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New Zealand: An Enchanting Experience

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New Zealand is also known as Aoteaora or “the land of white clouds”. An island country, New Zealand comprises of two prominent land masses, the North and South Islands and various other smaller island. New Zealand is a beautiful country, its scenic beauty is unparalleled, be it the snow capped mountains, the beautiful coast lines, the hot springs, sandy beaches, glaciers and the rich plethora of flora and fauna makes New Zealand truly amazing and picturesque.

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The woman on the left side of the coat of arms of New Zealand is Zealandia. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

New Zealand has an amazing range of flora and fauna. New Zealand’s evergreen forests have an amazing range of trees, notable among them are the Kauri, Rimu and Totara, apart of these amazing trees you will find shrubs, ferns and different variety of mosses and lichens. The Kowhai tree and the Pohutukukawa tree have splendidly beautiful flowers of yellow and red colour respectively. These flowers add a dash of color during the Christmas, in fact the Pohutukukawa tree is also known as the ‘Christmas tree of New Zealand’. New Zealand also has a wide range of animal and birds, some of the most fascinating birds found in New Zealand are, the national bird of New Zealand, Kiwi, Kakapo parrot, Kea, Weaka , Thakahe, Tui and the morepork owl. There are also whales and dolphins and many other animals that form the biodiversity of New Zealand.

You can do a lot while you are in New Zealand, if you want to indulge yourself in the natural beauty that New Zealand has to offer, you can visit the hot springs, go penguin watching, catch a glimpse the huge sperm whale and the dolphins, you can also hike along the beautiful landscapes of New Zealand and find your peace in the wilderness. Some of the best stretches to hike are the Abel Tasman Coast, Heaphy Track, Kelper Track, and Lake Waikaremoana .

If you have taste for adventure sports you can have your share of fun. You can go bungee jumping, off road driving, sky diving, caving, rafting, jet boating, surfing and kayaking. New Zealand has so much to offer to adventure sports enthusiasts that they will never complain.

New Zealand also offers a wide range of food and wine. In fact, there is a wine trail where you can explore 120 odd wine yards. You can also satisfy your taste buds by indulging into sea foods. New Zealand also offers theme based amusement parks and casinos. You can visit New Zealand on a working holiday visa or a tourist visa.

New Zealand Working Holiday Visa

To be eligible for New Zealand working holiday visa you should:

  • Have a passport from the participating countries.
  • You should be between the age of 18 to 30.
  • You should not have any dependent children with you.
  • You should have sufficient funds.
  • You should have a return ticket.
  • You should meet health and character requirement.

New Zealand Tourist Visa

If you want to visit New Zealand on a tourist visa, you should:

  • Have a passport.
  • Have sufficient funds.
  • Be of good character and health.
  • You can stay for a period of nine months on a visitor visa.

 

Working Abroad: A Learning Experience

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Working abroad always seems to be a lucrative option for individuals across the globe, from a career perspective it’s a golden opportunity. It provides an impetus to your career, adds value to your CV, enhances your profile and sends out a clear signal to the employers that you are a go getter and are adaptable to any situation.

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Though, at first it may be difficult for an individual to leave the comforts of a known place and settle somewhere, which is completely unfamiliar. Many individuals actually ponder a lot before taking such a step, weigh its pros and cons, but let me assure you that though the decision may be life changing it will only benefit you and help in your personal and professional development.

There are many benefits of working abroad. It helps you grow as an individual and makes you ready to face any situation and handle them tactfully. Working abroad not only increases your remuneration manifolds, it also has several other benefits. Working in an alien condition throws up major challenges everyday and I am even not talking about the work related issues here. Commuting, what to eat for lunch, making new friends, searching for a place to live, remembering the routes are some of the common problem faced by expats, but these problems are belittled by the excitement and adventures that comes with settling in a new countries. There is so much to learn and discover while you are in a new country, there is so much to explore that the experience can only enrich you.

While you are in new country you can try out so many things. You can learn their culture, try to learn a new language, listen to new kind of music, go around the city and get yourself acquainted with the place, visit places of historical importance. You can read a lot not only about the place but any kind of literature. You can try things which you were conscious about while you were in your own country thinking about other people’s reaction. You can let go of your inhibitions and try and something new and practice it.

The best way to mingle with strangers is speaking to them, try to know them and since you are coming from an alien nation you can tell them many stories about your place, you can also learn from them. The idea here is not to be lonely during the initial phase, go to a bar, enjoy the music, watch a play in a theater, hone your culinary skills (you can actually surprise yourself), the sooner you will acclimatize to a place the more confident you will feel about it.

You should always keep in mind some factors before you decide to move to a new country. You should always a keep a countries economy in mind before you go there, make a detailed analysis of current and future economic condition and forecast of the country, keep a tab on the political situation of the country, always be abreast with health related issues of the country, know about its weather conditions and try to learn about the countries culture before you visit the country.

Different countries have different rules about work visas, we should have a sneak peek at Australia working visa and Canada working visa:

Australia Working Visa

If you want to work in Australia, you should have one of the following working visas:

1)      Employer Nomination Scheme (ENS): The Employer Nomination Scheme (ENS) enables employers to sponsor highly skilled workers to fill the spots they are not able to fill through Australian labor market.

2)      Skilled- Independent Permanent Visa 189: A permanent visa is for people, with skills in demand, in the Australian labor market. Applicants are not sponsored and this visa is granted through a Points Based System.

3)      Skilled Nominated Permanent Visa 190: The Skilled- Nominated Permanent Visa, visa (Subclass 190) is a permanent work visa for individuals who have the qualifications or skills that are needed by Australia and their occupation is listed in SOL (Skilled Occupation List), but cannot meet the pass mark required to obtain a Skilled Independent visa.

4)      457 Visa: A program for employers to sponsor approved skilled workers to work in Australia on a temporary visa. Employers can nominate a number of positions for different occupations under the same sponsorship application. This visa is for employers who would like to employ overseas workers to fill nominated skilled positions in Australia.

5)      Skilled- Recognized Graduate Visa 476: This visa allows recent Engineering graduates of selected overseas universities to gain up to 18 months of skilled work experience in occupations in demand in Australia. An 18 month temporary visa for Engineering graduates of recognized overseas educational institutions, possessing skills in demand in Australia. There is no points test for this visa.

6)      Skilled Regional Provisional Visa 489: This visa is a three year provisional visa for skilled workers who are unable to meet the criteria for a Skilled – Independent visa. You will have the opportunity to apply for permanent residency after you have lived for two years and worked at least 12 months in a Specified Regional Area of Australia.

7)      Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme: Regional Sponsored Migration Visa is a way for Australian employers located in regional or low population areas to sponsor employees who are foreign nationals for a permanent visa to work in Australia.

Canada Working Visa

If you want to work in Canada, you should have one of these working visas:

1)      Canada Federal Skilled Workers Program: This program is for those individuals who want to migrate to Canada and possess skills which suit the Canada labor market and can add value to the Canadian economy.

2)      Canada Work Permit: Canada work permit makes provision for working in Canada without the need to undergo a point’s based assessment. In order to work in Canada on a temporary basis, foreign skilled workers must have an offer of employment from a Canadian employer and be granted a Labor Market Opinion by Human Resources and Skills Development Canada.

3)      Canada Low Level Skill Work Permit: The Low level Skill work permit allows temporary entry of foreign workers into National Occupational Classification (NOC) with only low level skills. Low skill level positions usually require a high school diploma or job-specific training.

4)     Quebec – Selected Skilled Workers Visa: Under the Canada-Quebec Accord on Immigration, Quebec establishes its own immigration requirements and selects immigrants who will adapt well to living in Quebec (Canada).Québec welcomes immigrants with their know-how, skills, language, culture and religion. Québec provides services to help them integrate and participate fully in Québec society.

New Year Wish: Simpler And Hassle Free Visa

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Visas Simply wishes you all a very Happy and Prosperous New Year. Last year we received thousands of applications by individuals who wanted to various countries in search of a good life. One thing that was similar in all these applicants was that they found the visa processing time a bit stretched; some complained that getting the required documents was tiresome.

 

We hope this year this won’t be an issues as almost all the countries are stepping up to make the visa process smooth and hassle free, as for the documents, we suggest that if you have made up your mind to go abroad, start collecting the mandatory documents like educational certificates, ID proof, passport as it will not only save your time but it will also help you to get things started quickly. The rest of the documents like police verification’s  character certificates, employer reference and salary slip should also be are next in line, so try to keep them in the ready as well. In this blog we will focus on all the major changes that we are expecting this year.

Expected changes in Canadian Federal Skilled Worker Program, 2013:

As, discussed in previous blogs the Canadian Federal Skilled Worker program will go through major changes in 2013. The major changes we are expecting are:

1) More importance to English and French Language.
2) More emphasis on youth.
3) Canadian work experience will be given importance.
4) Spousal language ability and Canadian work experience will be given more importance.
5) Adaptability
6) Expression of Interest will be implemented.

We are expecting changes in skilled visa category in Australia as well. The quota for skilled migration will change and we are expecting a change in the points system as well, a clearer picture will emerge by the month of April/May.

Visas Simply provides specialised immigration services for Australian immigration, Canadian immigration, USA immigration, New Zealand immigration and UK immigration. Apart from these countries we also provide immigration services to more than thirty countries over the world. Visas Simply has a presence in all the major countries like Australia, Canada. India, New Zealand, UK and USA. Visas Simply has specialized immigration lawyers who help us to maintain our high success ratio and guide us through the most complicated immigration issues.

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  3. Tourist visas for pleasure and business, temporary Work visas, permanent work visas, family visas, skilled immigration, government immigration programs, entry clearance, entry visas, visa extensions, filing permanent residency, reviewing visa rejections and more.
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Travel Australia ~ The Australian Way

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What comes to your mind when you hear the following words, beer, kangaroo, beaches, sunshine, cricket, Koalas , and the Great Barrier Reef ( that, by the way mate, is the only living thing visible from space) , the hints are pretty obvious, its Australia.

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Australia’s Flag

The sunshine nation, the land of pristine beaches, where beer should be the national drink (the amount of beer these guys can guzzle down is awesome), if you are a traveler than you have landed up in the right place. A land which offers you everything, no matter what your interests are, you are a sports lover, we have cricket and Australian rules football, did you say beaches, don’t worry mate, we have plenty of them. Hmmm… an environmentalist, guess what? We have something for you too, lots of diverse flora and fauna and a whole lot of species and of course, the Great Barrier Reef, and if you just want to have fun, well then, we offer them in zillions.

Now that you have read so much about this fascinating country, I am sure you must be thinking how to get there? Don’t worry, just read on.

You can travel to Australia on tourist visa, working holiday visa (this one actually allows you earn and sponsor your own travel, wow) and if you have a family there, then you can go on a family visa (that’s what families are for, to give you a good time). Now, I will tell you, how to get these visas.

Tourist Visas Australia:
Australia is one of the best tourist destinations. Sun kissed beaches, the blue oceans, the Great Barrier Reef, the diverse flora and fauna, you name it and you get it. There are different tourist visa you can apply for:

ETA (visitor) Subclass 976 – An electronically stored authority for short-term visits to Australia of up to 3 months. Available to passport holders from a number of countries and regions, who are outside Australia.

E Visitors (Subclass 651) – An electronically stored authority for visits to Australia for tourism or business purpose for up to three months. Available to passport holders from the European Union and a number of other European countries, who are outside Australia.

Tourist Visa (Subclass 676) – A temporary tourist visa allowing a stay in Australia of up to three or six or 12 months. Applicants can apply from both outside and in Australia. Some tourists are eligible to lodge an online application for an e676 Tourist visa.

Working Holiday Visa Australia
The Working Holiday Visa is probably one of the best way to way to discover a country. It not only allows you to explore the country but also allows you to work, this way you can sponsor your own holiday, mentioned below is the eligibility criteria for working holiday visa, Australia.

–  You should be outside Australia, when the visa is granted.
–  You should be between the age of 18 and 30.
–  You should not be accompanied by children under 18 years of age.
–  You should satisfy the health and character requirements.
–  You should have a health insurance.
–  You should have sufficient funds, for which you may be asked for documental evidence.

Family Visa Australia:
Family visa is meant for those individuals looking to settle in Australia with their family and spouses. Visas are often granted on the basis of family ties in Australia. There are a number of different types of Australian family visas, suiting the general need.

Partner Visa: Partner Visa is for those individuals who are either married or are in a de facto relationship. A temporary Partner Visa is granted if all the essential criteria are met, after that within a span of two years a permanent Partner Visa is granted, provided all the requirements are met.

Prospective Marriage Visa: Prospective Marriage Visa is a visa granted to those individual, who wish to enter Australia to marry their fiancé. A Prospective Marriage Visa is a temporary visa granted for a period of nine months. An individual must enter Australia, with an intention to marry their fiancé within the stipulated period of nine months. Once you are married to your fiancé you can apply for partner Visa.

Demand For Skilled Workers in Australia And Canada

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It’s a known fact that there is a global shortage of skilled worker. We won’t go into details quoting statistics and try to analyse the trends and the outcome, instead we shall discuss how this is a golden period for those individuals who have the skills. We all know the basic economic principle of supply and demand, when demand is low and supply is high, price of a commodity goes down and vice versa. If we apply this theory then it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that if you fall in the skilled worker category your pay cheque is definitely going to be fat.

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Skilled workers such as doctors, dentists, engineers, sales and marketing professionals, plumbers, electricians, teachers and IT professionals are in great demand even in stable economies like Australia and Canada. These countries in order to fulfil the shortage of skilled workers in their countries are welcoming immigrants with the desired skills with open arms. In fact they have specialized immigration program just to fulfill their economic needs. It’s a win-win situation for all concerned, the countries get their deficient manpower that helps their economy to grow and on the other hand the migrants can look forward to a better job and a better lifestyle.

Countries like Australia and Canada where the population is low face an acute shortage of skilled workers. It’s one of the reasons that skilled workers wait with bated breath for these countries skilled immigration programs to open up. A majority of immigrants are from Asian countries like China, Japan, India where there is no shortage of IT professionals, doctors and teachers and the remuneration is not that good, also people from the European countries migrate here, especially after the euro zone financial crisis. USA and Mexico also have their share of immigrants travelling to Australia and Canada.

A sense of security along with good pay, better lifestyle and job satisfaction are some of the factors that an immigrant looks forward to and they have a sense of accomplishment when they achieve all this.

Countries like Australia and Canada who are economically strong and stable want to keep their growth continuous, this can be only achieved if they have a workforce which can deliver. Specialized jobs require a certain set of skills and these countries are making sure that they get their share of skilled workers from all over the globe.

Australia and Canada both have skilled worker immigration programs. In Australia it is called Skill Select and in Canada it is known as Canada Federal Skilled Worker Program.

Skill Select Australia

Skill Select helps to ensure the skilled migration program is based on the economic needs of Australia. Skill Select will also help address regional skill shortages. Skill Select allows intending migrants to indicate if they are willing to live and work in regional Australia. This will be of particular benefit to employers experiencing regional skill shortages and state and territory governments attempting to settle migrants in regional Australia. Australia immigration department has put out a list of skilled jobs, if the job profile and duties matches to that of a skilled worker and he/she can apply for this visa program. Skill Select is a point based system where points are allotted to an individual based upon his educational qualification, age, work experience and language. If you manage to cross the threshold which is of 60 point you are eligible to apply.

Canada Federal Skilled Worker Program
Canada Skilled worker program is those individuals who want to migrate to Canada and work there as a professional. The Canada Skilled Worker Program is also a point based program. You will be allotted points based on age, language skills, educational qualifications and work experience. You need to have at least 67 points to apply and your work experience should match the jobs in the occupation list.

Major Changes In Canada Federal Skilled Worker Program 2013

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Major Changes In Canada Federal Skilled Worker Program 2013

 

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Fascimile of the logo that appears on Canadian government documents (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The suspense over the Canada Federal Skilled Worker was finally over as Citizenship, Immigration, and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced the dates for the commencement of the program. The Federal Skilled worker program will start from 4th May, 2013 albeit a few changes.

The Federal Skilled Worker Program is Canada’s largest economic immigration programs, around 56,000 individuals are expected to migrate to Canada this year. The Federal Skilled Worker Program or FSW as it’s popularly know, is focused on Canada’s economic needs and shortage of skilled workers. To quote Minister Kenney “The new Federal Skilled Worker Program criteria will ensure Canada is selecting the skilled immigrants our economy needs, who are the most likely to succeed and fully realize their potential in Canada.”

There are a few changes to this year’s Federal Skilled Worker program as compared to previous years, more emphasis will be given to language proficiency, youth and work experience. Given below are the proposed changes for the FSW program for 2013:

1) Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) has proposed that more importance will be given to English and French language.

2) Emphasis on younger immigrants.

3) More value to those individual having Canadian work experience.

4) Points will be rewarded to those having spousal language ability and Canadian experience.

5) Simplifying the arranged employment

6) Adaptability will be a major factor.

Apart from these proposed changes there are other changes as well. Unlike previous years, this year the applications will be fast tracked and will be processed within months, this step was taken to ensure that there are no backlogs this year. The major steps that will be the part of the new selection process are:

1) There will be a minimum threshold for language, which is level 7 of the Canadian Language Benchmark Assessment System. The agencies designated to assess the language skills of the candidate are IELTS (International English Language Testing System) and CELPIP (Canadian English Language Proficiency Index Program) for English and TEF (Test d’évaluation de français) for French.

2) All the candidates need to get their educational credentials assessed by designated bodies by the Canadian government. This step was taken to make sure that the candidate’s educational qualification matches to Canadian educational standards. A list of the assessing bodies will be available early in January.

The Canadian immigration department also plans to implement Expression of Interest (EOI) in order to provide the prospective employers a pool of employees to choose from. “The government’s number one priority remains jobs, economic growth, and long-term prosperity,” said Minister Kenney. “The new Federal Skilled Worker Program criteria will ensure Canada is selecting the skilled immigrants our economy needs, who are the most likely to succeed and fully realize their potential in Canada.”

So all of you who wish to migrate to Canada, don’t wait till May to submit your applications, the assessments will start from early 2013. We suggest that you should be ready with your applications and relevant document and apply now to beat the rush as there will be limited amount of applications accepted.

Written By, Visas Simply