Posts Tagged ‘Immigration’

London most popular immigration destination for foreign professionals

January 14th, 2012 Tushar Mathur

According to new research half of all foreign professionals would consider immigrating to London if they ever looked to work overseas. Next on the list of popular destination cities was New York at 28 percent, Singapore at 16 percent, Paris at 15 percent and Sydney at 10 percent. Dubai, Tokyo, and Shanghai were also in the top destination Cities for foreign professionals.

160,000 job-seekers in a range of sectors from banking to telecommunications participated in the survey. The survey findings revealed that London with its banking, legal and creative industries is still a major attraction to workers from all over the world.

According to the statistics, the majority of the professionals immigrating to London are foreign workers from countries facing economic difficulties – particularly from Portugal, Ireland and Greece. Additionally, nearly half of survey participants also cited the higher standard of living in the UK as the main reason to move to and work in London.

“Jobseekers have become more flexible on where they’ll work, and with English as their first language they have a advantage,” said Mike Booker of totaljobs.com, which conducted the survey.

Interestingly the report also found that 63 percent of UK professionals would be happy to work abroad, up from 47 percent from two years ago; Many are looking for higher living standards abroad.

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UK Border Agency: Website of fake university is removed

October 19th, 2011 Tushar Mathur

An investigation carried out by Somerset County Council has seen the fake ‘Glastonbury University’ website removed.
It was feared that the website, which promoted a fictitious university, was being used to target unsuspecting applicants, particularly in the Far East. A London university reported the site after receiving an application from a student who claimed to have a degree from Glastonbury University.
Investigations by Somerset County Council trading standards officers have resulted in the domain name and site being removed by specialist Metropolitan Police officers.

The investigation also revealed that the address given on the website for the university is actually an empty office building in the centre of town, and the impressive glass building featured on the site is in fact a library belonging to the University of Leicester.

The trading standards investigation involved contact with overseas companies and regulators including the Florida FBI, as well as correspondence with central government, and culminated in the domain name’s removal from the world wide web. This was achieved in co-operation with the police central e-crime unit of the Metropolitan Police.

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BIA held F2A visa beneficiaries may not "opt out" of automatic conversion to F1

October 6th, 2011 Tushar Mathur

The Board of Immigration Appeal (BIA) has just held that a visa beneficiary is not allowed to retain his F2A preference status by opting out of automatic conversion to the F1 category as a son of a United States citizen upon his parent’s naturalization. Matter of ZAMORA-MOLINA, ID 3729, 25 I&N Dec. 606 (BIA 2011)

The mother of the beneficiary son filed a visa petition on his behalf when he was under the age of 21.  However, while the case was waiting for a visa number, the son turned 21 and, subsequently, the mother became a naturalized citizen.

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Canada attempts to streamline immigration

October 5th, 2011 Tushar Mathur
Canada is currently struggling to deal with a backlog of immigration applications.

The backlog of immigration applications is hurting Canada’s reputation as a top immigration destination for skilled migrants. In some cases people are choosing Australia as an alternative immigration destination.

Immigration Minister Jason Kenney said that the situation was a “huge problem”. He has spoken frequently about the need to streamline the application process and get the backlog under control.

A number of hearings on the matter are due to take place before the House of Commons immigration committee.

Critics say that while the government talks about alleviating the backlog, they are also continuing to accept large numbers of new Canadian immigration applications, so exacerbating the problem.

“While Canada continues to welcome historically high numbers of new immigrants, and maintains the most open and generous immigration system in the world, we have to carefully manage the large number of people who want to be Canadian,” a spokesperson for Kenney told the Globe and Mail.

The government asserts that since 2008, they have reduced the rate of increase in the backlog through measures which limit immigration in certain areas, such as the investor route.

Moreover, people who apply as skilled workers and have experience in a prioritized job sector are fast tracked and have their applications approved within months.

The people who suffer the longest waiting times include parents and grandparents of permanent residents and immigrants who applied before the changes introduced in 2008.

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Attention Former Tri-Valley University Students

February 20th, 2011 Tushar Mathur

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following notice to the
former Tri-Valle Universit Students recently:
“If you were formerly enrolled as an F-1 student at TVU and have been terminated
in SEVIS, please note the following.
SEVP terminated the records of all F-1 students enrolled at TVU as of Jan. 18,
2011. You should call SEVP Response Center (SRC) at 703-603-3400. This number is
currently staffed from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. (EST), seven days a week. Beginning
Friday, Feb. 18, 2011, this number will be staffed Monday through Friday from
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. (EST). At other times, you may leave a telephone number at
which SEVP will return your call the next day.
Please be prepared to provide the follow information to the SEVP staff when you
call:
* First and last name
* SEVIS ID#
* Address
* Telephone number where you can be reached
* E-mail address
* Dates of attendance at TVU
* Level and Major of study at TVU
When you call, SEVP will provide you with your options including the option to
depart from the United States without an otherwise possibly applicable bar to
re-admission in the future.”


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What is Work Permit?

July 12th, 2010 Tushar Mathur

Work permit is a basic or the generic (without any brand) term for the legal authorization which allows one to have employment. It is generally given to that person who is not holding the citizenship of the country, but is permitted to work in the same country. He is also allowed to work under some of the terms and conditions i.e. under some jurisdictions that he is permitted legally to do the work.

There are many standard ways to apply for the work permit in any of the country and they are as following:

  1. The training and the work experience arrangements.
  2. Student internships.
  3. GATS.
  4. The business and commercial arrangements.
  5. The sports people and entertainers arrangements.
  6. The sectors based scheme.

Each of these processes requires its own different applications and the job offer from the employer in that country only.

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The Green Card Process for Indians in US

December 11th, 2009 Tushar Mathur

Green card is actually a permanent resident card which gives somebody the right to work and live permanently in US. Green card holder has to follow rules and law of the immigration as well as being registered properly with the US government.

Nevertheless, there are limitations for those who wish to leave the country for quite a long time, whether it is for work purpose or vacation. They need to know how long they can stay outside the country without losing their Green Card or permanent resident status.

So, in order for them to avoid the risk of losing the status, they need to get a document called “Reentry Permit” from the USCIS before traveling.

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The Green Card Lottery to Start Soon

September 19th, 2009 Tushar Mathur

The Green Card Lottery for immigrating to the United States is supposed to start soon. Yes, starting 2nd October the applications for the lottery would be accepted, under the diversity visa 2011 program. Popularly this scheme is also known as the Green Card Lottery by lots of people around the world.

For decades now the United States has been a destination of choice for millions of people for the purpose of immigration. They look for a better living standard in the United States and through this program the dream of a lot of people now would come true.

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