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2       Due to the strong demand for places in the General Skilled Migration (GSM) program the department is unable to immediately allocate all GSM applications to a case officer for consideration. When an application is allocated to a case officer depends on a number of factors, including the Priority Group of the …

1 Reductions in Student visa assessment levels for 29 countries for certain Student visa subclasses was announced by the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship on 15 February 2012. These reductions will take effect on 24 March 2012. These changes will lower the minimum evidentiary requirements needed for the grant of a Student visa for certain …

2   Last Updated 20 Jan 2012 Priority processing Applicants who lodged a GSM application before the following dates have been contacted by a case officer. Visa Subclass Priority Group 1 Priority Group 2 Priority Group 3 Priority Group 4 Priority Group 5 Skilled – Independent (Residence) subclass 885 online N/A N/A N/A Within 4 …

2       10 January 2012 All current Tier 4 sponsors, if they are not already subject to inspection or review by 1 of the designated educational oversight bodies, must apply to the appropriate body by the relevant deadline as detailed in the current sponsor guidance. These inspections and reviews will take place throughout …

1   There are currently approximately 27 347 applications lodged from in Australia and 15 284 applications lodged from outside Australia Priority Group 5 cases awaiting allocation   Priority processing Applicants who lodged a GSM application before the following dates have been contacted by a case officer. Visa Subclass Priority Group 1 Priority Group 2 Priority Group 3 …

3 Please note this is recent addition of AHM ( Australian Health Management).  Fees may change any time without notice.  to check current fees you can always contact us on accounts@migrationoverseas.com.au 

5 Department of Immigration and Citizenship has advised MIA ( Migration Institute of Australia) to inform all members of MIA that there seems to be a total outage of all DIAC eServices: eVisa, eHealth, LEGENDcom, VEVO, et al. This has been classified as a Severity 1 problem (the highest level) and the Department currently does …

4 Heroin and cocaine worth £6,560,000 has been seized at Harwich by the UK Border Agency – the second major drugs seizure at the port in recent weeks. The drugs haul – the biggest detection of class A drugs at the port this year – was found in a trailer that arrived at the port …

4 On Thursday 8 December 2011 at Tuk Tuk Thai noodle bar at Queensway, Bays water , London " officers have arrested 7 staff members found working illegally at the bar.   Arrested 5 Chinese men and 2 Malaysian women aged between 21 and 48, of which 5 had entered the country illegally and 2 …

4     From 1st December 2011 people from all over the world can go to a Canadian visa office and apply for a Parent and Grandparent Super Visa. The new Parent and Grandparent Super Visa will be valid for up to 10 years and will allow an applicant to remain in Canada for up …

5   Ottawa, November 25, 2011 — Citizenship and Immigration Canada will make the application process easier while saving $4.2 million over the next three years, by moving more of its business online, Minister Jason Kenney announced today. This change will simplify the application process and make it more accessible to applicants. On line services …

5   On 25th November 2011 — Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Jason Kenney announced for settlement fund for territories outside Quebec for the year 2012 – 2013 New Immigrants share other than Quebec mostly migrants prefer to settle in Ontario. In 2005 share was 64% as compared to that in 2010 share was 52%. …

6 17 November 2011 Officers have intercepted approximately 10.4 million cigarettes that were being transported though the North Shields ferry terminal. The seizure was made from a lorry trailer that arrived into the port aboard a ferry from Holland. The total amount of duty payable on the load would have been in the region of …

5   The Canadian government is planning to welcome 42000 to 45000 migrants on Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) including applicant and dependents.  Accurate figure of allotment will be announced later this year. ·        British Columbia ·        Alberta ·        Menitoba In 2010 approx 36000 migrants entered in Alberta.  “CIC is working closely with provinces and territories …

6     Date of Implementation – 5th Nov 2011 What is PIC (Public Interest Criterion) Purpose of PIC is to prevent fraud documents to maintain genuinely in all below listed applications.  Fraud application will be refused by Immigration department. What are the Implication of founded fraud applications If Immigration found bogus documents or misleading …

5   Changes for All Subclasses ·       Substitute for IELTS language for more information please refer http://migrationoverseas.com.au/blog/2011/10/28/news-australia-student-visa-implementation-of-alternative-english-language-tests/ ·       Less Finance Require compared to previous rules. ·       Apart from standard 20 hours work permission during study period students can apply for Extended Period for 485 (Skilled Graduate Visa)  -  Up to 4 years of Full time …

2     A new bill proposed by the US Senate would offer residential visas to immigrants purchasing eligible property in the US. The bill would require foreign nationals to purchase real estate for $500,000 USD or more. At least $250,000 of that total must be used to purchase a primary residence; the remainder of …

3     From 14th Nov 2011 There will be further changes to the UK shortage occupation list. This will make it more difficult for some people to work in the UK under the Tier 2 visa skilled immigration route. The UK Government has accepted changes suggested by the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to reduce …

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4 The current process requires citizenship applicants to show they are able to communicate in one of Canada's two official languages, French or English, by taking a multiple choice test, and by demonstrating language ability to immigration officials by answering simple questions and understanding basic statements. Federal officials believe the current test does not adequately …