Archive for September, 2009

Opportunity fuels skilled immigrants’ exodus

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

By Emily Bazar, USA TODAY

It wasn’t the U.S. economy that convinced Tao Guo to leave the USA. It was the Chinese economy.

After 24 years in the United States, the 46-year-old naturalized citizen moved to Shanghai in December to take a high-level position at WuXi AppTec, which does research for pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.

He’s among a growing number of highly skilled immigrants who are leaving the USA to take jobs in their native countries, particularly India and China. The International Monetary Fund projects that China’s gross domestic product will grow by 7.5% this year and India’s by 5.4%. In the USA, the GDP is projected to contract by 2.6%. (more…)

Area in Focus: Markham, Ontario,Canada

Monday, September 21st, 2009

Markham (2006 population 261,573) is a town located in the Regional Municipality of York, Ontario, Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario directly north of Toronto, and is part of the Greater Toronto Area. One of the fastest-growing communities in Canada, Markham is also the largest town in Canada.

Markham is the fourth-most populous municipality in the Greater Toronto Area, after Toronto, Mississauga, and Brampton. It is home to many cultures. It also claims to be Canada’s Hi-Tech Capital with a number of key companies in the area, such as IBM, Motorola, Toshiba, Lucent, Sun Microsystems, Apple, AMEX, and home to the head office of graphics card producer ATI (now part of AMD). 

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Congratulations on getting Tier 1 Visa!!!

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

Hi Veda/Abdul

Thank you for your help in the whole process.

Veda, ican still remember you are always more confident than me every time i met you and kept on saying you will get the Visa. It all started with you :)

Adbul, the way u handled my case is commendable, u asked every detail, patiently heard and answered all my questions, and did good documentation.

Thanks & regards
Solomon

Cross-border Dreams still alive and kicking

Monday, September 14th, 2009

Job opportunities may have shrunk in the short-term for Indian immigrants in some countries. However, the long haul still looks very bright for the young and skilled workforce. Continental Europe is wooing Indian workers and the Indian government is providing support. Global careers are definitely not a thing of the past, finds Ishani Duttagupta of The Times of India.

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Ask the US Consul in Hyderabad

Monday, September 14th, 2009

Have you got any queries on issue of visas by US Consulate in Hyderabad or about Consulate services? The Consulate officials will reply to them in these columns on every Monday. Email your questions to queries2consul @gmail.com