EXPRESS ENTRY DRAW TO APPLY FOR PERMANENT RESIDENCE – #140


On March 23, 2020, The Minister of Citizenship and Immigration issued 3,232 Invitation to Apply (“ITA”) for Permanent Residence under the Express Entry system.
The minimum Comprehensive Ranking Score (“CRS”) is currently 467. This draw only included candidates who adjusted their Canadian Experience Class with Express Entry. Tie-breaking rule was in place.

Express Entry is...

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STUCK ABROAD AND UNABLE TO RETURN TO THE U.S. WITHIN 180 DAYS?

 

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced an extension of the flexibility in complying with requirements related to Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, due to COVID-19.

This temporary guidance was set to expire July 19. Because of ongoing precautions related to COVID-19, DHS has extended this policy...

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US Immigration Law Update

Importance of the use of Section 105 in AC-21 for H-1B nonimmigrants to move quickly in lieu of suspension of Premium Processing this past week on all I-129s and I-140s because of the recent Coronavirus Pandemic Emergency.

COVID-19 का महत्त्व: जो अपनी इच्छाएँ बताती हैं, भारत की अंतर्राष्ट्रीय संस्थाएँ, अंतर्राष्ट्रीय छात्रों को स्टट पुट के लिए आमंत्रित करती हैं।


संयुक्त राष्ट्र के कई विश्वविद्यालयों और कॉलेजों द्वारा ऑन-कैंपस संचालन को बंद करने और ऑनलाइन कक्षाओं में जाने के मद्देनजर, COVID-19 के डर और प्रसार के कारण, भारतीय दूतावास ने छात्रों को यात्रा, अंतर्राष्ट्रीय और घरेलू दोनों से बचने की सलाह दी है।

न्यूयॉर्क में भारत के महावाणिज्य दूतावास ने अपनी सलाह में भारतीय अंतर्राष्ट्रीय...

કોવિડ -19 નો પ્રભાવ: જ્યારે યુનિવર્સિટીઓએ તેમના દરવાજા બંધ કર્યા, ભારતીય સભ્ય આંતરરાષ્ટ્રીય વિદ્યાર્થીઓને પુટ મુકવા માટે પૂછે છે.


COVID-19 ના ડરાવવા અને ફેલાવવાને કારણે યુ.એસ.ની અનેક યુનિવર્સિટીઓ અને ક byલેજિસ દ્વારા ઓન-કેમ્પસ કામગીરી બંધ રાખવાના અને ઓનલાઈન વર્ગમાં જવાના પગલે ભારતીય દૂતાવાસે વિદ્યાર્થીઓને આંતરરાષ્ટ્રીય અને સ્થાનિક બંને રીતે મુસાફરી ટાળવાની સલાહ આપી છે.

ન્યૂયોર્કમાં ભારતના કોન્સ્યુલેટ જનરલે તેની સલાહકારમાં ભારતીય આંતરરાષ્ટ્રીય વિદ્યાર્થીઓને ઓન કેમ્પસ આવાસમાં રહેવા અથવા મિત્રો અને પરિવારો સાથે રહેવા જણાવ્યું...

Trump’s Presidential Proclamation and its Veiled Impact on Family-Based Immigration


Additional restrictions on entry into the U.S. may be expected soon. Initial indications are that the Administration is considering barring H-1B, H-2B, L-1, and J-1 status among other non-immigrant visa categories.

On April 22, 2020, President Trump issued a “Proclamation Suspending Entry of Immigrants Who Present Risk to the U.S. Labor Market During the Economic...
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UPDATE ON FEDERAL GUIDANCE FOR THE 2022-2023 ACADEMIC YEAR.

The White House provided a fact sheet detailing new DHS actions intended to attract and maintain STEM talent in the US. These include DHS policy manual updates on O-1 visas, creation of the Early Career STEM Research Initiative, changes to SEVP, USCIS policy manual updates, and more.

The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational...
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U.S.-Canada joint initiative: Temporary restriction of travelers crossing the U.S.-Canada border for non-essential purposes


The U.S.-Canada land border serves as an economic engine that supports over $2.4 billion dollars in daily trade. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States and Canada are temporarily restricting all non-essential travel across its borders. In each of our countries, we are encouraging people to exercise caution by avoiding unnecessary...
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