Australia, Canada & NZ Immigration Update - 10 April 2021 - Issue #18
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Apr 10, 2021
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Australia,
Canada & NZ Immigration Update
10 April 2021 - Issue #18
In this issue:
- Australian states provide skilled
visa program updates
- NSW announces new occupations list
for skilled migration to Australia
- Canada celebrates positive impact of
Canadian immigration
- 5,000 Express Entry candidates
invited with 432 CRS cutoff
- Immigration NZ cites lockdowns for
visa processing delay
- Special feature: Oldest Universities
in Canada!
- Other global news
Australian Immigration
Australian states provide skilled visa program updates
Australian states and territories are driving up efforts to fill
up the remaining places on their skilled visa program allocations for skilled
migration to Australia.
Australian regions have increased efforts to accept Australian
skilled migration applications with the subclasses 190 and 491 visas, with a
strong focus on occupations that fill critical skills required to support
Australia’s economic recovery following the pandemic.
States such as New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia
have provided updates on their skilled visa programs, which you can read by
clicking here.
NSW announces new occupations list for skilled migration to
Australia
New South Wales has announced a new occupations list for skilled
migration to Australia with the Skilled Nominated (Permanent) visa (subclass
190) and the Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491).
In the new occupations list, the engineering and health sector
occupations have been largely prioritised, as New South Wales – like the rest
of Australia – attempts to boost its economic recovery following the
coronavirus pandemic.
You can click here to read more on New
South Wales’ new occupations list.
Canadian Immigration
Canada celebrates positive impact of Canadian immigration
The Government of Canada has launched an international campaign
to recognize and celebrate the positive impacts of migration to Canada.
The global campaign, titled “It Takes a Communityâ€, highlights
the numerous ways in which migrants can contribute to local communities and aims
to counter the spread of misinformation and anti-immigrant sentiment around the
world.
Speaking on the campaign,
Canadian Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino called attention to the
importance of recognizing the ways in which migrants contribute positively to
their communities, especially in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic.
You can read more on Canada’s pro-migration celebratory campaign here.
5,000 Express Entry candidates invited with 432 CRS cutoff
Canada invited 5,000 Express Entry applicants to apply for
Canadian immigration in the latest invitation round.
The latest round of the draw, convened on April 1, 2021, saw
Canada’s Express Entry score requirement for the Canadian Experience Class
(CEC) candidates also drop to 432 points – 17 points less than the previous CEC
draw.
Candidates who submitted their Express Entry profiles before
February 16, 2021, were issued invitations to apply (ITAs) for migration to
Canada in this round of the draw.
Please click here to read more on
Canada’s latest CEC invitation round.
New Zealand Immigration
Immigration NZ cites lockdowns for visa processing delay
Immigration New Zealand has blamed recent lockdowns due to the
Covid-19 pandemic for a stalled visa residence queue as fears of a slower
immigration process grow among applicants.
Addressing a lengthy backlog of residence visa applications,
Immigration New Zealand said that the recent lockdowns in Auckland are to blame
for stalled processing of residence visa applications, with the oldest
applications dating back to July 2019.
Migration applicants to New Zealand tracking the Skilled Migrant
Category (SMC) queue have said that the applications treated as ‘non-priority’
have only moved one day in four weeks.
Read more on Immigration New Zealand’s explanation on visa
application backlogs here.
Oldest Universities in
Canada!
Canada is home to some of the oldest and most renowned
universities in the world. Here are five of the oldest universities located in
Canada which still attract scores of international students!
- University of New Brunswick (1785)
- University of King’s College (1789)
- Saint Mary’s University (1802)
- Université de Saint-Boniface (1818)
- Dalhousie University (1818)
Other Global News
United States
Illegal US border crossings remain on the rise
Illegal border crossings at the US-Mexico border continued to
rise as Central American families look to force their way in to the United
States.
In February 2021, nearly 19,000 people were apprehended by US
agents along the southern border – a threefold increase from the previous month
in the number of immigrant families trying to enter the US.
Migrants mostly consisting of children and families continue to
try and gain entry to the US despite risking being detained and expelled to
Mexico by border agents.
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