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August 9th, 2010 – Australia: The DIAC will be changing many of the forms used starting August 16th, 2010. Please check that you are using the most up to date application form before lodging any application. ........................................................................................................
July 21st, 2010 – UK: Effective immediately,under the Tier 1 (General) visa you will now need to score 100 points instead of the previous 95 points needed. ........................................................................................................
July 21st, 2010 – UK: UK Immigration introduced the Tier 1 Visa limit from 19 July 2010 as a result there will be an interim limit on Tier 1 (General) visa applications from 19 July 2010 to 31 March 2011. ........................................................................................................ July 18th, 2010 – Australia: The New South Wales Government seeks to attract highly skilled professionals and business people to Sydney and New South Wales in the fields of finance, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and information and communications technology and sustainable environmental technologies. ........................................................................................................
July 18th, 2010 – USA: As of July 13th, 2010 The new surcharge for Consular Processeing the Diversity Visa Lottery has been increased to $440 from $375 making the total government fees per person $819. ........................................................................................................ July 9th, 2010 – Australia: Many people are desperately awaiting the publication of state and territory migration plans which will open up opportunities for visas applicants under the new General Skilled Migration rules. These plans are anticipated to be released in August 2010. ........................................................................................................ July 5th, 2010 – USA: The Kentucky Consular Center in Williamsburg, Kentucky has registered and notified the winners of the DV-2011 diversity lottery and released a breakdown of the number of winners per country. ........................................................................................................ June 28th, 2010 – Australia: ANZSCO occupational descriptions will replace ASCO descriptions for all visa subclasses from the 1st of July 2010. ........................................................................................................ June 15th, 2010 – USA: The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing a new-and-improved permanent resident card – more commonly known as a green card – filled with new technology to make it harder to counterfeit, preventing immigration fraud, and at the same time making it easier for both employers and potential employers to quickly and correctly identify a green card holder. ........................................................................................................ June 15th, 2010 – USA: The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing a new-and-improved permanent resident card – more commonly known as a green card – filled with new technology to make it harder to counterfeit, preventing immigration fraud, and at the same time making it easier for both employers and potential employers to quickly and correctly identify a green card holder. ........................................................................................................ May 31st, 2010 – USA: DV- 2011 entrants may check back at this link http://www.dvlottery.state.gov/ESC/ between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011 to determine whether your entry was selected for further processing in the 2011 DV Lottery. All entrants will need their confirmation numbers in order to check whether they are winners! ........................................................................................................ May 25th, 2010 – Australia: The new General Skilled Migration (GSM) points system has not yet been announced but is expected to be announced prior to the implementation of the new list. At this time we can also expect the state sponsorship lists to also be announced. ........................................................................................................ May 18th, 2010 – Australia: The new Skilled Occupations List (SOL) has been released and will apply from July 1st, 2010. ........................................................................................................ May 9th, 2010 – Australia: The Minister has announced that his Department will not accept applications for the following visa subclasses from 8 May 2010 until further notice: * Subclass 175 - Skilled Independent; * Subclass 176 - Skilled Sponsored; and * Subclass 475 - Skilled Regional Sponsored. ........................................................................................................ May 5th, 2010 – USA: The Kentucky Consular Center (KCC) has started to announce the new 2011 Diversity Visa Lottery winners. ........................................................................................................ March 21st, 2010 – USA: Effective January 4, 2010 HIV Infection is Removed from the CDC List of Communicable Diseases of Public Health Significance. ........................................................................................................ March 11th, 2010 – USA: Greece has been added to list of Visa Waiver Program countries. ........................................................................................................ March 7th, 2010 – Australia: Amendments to the Migration Act will be introduced this year to give the Minister the power to set the maximum number of visas that may be granted to applicants in any one occupation if need be. This will ensure that the Skilled Migration Program is not dominated by a handful of occupations. ........................................................................................................ February 16th, 2010 – USA: The Kentucky Consular Center (KCC) is now processing applications in 2 months or less. ........................................................................................................ February 9th, 2010 – Australia: Details have been released of extensive changes to the General Skilled Migration program. Highlights of the changes include; revocation of the Migration Occupations in Demand List, abolition of the Critical Skills List, the introduction of a new Skilled Occupations List in mid 2010, changes to priority processing and a review of the points test. ........................................................................................................ January 25th, 2010 – Australia: The Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority has issued a January 2010 newsletter. The newsletter can be found by clicking the link on the right hand side of the OMARA website opening page. https://www.mara.gov.au/ ........................................................................................................ December 22nd, 2009 - Australia:From 1 January 2010 onshore applicants for General Skilled Migration in trades will have to pass a Job Ready test. ........................................................................................................ November 25th, 2009 - Australia: Citizens of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will be able to apply for an electronic tourist visa online. ........................................................................................................ November 16th, 2009 - Australia: English language requirements – The DIAC has announced that from January 1st, 2010, all applicants for a GSM application who hold a trade qualification will need to obtain a score of 6.0 in each component of IELTS and at least 6.0 overall (this is an increase from the current requirement of 5.0 in each component). ........................................................................................................
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