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To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. On 26 March 2020, the South African Minister of Home Affairs announced the following visa concessions which now apply to foreigners inside South Africa: A foreigner who was inside South Africa during the period of a national state of disaster, and who had entered South Africa since 15 February 2020 or before that date, and holds a visa which was issued for a period of less than 90 days which ...

Canada issued invitations to 44,124 immigration candidates in the first quarter of 2021, by far the most it has issued in a quarter since Express Entry was launched in 2015. Express Entry is the main way that Canada welcomes economic class immigrants. It is a two step process. In step one, candidates must meet the eligibility criteria of one of the three skilled worker programs that are managed under Express Entry. Eligible candidates upload their profiles onto the Canadian government’s websi...

This is no April Fools joke— Canada invited 5,000 Express Entry candidates to apply for permanent residence on April 1. Invited candidates needed to be eligible for the Canadian Experience Class (CEC) and have a score of at least 432 in order to receive an Invitation to Apply (ITA), 17 points less than the previous CEC-only draw. Candidates who had the minimum score of 432 were only invited if they submitted their Express Entry profile before February 16, 2021 at 09:51:22 UTC, as per the tie...

Canada invited 183 Express Entry candidates to apply for permanent residence on March 17. Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) invited candidates who had a minimum score of 682. This Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score requirement may seem high, but that is because everyone invited had previously received a nomination from a Provincial Nominee Program (PNP). Express Entry candidates who get a provincial nomination are automatically given 600 points on top of their original h...

Saskatchewan invited 248 principal applicants to apply for a provincial nomination on March 11. The Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) invited candidates from the  International Skilled Worker category. Of those invited, 72 may be eligible for the SINP’s Express Entry subcategory, and 176 may get the nomination through the Occupations In-Demand sub-category. Regardless of the stream invited candidates needed an Expression of Interest (EOI) score of at least 71 in order to be in...

British Columbia issued 95 invitations to apply for a provincial nomination for permanent residence on March 9. Selected candidates who were from the Skilled Worker and International Graduate subcategories needed a minimum provincial score of 80. The province has now held 12 draws so far this year, bringing the total number of invitations issued to date to 1,926 in 2021. Invited candidates have 30 calendar days to apply for the nomination. About the Tech Pilot The BC PNP Tech Pilot is a fast-tr...

Ontario invited 754 Express Entry candidates to apply for a provincial nomination on March 2. Invited candidates had profiles in the Express Entry system with Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) scores between 463 and 467. The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) invited candidates who may be eligible for the Express Entry Human Capital Priorities Stream (HCP). This Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) gives foreign workers the opportunity to launch their careers in Ontario, and make Canada’...

While the drop in immigration to Canada was felt across the country in 2020, early signs suggest that most provinces will see their intakes recover by the end of this year. The coronavirus pandemic caused immigration to Canada to fall to the lowest level since 1998 last year. As a result, Canada welcomed just over 184,000 new immigrants, well short of the 341,000 newcomers it was seeking to welcome in 2020. Canada got off to a strong start in 2020 before travel restrictions and other COVID-19 d...

  TORONTO -- The COVID-19 pandemic has affected almost every aspect of life in Canada, including those trying to make a new life in the country. A report by RBC Economics puts the number at just 184,000 new permanent residents entering Canada in 2020, half of what was targeted at the beginning of the year. And for those waiting on their permanent residency applications to be approved, or those who sought asylum or refugee status in Canada, the pandemic has put them in a frustrating limbo w...

Saskatchewan held a new draw on February 25, inviting candidates to apply for a provincial nomination for Canadian permanent residence. Candidates needed an Expression of Interest (EOI) score of at least 70 in order to be invited. They also needed work experience in one of the 70 in-demand occupations listed on the government webpage. Some of the eligible occupations include medical administrative assistants, retail and wholesale buyers, and geological engineers among others. The SINP uses the...