Prince Edward Island immigration has issued invitations to apply to 15 entrepreneur candidates in its first provincial draw of 2021. The January 21 draw saw invitations issued to candidates scoring 80 points or higher through the Business Impact stream of the Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program (PEI PNP). It also saw 196 invitations issued…
Australian government agencies have identified instances of non-genuine applications under the Significant Investor Visa program. With the SIV undergoing yet another review, this has led to concerns that the government may pull the plug on this controversial investment immigration stream. The current Home Affairs review was launched in 2019 and follows a 2016 Productivity Commission…
Prince Edward Island will conduct a new Business Impact stream draw on Thursday, March 19. The Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program (PEI PNP) draw will also feature invites for the province’s immigration streams for Express Entry and Labour Impact candidates. In two draws so far in 2020, 276 invites have been issued through the…
Saskatchewan immigration’s second Entrepreneur Stream draw of 2020 saw invitations issued to 73 candidates. The March 5 draw was also the second since the province changed the way it selects candidates for the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program stream. It was the largest Entrepreneur Stream draw in over a year. Selected candidates averaged a score of…
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has published the final rules modifying the US EB-5 visa program. The initial Notice of Proposed Rule making (NPRM) was first published in the Federal Register on January 13, 2017. The changes will take effect from November 21, 2019, and will see the most important changes to the EB-5 visa program in nearly 30 years. These changes include an increase in minimum investment, centralized designation of Targeted Employment Areas (TEA), and retention of earliest priority date for an EB-5 applicant compelled to file multiple I-526 petitions. Changes to the Investment Requirement Category…