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U.S. president-elect Donald Trump on Saturday sided with key supporter and billionaire tech CEO Elon Musk in a public dispute over the use of a visa program for foreign tech workers, saying he fully backs the H-1B visas opposed by some of his supporters. Trump’s remarks followed a series of …
Read More »ਅਮਰੀਕਾ, ਯੂ.ਕੇ. ਤੇ ਕੈਨੇਡਾ ਤੋਂ ਆਉਂਦੇ ਸਿੱਖਾਂ ਲਈ ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨ ਨੇ On Arrival Visa ਕੀਤਾ ਸ਼ੁਰੂ
ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨ ਦੇ ਇੰਟੀਰੀਅਰ ਮੰਤਰੀ ਮੋਹਸਿਨ ਨਕਵੀ ਨੇ ਐਲਾਨ ਕੀਤਾ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਅਮਰੀਕਾ, ਕੈਨੇਡਾ ਤੇ ਯੂ.ਕੇ. ਤੋਂ ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨ ਆਉਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਸਿੱਖਾਂ ਨੂੰ 30 ਮਿੰਟਾਂ ਦੇ ਅੰਦਰ-ਅੰਦਰ ਮੁਫਤ ਵੀਜ਼ਾ ਆਨ ਅਰਾਈਵਲ ਮਿਲੇਗਾ। ਮੰਤਰੀ ਨੇ ਕਿਹਾ ਕਿ ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਸਾਲ ਵਿਚ 10 ਵਾਰ ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨ ਆਉਣ ’ਤੇ ਸਵਾਗਤ ਹੈ। ਹਰ ਵਾਰੀ …
Read More »ISIS suspect came to Canada on student visa in June 2023, minister says
A Pakistani man arrested in Quebec as he was allegedly on his way to New York to conduct a mass shooting at a Jewish centre entered Canada last year on a student visa, Immigration Minister Marc Miller said Tuesday. Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, charged last week in an ISIS terrorism plot, …
Read More »Suspect in killing of temple leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar got student visa in days
One of the suspects accused of gunning down B.C. Sikh temple leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar entered Canada using a study permit that he said took only days to obtain. In a video posted online in 2019, Karan Brar said he applied for a student visa through EthicWorks Immigration Services in …
Read More »International students have mixed feelings about visa cap, say system needs review
At a bustling college campus west of Toronto, several students had been thinking about recently announced changes to the international student program that brought them to the post-secondary institution. Some were sympathizing with friends back home whose dreams of studying in Canada were suddenly in jeopardy as Ottawa has moved …
Read More »Ukrainian mother given Canada work visa still awaiting approval for 6-year-old son – National
Since packing up a small suitcase and leaving her home in Ukraine with her six-year-old son, Iryna Mishyna has found solace in helping other families in similar situations find some stability. Her own situation, however, is still less than certain. The 35-year-old was granted a temporary visa to work in …
Read More »As Russia blacklists more Canadians, Liberals say Russia visa ban would trap dissidents
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said she does not support following the lead of European countries by barring Russians from getting visas, arguing that Russian dissidents are facing increasing danger. She also said Russia needs to be prosecuted for illegally invading Ukraine — a view Moscow rejected while adding dozens …
Read More »Hiring spree is helping with visa, immigration delays, say federal ministers
The federal Liberal government says hundreds of additional staff members have been added in recent months to address long wait times and backlogs at Canadian airports and passport and immigration offices. But while the hiring spree has started to make a difference, cabinet ministers acknowledged Monday that far more work …
Read More »Visa denials denounced at Montreal AIDS conference, federal minister cancels speech
The International AIDS Society will re-evaluate how it organizes international conferences as a result of visa denials by the Canadian government, the organization’s president said Friday in Montreal. The comments came as International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan cancelled a planned appearance at the conference. Adeeba Kamarulzaman told attendees at the …
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