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Tier 1 Post Study Work - The route to extending your visa & ILR (permanent residence). Many post-study workers used to move on to Tier 1 status after their approval. Now that Tier 1 (General) has been withdrawn, a lot of people have been asking us how to extend their stays in the UK. The short answer is that it helps a lot to find the right employer quickly, as if you work with a company for 6 months, it can be easier for them to sponsor you for Tier 2 (General) status. Of course, most employers will not sponsor you, but many will, and we work with some of the best. These include consultancies that are prepared to sponsor staff working on client projects, so if you can command £250+ / day on a contract consulting basis, this can be a great way to start. If you are in...

Firstly I remind you that there is less than a year to go if you wish to apply for your Tier 1 Post Study Work Visa. If you qualify for this visa you have until April 2012 in which to apply.

Unemployment in Australia has fallen below 5 percent. Low unemployment means more labour shortages. Businesses are urging the government to increase skilled immigration into the country to help deal with these labour shortages. New job creation in Australia is holding steady at 30,000 per month and growth is expected to continue, according to budget projections by Skills Australia.

Australian and Indian officials are working with Australian educational institutions and training organizations on opening up the country's training system to Indian students. Tens of thousands of Indians would be trained under the plan to work in both countries, with up to 30,000 Australia-trained Indians being recruited to work...

There is still considerable interest in student visas to Countries such as the UK, Australia, and certain EU Countries. Studying overseas may be worth considering. It could lead to enhanced job opportunities in future. In recent years Australia has become less popular amongst Indians; New Zealand is becoming increasingly popular amongst Indian students.

Australia will make it easier for the resources sector to recruit overseas workers under the Temporary 457 work visa. The new initiatives for temporary migration visas will result in streamlining of the application process and cutting of waiting times by fifty percent. Enterprise Migration Agreements (EMAs) will allow large resource projects to hire foreign workers for vacancies that cannot be filled from the local workforce.

Starting on 1 July 2011 and continuing until October 2012, a UK tourist visa will allow entry to Ireland for nationals of India and China, as well as for nationals...

Firstly, I remind everyone that if you wish to come under the current skilled immigration programs for Australia and Canada you only have about a month left in which to apply. If you are a tradesperson it will probably be easier to apply before 1 July 2011 under the Australian General Skilled Migration Programme.

If you wish to emigrate to Canada under the Canada Skilled worker immigration category you only have about one month left before the new occupation list comes into place. If you have at least one year experience in one of the 24 occupations that are still on the list you should apply as soon as possible. There is no guarantee that your occupation will still be an eligible occupation for the Canada skilled worker category when the new list is announced. Over a twelve month period a maximum of 20,000 Federal Skilled Worker applications can...