On April 1, 2021, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued 5,000 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) in its most recent Express Entry draw. The minimum score in this draw was 432. As per the tie breaking rule applied in this invitation round, all the candidates with...
On March 31, 2021, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued 284 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) in its most recent Express Entry draw. Invited candidates needed to have a nomination from a Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) to receive an ITA. The minimum score in this draw was...
On March 30, 2021, the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) issued 374 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) under the Skills Immigration (SIBC) and Express Entry (EEBC) categories to apply for a provincial nomination for permanent residence. These streams are intended for workers or international...
Washington, D.C., March 26, 2021: The EB-5 industry and immigrant investors around the world are anxiously awaiting the outcome of federal court lawsuit challenging the 2019 EB-5 Regulations that increased the investment amount to US$900,000 and changed the EB-5 program’s rules for designating high unemployment...
Washington, D.C., March 24, 2021: In response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it is extending a measure adopted more than a year ago to assist applicants and petitioners who are responding to requests for evidence (RFEs), notices...
Toronto, Canada, March 22, 2021: Our sources indicate that the Canadian federal government has not given up entirely on the Owner-Operator variant of the Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) programme. This successful visa program was popular for entrepreneurs. Its attractiveness was the exemption it offered...
March 19, 2021, Toronto, Canada: Demand for the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) continues to be strong despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2020, the province’s nomination allocation from the federal government was 7,350 nominations. An additional 250 nominations were allocated to Ontario through...
Washington, D.C., March 19, 2021: Yesterday, the US House of Representatives passed two important Bills seeking to grant undocumented persons brought to the US as children (called “Dreamers”) legal status in the US and, eventually, a pathway to citizenship. The American Dream and Promise Act of...
Washington, D.C., March 19, 2021: Yesterday, the US House of Representatives passed a Bill seeking to grant legal status to undocumented farm workers. The Bill is named the Farm Workforce Modernization Act. The Bill is part of President Biden’s initiatives to improve the situation of...
