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British Colombia becomes the latest Canadian province to start issuing the much anticipated Provincial Attestation Letters which is mandatory for students not meeting exemptions and are submitting their study permit applications after the given deadline of January 22, 2024.

However allocations would be more favourable to public funded institutions than private institutions to support future growth and this will also impact the number of new study permit applications allocated to the province for 2024 compared to 2023.

British Columbia releases details of new Provincial Attestation Letter system under Canada's international student cap - ICEF Monitor - Market intelligence for international student recruitment British Columbia is Canada’s westernmost province, and a leading destination for international students within Canada. On 1 March, the BC Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills released details of how the international student cap will be applied within the province’s education s...

Canada allows international students to work off-campus full time as a temporary measure to tackle labour shortage.

Canada to allow international students to work off-campus over 20 hours per week | Canada Immigration News From November 15, 2022 until December 31, 2023, international students who are in Canada and have off-campus work authorization on their study permit will be allowed to work over 20 hours per week off-campus while class is in session.

Canada now has an extended vaccination list which includes Sinopharm and Sinovac vaccines considered for fully vaccinated status when international travellers enter the country.

Canada expands list of approved vaccines - ICEF Monitor - Market intelligence for international student recruitment The Government of Canada has announced an expansion of its list of COVID-19 vaccines that travellers can receive in order to be considered fully vaccinated for the purpose of travel to Canada. The following vaccines are currently approved for travellers to Canada: Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty, tozinam...

The planned opening of Canadian borders for international travellers from September 09 is great news for non essential visa holders and travellers who have been looking forward to enter the country.

As international students and their families are allowed to enter the country subject to adhering the current quarantine guidelines, their processes would be made simpler subject to obtaining fully vaccinated status.

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Government of Canada announces easing of border measures for fully vaccinated travellers - Canada.ca The Government of Canada is prioritizing the health and safety of everyone in Canada by taking a risk-based and measured approach to re-opening our borders. On September 7, 2021, provided that the domestic epidemiologic situation remains favourable, the Government intends to open Canada’s borders ...

A group of New York institutions recently submitted a written request for the US government to restart processing F-1 visa's in their consulates around the world and look into the possibilities of waiving the student visa interviews or switch to online interviews.

The limited or slowed down processing of F-1 visa is currently impacting many institutions financially resulting in millions of lost revenue which is predicted to worsen if the situation does not improve in the near future.

While other study destinations such as UK and Canada have opened up for students with health regulations, the US is still behind schedule which is impacting some of its biggest markets such as India and China.

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Give students visa appointments and interview waivers, urge US institutions New York State higher education institutions have written to the US government urging it to open consulates for F-1 student visa processing and allow officers to either waive in-person interview requirements or allow online interviews.

A silver lining shines upon USA, the country holding the largest international student population in the world, which had a huge impact in its international education sector due to its prevailed political atmosphere and the pandemic but now on the road to recovery under a new administration.

International students have been informed that based on the new US Citizenship Act of 2021, a student applying under the F1 visa category, "A student is not going to have to show that they have property in their home country to demonstrate evidence that they plan to return.”

Another proposal for students with PhD in a STEM to secure residency through a new green card programme is also under consideration and both decisions is considered to be well accepted by potential students who are currently studying or looking to study in the future.

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US: New immigration bill will allow dual intent for int'l students Provisions for international students in the US’ new immigration bill will send a welcome message for those wanting to study in the US, according to ACE.

If you are an international student aspiring to become a future Law graduate, you can consider UK as your study destination with some of the most reputed and leading law schools in the world welcoming students from all over.

You can follow the usual LLB route for undergraduate or LLM with further specialisations such as in Business or Commercial Law, Finance, Human Rights or even Compliances for postgraduate.

If Law was not your field of expertise but now you are looking for a career change, you can follow a course such as a Graduate Diploma in Law to change your pathway giving you the opportunity to gain transferable skills that can be used for your career progression.

While obtaining a British qualification entitles you to practise in many countries, additional training or qualifications may be required.

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During the course of the pandemic, according to UCAS, there has been over 30% increase in the applications for Nursing Degrees in the UK starting from September 2021.

The biggest demand out of this has come through mature learners with trends of older age groups returning back to higher education.

However, it has been observed that this increase is still not sufficient enough to meet the requirements of the National Health Services in the UK.

This is a great opportunity for international students looking forward to pursue their higher studies in the UK and have the opportunity of settling down through their newly introduced skilled migration route in the future and be a part of one of the most reputed National Health Services in the world.

Demand for UK nursing degrees rises by a third in pandemic Nursing leaders say increase still insufficient to fill tens of thousands of NHS vacancies