Uncertainty for international students in Sweden over their residence permits

Under the country’s law, the Swedish Migration Agency can only issue a student with a residence permit if more than 50% of their course is conducted on campus, according to a report by schengenvisainfo.com. However, uncertainty remains as to how campuses will be organized in the coming academic year, and institutions have warned they may need to continue …

Students looking to study in the UK for six months or less can now enter on a standard visitor visa

The UK is to introduce more flexibility into the visitor visa route by removing the short-term study visa and allowing study on programs up to six months on a visitor visa, while English UK is calling on the government to adopt measures to support the sector as it estimates an 80 per cent loss of …

Accredited online programs may lead to a post-graduate work permit in Canada

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PRODIREKT is excited to share some important news from Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Refugees & Citizenship Canada (IRCC). Canadian Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino announced new visa policies and services this week that are designed to ease international students’ transition to study in Canada in the coming months. These new measures include: Providing priority study permit processing for applicants …

US administration withdraws controversial policy barring foreign students from online study in the US

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The US government has rescinded its 6 July immigration rule that would effectively have barred international students from entering or remaining in the US if their program of study transitioned to online delivery. The education sector in the US – along with state governments and other stakeholders – banded together to launch a number of …

Foreign students will no longer be permitted to enter or remain in the US if their study program is online-only

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A new US immigration rule will prevent foreign students from entering the United States if their planned program of study transitions to online delivery for the fall 2020 semester. Similarly, students already in the country may be required to depart if their programs move to online instruction. On 6 July, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement …

Getting to know Ridley College, one of the Canada’s most prestigious schools

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21–MAY–2019 | Our spring in Canada was action packed last year. After the experience of a lifetime in Vancouver, where we attended two major education events – ILAC Partnership Forum and ICEF Workshop, we flew to Toronto for the second part of our Canadian education globetrotting. Prior to our visiting ILAC International College in Toronto …

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Online learning gains in importance with coronavirus outbreak

The coronavirus pandemic has temporary changed how we live. We know that staying at home for a prolonged period of time can be difficult and frustrating, so it’s important to remember to take care of your mind as well as your body. While no one wanted coronavirus, it is certainly providing an opportunity for a …

Hungarian government to boost high school students’ language learning abroad with €180m

12-MAR-2020 An estimated €180 million in funding will be provided by the Hungarian government to support some 90,000 of the country’s students when they travel to the UK, Ireland, Malta, Germany, Austria, France and China this summer to take part in two-week language courses. Each student will be awarded €2,000, meaning the government will provide …

A new post-Brexit UK immigration system will place European students under the same rules as non-EU counterparts

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The UK’s Home Office has announced a new post-Brexit immigration system that will place European students under the same rules as non-EU counterparts and introduce a points-based system for skilled work and student visas. In the initial outline of the new system – due to take effect from 1 January 2021 – the government has …