1B is meant for workers having specialized knowledge

The application procedure and the documentation required for both vary accordingly. Therefore, it would be wise to hire the services of an Immigration and Visa expert and stay away from any hindrance, if any!

Planning to move to the USA as soon as possible? Consider Eb5 Visa as your prospective option!

The Eb5 visa is decked with two options to choose from. The first one is that you can invest $1 million in the “Traditional Eb5 Visa” It is your wish to start an all together new business or invest in an old business, provided you prove the existence of the capital and later on went on to create ten full time opportunities for the local people.

In another case, you can invest $500,000 and make investment at a place where unemployment rate is higher in comparison to the national employment rate. The biggest advantage of Eb5 Visa Regional Center Plan is that the path is geared with more flexibility and allows the applicants to move to the US with their family members as early as possible. If investing an amount of a million dollars looks appalling, you can choose the option of investing $500,000 that looks safer and shielded.

It is mandatory to start the business in any area that is attired with high employment rates. There are almost 50 targeted areas dispersed all over the nation, with a majority of them having one Regional Center to help the applicants hire employees for their business.

Additionally you can choose to live anywhere you want to live in the US. To know more about Eb5 Visa, consult an Immigration expert now.

If you are interested in going to US on an EB5 Visa, here are some of the things that you should keep in mind before making any final decisions:

• First of all, make sure that you know your eligibility criteria. A lot of websites offer the services of free assessment but until and unless you don’t meet an expert Immigration veteran personally, you won’t be able to know the mandatory requirements linked with the application process.
• If making direct investment, Plan as to where you want to start your business well in advance. An investment of $1 million would allow you to choose any area but if you are planning to invest $500,000, it is essential that you choose an ETA.
• If making an investment in an approved regional project, plan as to which of the projects you wish to invest in and do careful research on past track record on the project vis-à-vis its ability to get removal of conditions for its investors. An investment of $1 million would allow you to choose any area in USA but if you are planning to invest $500,000, it is essential that you choose a regional approved project. An experience business immigration expert would be able to advise you on making right project selection!
• Funds should be legal! It can be in the form of your legal savings, loans, or gifted, but the funds should be legal. Ask your Immigration and Visa consultant as to how you can proceed further with this step.

These are some of the critical facets that should be considered before applying for an EB5 Visa. To know more about each in details, take immediate guidance from your Immigration mentor.

Recent reports have shown that there has been a decline in the number of F1 visas throughout India in the financial year of 2009. When compared to the previous year, there has been 25,860 visas issued that is around 25% abatement to the 34,510 visas that were issued the last year.

The main reason according to the experts has been the reduction in the financial aid being offered by many universities. However, the visa regulations have seemed to be less of a cause for this downfall.

The global melt down can be considered as one of the main reasons for such a decrease in the financial aid. This has led to the endowments being hit badly for the universities.

Before the recession, India has been the leading sending the maximum number of immigrant students to the US for further education. This is the seventh consecutive year in the run. However, there has been 13% overall increase but not enough compared to the 25% decline. Thus, India has sent around 94,563 students in all.

On the other hand, there are good chances that this trend is subject to change. But a slight boom in the US economy would rest the qualms.

Studying in the US is a big investment, especially for an ordinary middle class Indian student. Considering the employment opportunities in the current situation in India are far much better, many students are considering it a better option to stay put at the moment. With this, the financial backing would also be present where in the students do not have to support themselves.

For those, who are planning to immigrate as a student, it is best suggested that they contact an Immigration and Visa specialist who deals with the Student Visas to the US. They would be in a better position to guide as they would be aware of the latest in this circuit.

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!