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Ontario immigration has issued 1,186 Notifications if Interest
in a new Tech Draw through its Express Entry Human Capital Priorities
stream.
The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program
(OINP) draw took place on February 16, with the invited candidates
scoring between 466 and 467 Express Entry Comprehensive Ranking
System (CRS) points.
Candidates were required to have submitted Express Entry
profiles between February 16, 2020 and February 16, 2021.
Tech Draws target six technology occupations:
0213 - Computer and information systems managers
2147 - Computer engineers
2173 - Software engineers and designers
2174 - Computer programmer and interactive media
Key Points
U.S. and Israeli nationals must now obtain a Visit or Tourist
Visa if they will be in Bolivia for 30 days per year, either
continuously or cumulatively
The new requirement overturns a visa waiver decree implemented
in 2019
Tourist Visas and Visit Visas can be extended two times
U.S. nationals can obtain their visa at a consular post or upon
arrival at the airport or an immigration checkpoint
Israeli nationals can obtain their visa at a Bolivian consular
post prior to entry
Business visitors can get either a Specific Purpose Visa or a
Multiple Visa from a Bolivian consular post before arrival
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Ukraine rose in the rankings of the most important sources of
new Canadian permanent residents in the first 11 months of 2020
despite COVID-19 global pandemic restricted travel.
In 2019, the Ukraine was in the 23
rd spot on that
list, providing 2,995 new permanent residents to Canada.
But during the first 11 months of 2020, Ukraine s relative
importance as a source of new permanent residents nudged upwards as
immigration from Somalia, which had been ahead of it in the
rankings the previous year, was particularly hard hit last year by
February 11, 2021 - Canada's Start-Up Visa Program is an increasingly popular way for Hong Kong residents to gain permanent residency in Canada – a trend that is holding true despite the global COVID-19 pandemic.