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Indian Applicants Flockin... Recent statistics suggest that the number of Immigrant Investor Program applications deriving from citizens of India have increased 500% in the past 12 months. The immigrant investor program allows applicants to seek Canadian permanent resident status on the basis of a secured investment into a Canadian government approved fund. The investment is used to support Canadian business for a five year term,...
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President Obama’s Im... At noon on January 20, 2009 when President-elect Obama became President Obama, content on the official White House website switched over to reflect the new administration. Following is the Obama administration’s immigration agenda as posted on the White House website: “The time to fix our broken immigration system is now… We need stronger enforcement on the border and at the workplace…...
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Will Canada reduce its imm... Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney recently announced that Canada is considering a cut in the number of immigrants to be welcomed to Canada in 2009, citing economic uncertainty and rising unemployment numbers in the country. “We don’t want people coming to Canada and facing unemployment.  We need to be sensitive to the changing labour market, and if we...
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UK cracks down on SA passp... South Africans visiting the United Kingdom can expect an additional R1 000 to be added to their travel expenses as that country implements a visa requirement, all thanks to the national Department of Home Affairs. The British High Commission announced yesterday that, from March 3, all South African passport holders would require visas to visit or transit the country. However, South Africans whose present...
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Canada immigration’s pla... In order to encourage students from foreign nations and recent graduates to travel and work in Canada, the Canadian High Commission has relaxed the open work authorization visa’s regulations, which is available for international students on the post-graduate work permit. The Canadian visa permits working holidays to be taken by students for a period of up to twelve months and can now be taken many...
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Small rural communities in... The Community Immigration Retention in Rural Ontario (CIRRO) pilot project was recently launched by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs to create a list of best practices for small communities welcoming immigrants. Chatham-Kent is one of the two communities involved in the project, which seeks to attract more immigrants to small-town, rural Ontario. The project began last week,...
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Will the Obama Administrat... There has been much speculation over the new administration’s impact in 2009, but the immigration debate seems to have taken a backseat. With the economic crises and the Iraq war to contend with, many say that President Barack Obama will have his hands full, and immigration reform will just have to wait. But, it cannot. An outdated system causing business and individuals undue financial, legal...
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