Saudi Arabia has got rid of its dark clouds which were hovering over many aspiring Saudi Arabians who are willing to immigrate to Quebec and Canada. As Saudi Arabia now holds the secure position after the deal between the two countries which allows the people from Saudi Arabia to immigrate to Quebec and Canada based on relaxed immigration laws.

The immigration laws and policies were quite relaxed and simple for Saudi national from 1984 to 2002 but after the terrorist attack of 9/11 in the United States forced the Canada government to think twice before allowing any Saudi Arabian to enter inside their territories. Many requirements and conditions were imposed on them in relation with visa and immigration for security reasons. This is because many attackers of 9/11 attack were from Saudi Arabia only. For security purposes, Canadian foreign affairs, immigration and security officials used to ask the Saudis to first apply for the entrance visas and only then they can be allowed to work or study in Canada.

But now with the new visa deal , Saudis are allowed the visas which gives them the liberty to enter and exit in Canada for complete five years for as many times as they want to . The Canadian ambassador David Chatterson made an announcement of changes on the May 24th by saying that Canada welcomes the students and business people from Saudi Arabia with open arms. But no special announcement was made in relation to flexible visa rules.

The flow of Saudi Arabian immigrants has increased since 2002 and about 5,292 Canadian visas were granted to Saudi students and 1,665 visas to Saudi Arabian workers in 2009. This is quite large in numbers in comparison to the numbers of visas granted to Saudi nationals in 2002 which were only 199 to Saudi workers and 351 to Saudi students. There are about 8,200 students studying in Canadian educational schools who belong to Saudi Arabia and there are expectations of admitting two thousand more students from Saudi later this year.

Filipino nurses are now moving more towards the United Kingdom instead of going to United States in last few years as the immigration policies in United Kingdom are more liberal than in United States.  The reason for this is the study and work program provided by the British health service since last four years for the foreign nurses which gives them a better and wider exposure of their field.

To work for the United States, Filipino nurses have to wait till they become eligible for H1-B working visa (which would take around five to seven years) and EB-3 immigrant visa before they enter US. However, in United Kingdom, one can easily get an entry via their study and work program scheme.

Recent survey conducted by UK Borders and Immigration Agency has revealed that annually, on an average Filipino nurses applied to work for United Kingdom has increased up to 7,000 from 2007 to 2009.

Saudi Arabia amongst all the countries has received the maximum number of Filipino nurses. The average number of nurses coming to Saudi Arabia in a year is around 8,000 or more. With the introduction of study and work program that includes practical training along with the study course (OJT), the number of nurses applying for UK visa has considerably grown in number.

There is a great demand of Filipino nurses and caregivers in Britain as their language proficiency is quite high and meets the language standards of European countries such as Romania and Poland. Many of these nurses even apply for the permanent residency status in Britain. The immigration laws of United States are quite strict for Filipino nurses making it difficult for them to settle there. Hence, many workers in the health industry are choosing countries like Saudi Arabia and UK over America as they are getting better opportunities and scope of residing permanently in these countries.

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has recently announced that it is planning to increase the number of visa security branches globally. A t present, ICE has its units in twelve countries and with the expansion, it may increase four more branches in different countries all over the world. Moreover, the agency has plans to increase the number even more next year.

Reportedly, the ICE has collaborated with the Department of State to recognize countries with greater security risk in order to consider them for having visa security units. It aims at accelerating the visa process in different countries, where people intend to immigrate to the United States. This is part of the agency’s tactics to prevent terrorist threats. The agency is likely to appoint experienced and efficient agents into these visa security posts. The agents will be responsible for reviewing visa applications, conduct investigations and provide advice and training to diplomats of respective countries.

The agency has also revealed names of the countries that are slated to add on to the list of sixteen countries. However, fourteen other countries have been recognized by the Homeland Security Department individually, which may need these units. Countries, such as Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Algeria, Iran, Nigeria, Lebanon, Pakistan, Cuba, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen are included on the list of 14.  At present, ICE boasts its visa security branches in twelve countries, viz. Canada, Saudi Arabia, Philippines, Egypt, Indonesia, Germany, Morocco, Jordan, Morocco, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong and Venezuela.

For more information and updates on immigration front, consider the services of an Immigration and Visa Consultant.

According to U.S. Transportation Security Administration, new Canadians born in 14 countries would face special screening while entering the US as announced on January 3, 2010. The new measures are meant for those traveling from the mentioned countries, having dual citizenship there and also for and Canadian landed immigrants.

It has been said that these new security checks have come in response to a failed bomb attempt by a Nigerian man on a flight from Amsterdam to Detroit on 25th December 2009. Those who come under the scrutiny of these new measures can expect delays, confusions and other situations while entering the US premises.

Here are those 14countries: Cuba, Iran, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria Afghanistan, Algeria, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Nigeria, and Yemen.

Transport Canada further confirmed that the country too is planning to inculcate these ideas in their Immigration rules and regulations. According to Transport Minister John Baird, the country would have to review the US Plan in order to choose those who would enter the Canadian premises for additional screening. Apart from these new measures, the Canadian airports will soon commence the working of full-body scanners within the next two months.

Surely, every country is getting particular about the entry of who should enter their premises and who should NOT! In order to ensure a legal entry in any prospective country, it is advised to take assistance from an Immigration and Visa specialist 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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A research poll conducted by Gallup proves many people in the world think alike. This is especially true for with immigration plans. According to the survey, almost 700 million worldwide wish to immigrate to a better country.

The survey was conducted between the years 2007 to 2009 in 135 different countries in the world. It was found that 16% of the population would want to migrate to another country permanently.

Other key findings include the following –

• Asians have the least intentions to migrate to other countries. Only 10% of the population that is around 250 million people intend to move to another country.
• 38% of the population i.e. around 165 million adults from the sub – Saharan African countries wish to immigrate.
• The United States has been voted as the most popular country for all the prospective immigrants. Around 165 million people showed their interest in moving to the United States.
• 45 million projected an interest towards Canada as their country of residence in the future.
• North America and Europe are the favorite destinations for immigration purposes with almost 80 million wishing to emigrate from one EU country to another.

In addition to the above, 45 million people select UK or the France, 35 million for Spain, 25 million each for Australia and Germany and another 30 million for Saudi Arabia.

The research was conducted via telephonic as well as face to face interviews with 259,542 adults across the world. This number consists of 93% of the world population. These results are a clear indicator of the rise in immigration in the future with more and more people, especially from the developing countries.