WR Immigration’s April global immigration updates include the latest developments on Australia’s work visa category, Brazil’s e-visa requirements, new Canada entry requirements, and much more! Australia Australia is poised to adopt a new Skills in Demand work visa category. This category will have three pathways under which foreign nationals can qualify as follows: The government group tasked with review of occupations for these pathways has just released a draft of the core skills occupations list, which will determine which jobs are eligible for this pathway. The list is available at Draft Core Skills Occupations List (CSOL) for Consultation | Jobs and Skills Australia. While not finalized, the list has helpfully been broken down into occupations that are confidently “on” the list, those that are “off” and those that are “targeted for consultation.” Brazil Brazil has again postponed its implementation of the new requirement for U.S., Canadian, and Australian citizens to hold e-visas to travel for tourism or business until 2025. Accordingly, those traveling to Brazil in 2024 no longer need to worry about implementation of the new visa requirement. Canada Canada has quite suddenly implemented new entry requirements for Mexican nationals. Most Mexican nationals are now required to obtain a […]
