Visa Updates for July 2021
Open space and the visa race Space is the new frontier for conquest, astonishingly not by governments that fired the first boosters. With NASA and Roscosmos grounded, a few proud billionaires and the head of a country with billions in population seized the moment. The UK’s Sir Richard Branston earned his astronaut wings when he […]
Immigration Options for Filipinos: An Update
Good news for would-be immigrants! Governments are slowly easing up on travel restrictions, so even during the pandemic, there are immigration options for Filipinos. While vaccines, “vaccine passports,” and “vaxications” may restore international mobility, the pandemic remains a variable holding up a new normal. For international travel “to come back,” more people must be vaccinated, […]
Work to Residency Pathway in 5 Countries by 2022
The five popular “Desti-Nations” are poised to welcome workers and skilled migrants as permanent residents – barring a surge in COVID-19 variants from India and Brazil. United States While there had been a call for caution after the US Centers for Disease Control and Protection (CDC) announced a return to normalcy, most social activities have […]
Visa Processing Status at the US Embassy, Manila
Is there a force to harness to have the U.S Embassy in Manila resume visa services? Other than force majeure or Act of God, what else is there? A History of Service Interruption and Phased Resumption Two main factors contributed to the massive backlog of immigrant visa applications at the National Visa Center and the […]
Express Entry Draw Monitoring 2021
Even at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Canada kept its doors cautiously open to new permanent residents. Travel was, of course, restricted to temporary resident visa applications such as visitors and international students. However, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, or IRCC, selected profiles from the Express Entry pool in 2020. For 2021, […]
How Internationally Educated Nurses can practice Nursing in Canada
How to Become a Registered Nurse in Canada This post summarizes the procedure on nursing registration in Canada for foreign-trained Registered Nurses. Application as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) or as a Registered Psychiatric Nurse (RPN) are not covered here. Unlike the National Council of State Boards of Nursing of the U.S., each province and […]
Changes to New Zealand’s Essential Skills Work Visa
If you are working in New Zealand on an Essential Skills Work Visa, take note of the latest changes to the program. “Your salary defines you.” This statement describes the New Zealand government’s standard on how long a skilled worker can remain with an Essential Skills visa. In the recent past, Immigration New Zealand (or […]
August and July 2020 Visa Bulletin
Have you been waiting for the August 2020 Visa Bulletin? To 3,620,240 visa applicants all over the world who are at the crossroads of their immigrant journey to the United States, the monthly Visa Bulletin is stuck at the traffic light. On Monday, the 20th of July 2020, about 8 PM GMT, the August Visa […]
Increase in Canada Permanent Residence Processing Fees
Be prepared to tender higher Canada permanent residence processing fees if you intend to immigrate to that country. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, or IRCC published the announcement on March 16, 2020. With the new protocol, IRCC is shifting the cost of managing permanent resident programs to the applicants themselves. Implementing the New Fee Schedules […]
Enhanced Professional Practice – Gerontology and Chronic Illness at Conestoga College
If you are an internationally educated nurse, this Enhanced Professional Practice Gerontology and Chronic Illness program will be perfect for you if you: Have nursing work experience Want to learn gerontology nursing practices in Canada Already completed a program equivalent to the Enhanced Nursing Practice – Clinical and Critical Care also offered by Conestoga College. […]
