Study Abroad
In a bold plan hailed by the education sector, international students will fly in to return to study in NSW by October. To resurrect the state’s global education market, the NSW government proposes converting student housing in Sydney’s CBD into quarantine lodgings. Tertiary education was NSW’s second-largest export before the COVID-19 pandemic, bringing in more …
International Students to Enter NSW This Year Under the Local COVID-19 Quarantine SchemeRead More
Following the Covid-19 pandemic, the Australian government imposed stringent travel restrictions and closed its borders to many foreign travelers, causing many Indians, including business travelers and students. However, under the current Global Talent Independent (GTI) visa scheme, some highly qualified Indians have a new opportunity to come to the country with permanent residency benefits. The …
Australian GTI Visa Program Open For Highly Skilled IndianRead More
This May, six new paths to permanent residency will open up for essential jobs, foreign student graduates, and French speakers in Canada. Marco Mendicino, Canada’s immigration minister, confirmed the new initiatives on April 14. Three of the new programmes would enable 90,000 new immigrants to obtain permanent residency status this year. The other three French-speaking …
The Quebec Government commits $246 million to help in the recruitment and integration of immigrants. Quebec’s new budget introduces an essential increase in immigration spending to encourage economic recovery. Eric Girard, Quebec Finance Minister, delayed the 2021-2022 provincial budget on March 25. The recent budget contributes an additional $246 million over the next three years …
The COVID-19 outbreak continues to adversely influence the ability of embassies and consulates around the world to be able to resume routine visa services. The Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE), a non-profit organization promoting international education and exchange, says capacity confines at US embassies abroad could limit the number of J-1 visas given out …
J-1 Visas Being Delayed Due To Capacity Constraints At US EmbassiesRead More
Indian students who aspire to study at Québec colleges protested this week, demanding their student visa applications to be processed more expeditiously by Canadian authorities. Late last year, Québec’s Ministère de l’Immigration, de la Francisation, et de l’Intégration released a decree suspending foreign application processing at ten institutions due to “dubious” international student recruitment practises. …
Indian Students Demanding Canadian Authorities To Speed Up Visa ProcessingRead More
The US higher education institutions have requested the US government to process visas and give students interview waivers. The heads of seventeen universities in New York State have written to the United States government to open consulates and embassies for F-1 student visa appointments and processing and allow officers to either waive in-person interview requirements …
US Universities Urging to Process Visas And Schedule Student InterviewsRead More
There is finally a light at the end of the tunnel for Bringham Young University(BYU) international students with Biden immigrant-friendly policies. President Joe Biden and his immigration-friendly policies have given hope to international students that were adversely affected by the Covid 19 pandemic and some decisions made by the Trump administration to complete their studies …
Biden’s Immigration-Friendly Policies Offering Hope to BYU’ International StudentsRead More
According to the American Immigration skills, a combination of coronavirus and Trump’s US work visa ban has increased an existing backlog. The backlog has affected some American states more than others. such as in Nevada, 1 in 4 workers is a foreigner, and demand is increasing, but visas are in short supply. Under the Biden …
The Backlog of Work Visas in the United States Extends As A Result of the CoronavirusRead More
China has still again not given any timeline for the return of international students, as an outcome, it has forced students to rethink their plans to study. Medical students pursuing degrees in Chinese universities have still not received any positive response from the Chinese government concerning the temporary visa ban on immigrants. Medical students have …
The French administration has declared the launch of an online portal for work permits for foreign workers, facilitating the process for non-EU citizens aspiring to get a job in the country. This platform has become functional on April 6, 2021. According to France’s employment regulations, An employer in France who wishes to recruit a non-EU …
The French Government Accepting Work Permits From Foreign Workers Via Online ServiceRead More
The Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) highlights Australian admissions improvement areas of English proficiency. Higher education institutions in Australia criticized for admitting international students without appropriate knowledge of English language skills reflects negatively on the standard of Australian higher education and its graduates. TEQSA renews concerns on English proficiency TEQSA concluded in a …
TEQSA Asks Australia to Improve the Level of English Language Skill for AdmissionRead More
