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"Not lax on immigration": Canada's immigration minister responds to critic
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The External Affairs Minister recently lamented Canada saying they were welcoming people from India with links to organised crime, ignoring warnings by New Delhi.
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Canadian government announces two-year cap on student visas
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
For 2024, the federal government aims to approve 3,60,000 undergraduate study permits, reducing the number by 35 per cent from 2023.
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Canada plans cap on international students amid housing crisis
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Amid the growing unemployment and housing crisis in Canada, Immigration Minister Marc Miller on Saturday said in the next few months, he will be looking at the possibility of putting a cap on the number of international students living in the country, CTV News reported on Saturday.
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"Does not go far enough": UK immigration minister resigns over controversi
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The UK government's plan to transfer asylum seekers awaiting decisions on their claims to Rwanda has faced significant legal challenges since its announcement in April 2022.
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Hindu Forum Canada seeks ban on Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pann
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Following the spread of a hateful speech video by Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, Hindu Forum Canada’s Lawyer asked the Canadian Immigration Minister to ban designated terrorist Pannun's entry into Canadian territory.
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Canada to introduce new work permit for US H-1B visa holders
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Canada Immigration Minister Sean Fraser announced on Tuesday that the government will create an open work-permit stream to allow 10,000 American H-1B visa holders to come and work in the country.
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Canadian immigration minister says 'no deportation' of international stude
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Sean Fraser said that he has given instructions to issue a 'Temporary Resident Permit' to international students who came to Canada with the intention to study and without knowledge of the use of fraudulent documentation.
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Djokovic won't be deported from Australia on Friday, confirm officials
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], January 14 (ANI): Lawyers for Australian Immigration Minister Alex Hawke have agreed to not deport World number one men's singles tennis player Novak Djokovic from Australia.
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Canada airlifts over 2,700 people out of Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Toronto [Canada], August 25 (ANI/Sputnik): Canada has evacuated over 2,700 people out of Afghanistan, including some 1,500 in the past three days, Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino said on Wednesday.
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Canada to accept 20,000 vulnerable Afghans as Taliban blitz continues
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], August 14 (ANI): Canada on Friday (local time) announced it is expanding a program to resettle 20,000 Afghan refugees amid Taliban onslaught in Afghanistan.
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Indian business and technology leaders given greater access to UK
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov.7 (ANI): A new Visa Application Centre (VAC) has been opened in India's IT capital, Bangalore, by Immigration Minister Brandon Lewis today (Tuesday 7 November), making it easier for experienced and skilled Indian workers in this global industry to come to the UK.
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Raised 13 extradition cases with U.K.: Kiren Rijiju
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 6 (ANI): Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju, after meeting British Immigration Minister Brandon Lewis on Monday, said that as many as 13 extradition cases were raised with the U.K. and 16 under the mutual legal assistance treaty.
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