The White House has supported US Congress to pass a bill that seeks to eliminate the per country quota on green card. It would benefit several immigrants, specially Indian-American.
Tag: Immigration
Sunak gives nod to 3,000 UK visas for Indians
Rishi Sunak has given a green signal to a new youth mobility partnership scheme that will offer 3,000 visas to 18-30-year-old degree-educated Indians every year to live and work in the UK.
Singapore set to employ over 150 Indian doctors in next three years
Singapore is planning to hire 180 junior doctors from India over the next three years, a move questioned by many, according to a media report.
Visa refusals due to ‘fake papers’ in Canada, Australia skyrocket
When the pandemic began, student visa refusals in Canada, Australia, the UK, and the US reached an all-time high due to closed borders.
89% rise in UK visas granted to Indians in a year, says study
Amid reports of long delays or high rejection rates for visa to the West, the latest UK Immigration Statistics today show an 89 per cent increase in student visas granted to Indians.
What UK’s new ‘high potential visa’ means for Indian students
Indian-origin UK Cabinet ministers Rishi Sunak and Priti Patel in a joint announcement new High Potential Individual (HPI) visa route for Indian students to work in UK.
Singapore population shrinks to 5.45 million; lowest since 1970
According to the latest census data, Singapore’s total population shrank by 4.1 per cent to 5.45 million in June 2021, largely due to a fall in non-resident numbers amidst the COVID-19 travel restrictions, indicating the sharpest fall since the government began collecting such data in 1970.
UK needs at least 50k nurses until 2024: Labour Department
The United Kingdom (UK) needs at least 50,000 nurses until 2024 as it opens its labour market for more job opportunities for Filipino professionals, according to the Department of Labour and Employment (DoLE).
Undocumented Indian immigrants have spending power of over USD 15 bn: US study
Over half a million undocumented Indian immigrants to the US hold a collective spending power of USD15.5 billion and contribute USD2.8 billion to the federal, state and local tax revenue, says an American think-tank report.
Singapore foreign dependants will require work passes for employment from May: Ministry
Singapore Manpower Minister Josephine Teo announced that spouses and family members of foreigners working in Singapore, who hold dependant’s passes, will need to obtain a work pass in order to continue working in the country.
