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Canadian government to offer loans to immigrant professionals

March 7th, 2012 Tushar Mathur

Canada’s government has announced a new pilot program to support new immigrants working in its provinces. The three-year pilot project, known as the Foreign Credential Recognition Loans Pilot, will make it easier for internationally trained professionals to have their credentials recognized and find jobs in their fields.

For many immigrant professionals, the time and cost it takes to gain the correct credentials in Canada is a significant burden. The Foreign Credential Recognition Loans Pilot plans to develop and test innovative projects that provide financial assistance to internationally trained professionals to lessen some of these financial burdens.

“Today’s announcement is part of the Government’s commitment to making it easier for immigrants to join the Canadian labour market,” said Immigration Minister Jason Kenney.

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MPs say relaxed UK border checks pilot program should not be scrapped by immigration officials

February 2nd, 2012 Tushar Mathur

A breakdown of communication between immigration officials led to the “lighter touch” UK immigration officers used at passport and visa checks last year, a Parliamentary inquiry consisting of MPs (UK members of parliament) has said. The report published this week by the Commons home affairs committee said that a “highly troubling” lack of supervision led to passport and visa controls being relaxed far too frequently. The relaxed immigration controls led to the dismissal of the UK border force chief, Brodie Clark.

The report states they were “shocked” at the number of times the immigration checks were relaxed.

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What is Visa Waiver Program?

March 2nd, 2010 Tushar Mathur


The term Waiver stands for a kind of document provided to a person before a service is rendered by him. This waiver works as a security object for both the person as well as the provider.

‘Waiver’ holds the same significance in Visa Waiver Program too. Visa Waiver Program is a grant provided by the government of United States of America to the citizens of specific countries to travel United States for business or any other purpose for not more than 90 days without any Visa.

U.S. government has listed 34 countries under waiver program which are either the countries that possess higher economy or the developed countries.

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