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Australia and New Zealand are modernizing their Work Visa Classifications
Last Updated : January 1, 2025 | by Surya K
Australia and New Zealand are modernizing their work visa classifications, phasing out the old ANZSCO framework in favor of systems designed to reflect each country’s labor needs.From Shared to Specialized ListsLaunched in 2006, the ANZSCO system was a joint framework for classifying occupations. Yet economic shifts and skill gaps have shown that each country now requires a more tailored approach....
Immigration - Australia | Comments
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Changes to onshore Student visa applications from 1st January 2025
Last Updated : January 1, 2025 | by Surya K
Starting January 1, 2025, individuals applying for a Student visa while already in Australia will need to provide a Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE) instead of just a Letter of Offer, meaning that applications submitted without a CoE will be considered invalid and cannot be processed; this change only applies to applications lodged on or after that date and aims to standardize the evidence...
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More than 1 million non-immigrant Indians were given Visas by US Government in 2024
Last Updated : January 1, 2025 | by Surya K
The U.S. Mission to India issued more than one million nonimmigrant visas for the second year in a row, including a record number of visitor visas, underscoring the huge demand of Indians for travel to the United States for tourism, business, and education.In the past four years, visitor numbers from India have increased by five times, and more than two million Indians traveled to the United States in...
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Visa Bulletin For January 2025 - Family-Sponsored
Last Updated : December 27, 2024 | by Surya K
First: (F1) Unmarried Sons and Daughters of U.S. Citizens: 23,400 plus any numbers not required for fourth preference.Second: Spouses and Children, and Unmarried Sons and Daughters of Permanent Residents: 114,200, plus the number (if any) by which the worldwide family preference level exceeds 226,000, plus any unused first preference numbers:A. (F2A) Spouses and Children...
Immigration – USA | Comments
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Major Update on J-1 Exchange Visitor Skills
Last Updated : December 27, 2024 | by Surya K
The U.S. Department of State has released a major update to the Exchange Visitor Skills List, set to take effect on December 9, 2024. This marks the first significant revision in 15 years, eliminating the two-year home-residency requirement for J-1 visa holders from 34 countries, including China, India, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. This update is positioned to have a profound impact on...
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Visa Bulletin For January 2025 - Employment-Based
Last Updated : December 27, 2024 | by Surya K
First (EB1): Priority Workers: 28.6% of the worldwide employment-based preference level, plus any numbers not required for fourth and fifth preferences.Second(EB2): Members of the Professions Holding Advanced Degrees or Persons of Exceptional Ability: 28.6% of the worldwide employment-based preference level, plus any numbers not required by first preference.Third(EB3): Skilled Workers,...
Immigration – USA | Comments
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Automatic Employment Authorization Document (EAD) Extension
Last Updated : December 27, 2024 | by Surya K
On Dec. 10, 2024, the Department of Homeland Security announced a final rule that permanently increases the automatic extension period for employment authorization and Employment Authorization Documents available to certain EAD renewal applicants from up to 180 days to up to 540 days. The final rule will continue to help prevent eligible renewal EAD applicants from experiencing a lapse in employment authorization...
Immigration – USA | Comments
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USCIS Final Rule – Some of them beneficial and some are harsh for H1B, Other nonimmigrants
Last Updated : December 27, 2024 | by Surya K
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) had published a Final Rule in federal register on 18th December 25, 2024, and will go into effect 30 days after publishing, just few days before new Trump government takes charge. This Rule has many important changes mainly for H1B program. Benefits1. Revision of definition of Specialty Occupation (SO): This definition has loosened character of SO and now petitioner...
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USCIS to Publish Revised Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker
Last Updated : December 27, 2024 | by Surya K
On Jan. 17, 2025, USCIS will publish a revised edition of Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker (edition date: 01/17/25). The form has been revised to align with the recently announced H-1B modernization final rule and the H-2 modernization final rule. The 01/17/25 edition of Form I-129 replaces the 04/01/24 edition of Form I-129. There is no grace period for the revised edition of Form I-129...
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