London Metropolitan  university’s licence to sponsor non-EU students was controversially revoked in August last year, leaving hundreds of students without courses. The Home Office said the university had now made the necessary improvements to its monitoring of students’ attendance and immigration status. But it remains on probation and foreign student recruitment is ...

Australia post study visa 11.01.2013 New post study work arrangements are being introduced in early 2013 for eligible international students who graduate with an Australian Bachelor’s, Master’s or a Doctoral degree. The new post study work arrangements will be built as an additional stream in the existing temporary skilled graduate.....Please Read ...

CHICAGO: There are some 185 different types of visas offered by the US State Department. The government approved 7.5 million visas in 2011, with 94 percent for those who enter the US on a temporary basis for travel or short-term work. The remaining 6 percent were awarded to immigrants seeking ...

US Citizenship and Immigration Services launched the first phase of its electronic immigration system, known as USCIS ELIS. The system was created to modernize and expedite the process for filing and adjudicating immigration applications. This marks the first step in its multi-year plan to shift the immigration department from paper ...

The UK Border Force has said that it is ready for the imminent surge of passengers arriving for the London Olympics. The comments come via UK Border Agency director Marc Owen, who addressed concerns regarding extensive queues at Heathrow airport in a press conference on Monday. Passengers arriving at the west London ...

As the US Supreme Court began a hearing on Arizona State’s tough immigration law, a South Asian umbrella organisation asked the apex court to reject the law that it said permits racial profiling. Passed in April 2010, the “show me your papers” law,  as it is called by critics, “permits racial ...

New rules to stop foreign criminals avoiding being sent home will come into force in July Home secretary Theresa May says foreign criminals are exploiting the rules to avoid deportation from the UK. The home secretary, Theresa May, is bringing in new immigration rules to end the “abuse” of the right to ...

The State Department has announced that no further EB-2 immigrant visa numbers will be authorized this fiscal year for applicants with priority dates of August 15, 2007 or later, effective March 23, 2012. However, foreign nationals with priority dates earlier than May 1, 2010 can still file adjustment applications with ...

London: A facility that allowed Indian students to work here for two years after their courses are over will be closed from tomorrow as part of the Cameron government’s drive to cut migration, which may put-off those aspiring to study in the UK. Under the Tier 1 (Post-study work) route, Indian ...

The Statue of Liberty stands tall in New York Bay, a beacon to immigrants worldwide. Q. How can I be sure U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services received my form N-400, Application for Naturalization? A. Mail your naturalization application Certified Mail/Return Receipt Requested. The post office will send back proof USCIS received it. Q. ...