United Kingdom is the most peaceful and safe country of the world, enjoying a level of tranquility that is rare in today's life. Its vast infrastructure offers all the amenities of life to the entire population through the length and breadth of . . . .
More than 151,000 overseas nationals from outside
European Union were granted permission to work which is
almost four times the level when Labor took power in
1997. This was announced 151,635 work visa applications
were granted between December 2007 and November last
year.
The greatest numbers of visas were issued to Indians -
49,950, followed by Americans - 28,835 and then Chinese
- 8,090 to work in the UK.
Many migrants were granted visas in categories that
allow them to remain in the UK for up to five years. At
the end of five years as long as they meet the
requirements migrants can then apply for Permanent
Residency.
The Home Office while commenting on Immigration trends
of 2008 said, "Over 90 per cent of people working in
this country are UK citizens and their rate of
employment has remained stable. But when it comes to
immigration, in difficult economic times we need a tough
system that offers British workers the first crack of
the whip for British jobs."
"That's why we're using the flexibility that the new
Points Based System allows to force employers to offer
British jobs through Job Centre plus before recruiting
foreign workers. And across Government we're working
together to get people the skills needed for these jobs
to boost their chances even further."
Source: Home Office, UK Border & immigration Agency
As The UK Border Agency has announced that applications
under many of the categories of the UK points based
system will be allowed at one of the five public enquiry
offices.
It should be noted from the beginning of April 2009 the
qualifying criteria is being raised for Tier 1.
From 6 April 2009, premium service would be available
for same day processing under the following categories
of the points-based system:
Highly skilled workers Tier 1 (General)
Sponsored skilled workers Tier 2 (General)
Tier 2 (Ministers of Religion)
Tier 2 (Sportsperson)
Tier 2 (Intra-company transfers)
Temporary workers Tier 5 (Creative and sporting)
Tier 5 (Charity workers)
Tier 5 (Religious workers)
Tier 5 (Government authorized exchange)
Tier 5 (International agreement)
Source: Home Office, UK Border & immigration
Agency
WWICS launches New Edu-Skilled Program for Canada,
Australia, New Zealand and UK. Under this category, we
Offers exciting opportunities which gives you options to
qualify for Permanent Residency as per details below:
CANADA EDU-SKILLED PROGRAM:
Are you not there in the list of 38-Priority Occupation
List of Canada? How does that matter? You would still
qualify to get Canadian Permanent Residency. Yes we mean
it. As you are making 67 points, but still not there in
the approved list of 38-Priority Occupations, this Edu-Skilled
program would make your dream come true at the fastest
pace.
If you want to Study, Work & finally plan to settle in
Canada, you may opt for minimum 1 ½ year study course in
Canada. After completing 1 ½ year study, if you can
score 67 points under Six Selection Factors, you are
eligible to obtain Permanent Residency under Federal
Skilled Worker Category. Or else you may opt for minimum
1 ½ year study course in Canada. After completing study,
we would help you obtain 1-year Work permit which will
be extended for another 1-year. After working for
2-years, you will be eligible to claim Permanent
Residence under Canadian Experience Class
AUSTRALIA EDU-SKILLED PROGRAM:
If you want to make a bright Global Career in Australia,
you may opt for two years degree/ diploma course under
Sub Class 572 or 573. Once you complete two years study
in Australia, we would file your application for
Permanent Residence of Australia under Sub Class 885
(Vocational Education and Training Sector) or Subclass
573 (Higher Education Sector: Temporary Visa) or
Subclass 885 Skilled Independent (Residence) visa.
UK EDU-SKILLED PROGRAM:
For immigration aspirants of UK, you may reach UK in 2-4
month time on Student Visa for minimum 2-years study
course and after you complete 2-yrs study in UK, you may
be entitled to stay in UK for 2-years for employment
under Tier-1 Post Study Work Program. After 2-years, you
would have a chance to switch over to Tier-2 or Tier-1
(General) for obtaining further permission to live and
work in the UK.
NZ EDU-SKILLED PROGRAM:
If settlement in New Zealand is what you dream of, you
may opt to study in Recognized Basic New Zealand
Qualification. After you complete 1-yr OR 1.5-yr OR 2-yr
study in Recognized Basic New Zealand Qualification, we
would help you in getting 1-year Work Permit under Study
to Work Scheme. After working for 1-year, you will be
eligible to claim minimum 150 points and easily qualify
for Expression of Interest to file for New Zealand PR.
WWICS recently launched immigration services to Denmark
in Europe. Danish Immigration Service grants a
three-year Residence Permit to eligible applicants for
living and working in Denmark. Under the Green Card
Scheme, a residence and work permit is issued on the
basis of a point system designed to assess the
eligibility of the applicant, who will find qualified
work in Denmark.
To obtain a Residence Permit under Green Card Scheme,
the applicant must attain at least 100 points. These
points are given for various factor such as Educational
Level, Language Skills, Work Experience, Adaptability
and Age.
Major Occupation in Denmark Positive List:
Academic Work : Project Manager, Statistician,
Architect, Planning Officer, Engineers (Construction,
Building, Electronic, Mechanical, Plastic, Production,
Ship, Chemical, Environmental, Export, Planning), Senior
Lecturer, Professor, Accountant, HR Consultant, Business
Economist, Financial Controller, Business Controller,
Lawyer, Business Analysts, Marine Engineer
Construction : Architectural Technician
Hotel Restaurant Kitchen Canteen : Clinical Dietician
IT & Telecommunication : IT Manager, Database developer,
IT Operation Manager, Software developer, Web designer,
System developer, Network Consultant, IT Sales person,
System Administrator, Webmaster
Management : CEO, Production Manager, Branch Manager,
Head of School, Head of Institution, Shop Manager,
Nursing home matron, Head of day-care center,
Administrative Manager, Finance Manager, Area Manager,
Head of the Dept., HR Manager, Sales Manager, Purchasing
Manager, Accounting Manager
Educational, Social and Religious Worker : Educational
Advisor, Social educator, Social worker
WorldWide Immigration
Consultancy Services (WWICS) welcomes Citizenship and
Immigration Canada’s initiative on creating an awareness
campaign against the unscrupulous immigration consultants.
Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister
Jason Kenney recently addressed the issue of immigration
fraud before the Standing Committee on Citizenship and
Immigration and launched a video warning against the
dangers of unscrupulous immigration representatives
offering immigration services.
“Canadian government takes a zero-tolerance approach to
immigration consultant fraud. We are continuing to work to
expand warnings about fraud against potential applicants
and to combat illegal activities related to immigration,”
said Minister Kenney. The Minister highlighted recent
progress on the file, including a personal commitment from
the Chief Minister of Punjab to step up efforts in the
fight against fraudulent consultants who operate out of
Chandigarh, India. A number of arrests of allegedly
unscrupulous consultants have already been made. The
Punjab state government and Canada’s visa office in
Chandigarh will be working to address immigration
consultant fraud.
Minister Kenney also underlined the importance of raising
awareness in preventing consumer fraud, and said the new
video warns against the dangers of hiring unscrupulous
representatives who offer immigration services. The video
features an immigrant family from Chile that was a victim
of a fraudulent representative and includes tips on how to
choose an authorized representative if an applicant
decides to seek assistance with an application. “This is a
priority for me in the months ahead, and I look forward to
working further with the Standing Committee, other
government partners, and key stakeholders on this
important issue,” said the Minister.
Sharing the sense of urgency Lt. Col. B.S. Sandhu (Retd.),
CMD, WWICS, said he is shaken at the magnitude and
ramifications of the problem. “Some people who manage to
reach their dream country illegally have to live their
life in fear of being caught by the police as illegal stay
is a criminal offence. It makes their life miserable as
they have to disconnect with the family for a long period
of time. Moreover illegal immigrants get no rights and are
subjected to exploitation. There are no free health or
education services for them. They can be incarcerated and
the prison term may increase for repeated violation of
immigration norms.” Lt. Col. B.S. Sandhu made a stern
point, cautioning prospective illegal immigrants.
“Immigration is a business of trust, where a client
places his entire future in the hands of an immigration
consultant. Yet, some fly-by-night operators have befooled
many innocent people. We need to accentuate that
Immigration entails responsibility & ethics in much larger
measure than perhaps any other business,” said Lt. Col.
Sandhu. WWICS has always supported such initiatives and we
believe in creating benchmark for others as it endorses
righteousness in the interest of Indian immigration
aspirants.
The Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator
Chris Evans, has narrowed down the sourcing of migrants
so that they are able to fast track the selection for
immigration of people those who are going to give a
positive contribution in their economy:
New Critical Skill Shortage List:
Anesthetist
Dentist
Electronic Equipment Trades
Emergency Medicine Specialist
Engineer - Chemical
Engineer - Civil
Engineer - Electrical
Engineer - Electronics
Engineer - Mechanical
Engineer - Mining
Engineer - Production or Plant Engineer
Aircraft Maintenance Engineer - Avionics
Aircraft Maintenance Engineer - Mechanical
Gasfitter
General Medical Practitioner
Medical Diagnostic Radiographer
Obstetrician & Gynaecologist
Occupational Therapist
Pharmacist (Hospital)
Pharmacist (Retail)
Physiotherapist
Podiatrist
Psychiatrist
Quantity Surveyor
Registered Mental Health Nurse
Registered Midwife
Registered Nurse
Secondary School Teacher
Specialist Medical Practitioners NEC
Specialist Physician
Surgeon
Surveyor
Urban & Regional Planner
Wall and Floor Tiller
Speech Pathologist
Sonographer
Ophthalmologist
Pediatrician
Pathologist
Radiologist
Accountant -- where the applicant has achieved a score
of at least IELTS 7 in each of the four competencies,
and/or has completed The Professional Year – Skilled
Migration Internship Program Accounting (SMIPA)
IT professionals
Source: Excerpt from International Herald Tribune
article. Associated Press writer Ray Lilley in
Wellington, New Zealand, contributed to this report.
As an affluent, high-tech industrial society in the
trillion-dollar class, Canada resembles the US in its
market-oriented economic system, pattern of production,
and affluent living standards. Since World War II, the
impressive growth of the manufacturing, mining, and
service sectors has transformed the nation from a
largely rural economy into one primarily industrial and
urban. The 1989 US-Canada Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and
the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
(which includes Mexico) touched off a dramatic increase
in trade and economic integration with the US, its
principle trading partner. Canada enjoys a substantial
trade surplus with the US, which absorbs nearly 80% of
Canadian exports each year. Canada is the US's largest
foreign supplier of energy, including oil, gas, uranium,
and electric power. Given its great natural resources,
skilled labor force, and modern capital plant, Canada
has enjoyed solid economic growth, and prudent fiscal
management has produced consecutive balanced budgets
from 1997 to 2007. In 2008, growth slowed sharply as a
result of the global economic downturn, US housing
slump, plunging US car sales, and drop in world
commodity prices. Public finances, too, are set to
deteriorate for the first time in a decade. Tight global
credit conditions have further restrained business and
housing investment, despite the conservative lending
practices and strong capitalization that made Canada's
major banks among the strongest in the world.
Rank-previous year 7
GDP Growth 0.7%
GDP/Capita $40,200
Trade Balance 1.9%
Population 33.2 mil
Federal Budget Balance as % of GDP 0.2%
After the Federation of Russia, the Ukrainian Republic
was the most important component of the former Soviet
Union, producing four times the agricultural output of
the next ranking Republic in the USSR. It’s fertile
black soil generated more than ¼th of the Soviet
agricultural output and its farms provided substantial
quantity of meat, milk, grain to other Republics.
Shortly after independence was ratified in December
1991, the Ukrainian Government liberalized the procedure
and erected a legal frame work for privatization. Due to
resistance to change, output by 1999 had fallen to less
than 40% of 1991 level. Significant changes have
occurred in the agricultural sector since 2000. Almost
15100 collective and state farms have been transformed
into new farms of agricultural enterprises and the new
private corporate farms have emerged. Due to
restructuring of agriculture sector and the changes in
agricultural land use nearly 2 million hectares of
arable land, have become fallow or abandoned land.
Ukraine’s agriculture sector has a potential to make the
country food basket of the world but investment is
needed for replacing outdated machinery or reclaiming
the agricultural land which has become fallow. As
private individual farms having average size of 77
hectares have come into existence, the Indian farmers
who have been responsible for developing canal colonies
in Layalpur District (now Faizlabad in Pakistan) before
independence and Tarai area in Utrrakhand (erstwhile
Uttarpradesh) have an opportunity to make investment in
Ukrainian agricultural sector and generate GDP for that
country and substantial income for themselves. To assist
the Indian farmers and business persons to get optimum
returns on investment, Worldwide Immigration Consultancy
Group has signed MOU with PRS Associates Ltd., Kyiv
Ukraine. Accordingly the newly formed consortium, they
would be helping the farmers and business persons to get
a Limited Liability Company registered in Ukraine,
transfer funds to Ukraine so that the company could take
fertile agricultural land on lease and produce crops
like winter wheat, sunflower seeds, mustard beat root or
develop orchards in that country. As the soil is very
fertile and our farmers can hope to get as much as land
on lease as they want, it is rare opportunity for the
farmers and business persons to invest in Ukraine and
thereby “become multinational”.
“Indian Farmers are doing wonders in USA, Canada &
Australia and why not in Ukraine. With the investment of
Rs.50 lacs one can get a 125 acres (50 hectares) of
fertile and irrigable land on cheap prices for 3-5 years
lease” said Col Sandhu. Ukraine’s population growth
being low thus hard working Indian farmers can take full
advantage of this favourable scenario.
Canada BUSINESS INVESTOR IMMIGRATION SET FOR A SPURT
.
The maple leaf nation is all geared to welcome business
investors with open arms as the latest provisions of an
all time aggressive current immigration policy envisage
a huge inflow of investment triggered immigration to
contribute to a blossoming Canadian economy. While
Indian venture capitalists and investors form a
potentially major target group in this immigration
category, people from various sectors like
industrialists, farmers, entrepreneurs, real estate
agents and commission agents with considerable
investment potential are all welcomed.
While shedding light upon the latest avenues available
for immigration aspirants with investing capacity, Lt
Col B S Sandhu (Retd), CMD, World Wide Immigration
Consultancy Services Limited said that fast track
permanent residency opportunities for all these sections
have enhanced manifold in the present scenario. Settled
immigrants have a golden chance to call their friends
and relatives with legally obtained net worth to
permanently settle in Canada, pointed out Col Sandhu. By
investing Rs 50 lakhs under the Investor Programme,
anyone with a legally accounted for financial history
can acquire a permanent residency status in Canada in a
matter of just 6-12 months.
Under the Investor Program, informed Col Sandhu, an
investor or a prospective immigrant, up to 60 years of
age, has to demonstrate business experience and a
legally obtained net worth of $8,00,000 (Canadian). He
or she should be resourceful enough to invest $4,00,000
(Canadian) which is refundable after 5 years or simply
pay a non refundable investment capital of up to
$1,20,000 to $1,35,000(Canadian) which is to be
supplemented by arranging remaining finances through a
finance company. The most important part, however, is no
requirement of language clearance tests like IELTS as
required in other categories and an exceptionally speedy
processing with an interview call within 5-6 months of
applying, added Col Sandhu.
Col Sandhu remarked that the business immigration is the
latest rage which is taking the immigration scenario by
storm. Hundreds of enthusiastic investors from across
the world have already applied under business investment
category and the coming few months will even see
maturity in majority of cases being processed by WWICS,
concluded Col Sandhu. .
Immigrants from Asia and India set to gain from Canadian
labour scarcity Chandigarh, June : A
booming economy and jobs aplenty in Canada is what is
beckoning more and more skilled professionals worldwide
to the world’s most preferred destination. And with new
immigration friendly provisions, as envisaged in
budgetary proposals introduced recently by Canadian
government, in offing, things are going to get even
better for aspiring international workers and
professionals. This was asserted by immigration expert
Lt Col (Retd.) B S Sandhu, Chairman and Managing
Director, World Wide Immigration and Consultancy
Services limited, WWICS, in a press statement released
here today.
Lt Col Sandhu informed that Canada is facing an acute
crunch of workers and professionals which is all set
grow to an even formidable scale in the coming decade or
so, a scenario which has Canadian government literally
on verge of launching a massive movement, if not a
campaign to boost immigration and intake of workers.
Spelling the gravity of situation, Lt Col Sandhu quoted
Canada’s Conservative strategists as saying that the
nation is virtually on verge of an economic time bomb
which amplifies the actual severity of labour shortage
in Canada. Canadian workforce which has grown by a
phenomenal 200% in the last 50 years, informed Lt Col
Sandhu, is set to stagnate and dwindle as economic
forecasters foresee an abysmally lower 11% growth in
next 50 years. The specter is further accentuated when
the authentic estimates, as provided by Canadian Human
Resources Minister Monte Solberg are tabulated for
future, felt Col Sandhu. Canadian provinces like British
Columbia will fall short of 3.50 lakh workers in coming
12 years while Alberta will need 1,00,000 more work
force over next decade. Ontario will need a whopping
5.60 lakh work force in next couple of decades while
labour need of Quebec alone in next 8 years is 1.3
million.
Lt Col Sandhu asserted that Canadian labour market has
been defying market forecasters in the last three years.
Even a relatively expensive work force in Canada is in a
high demand. A hindsight analysis, said Col Sandhu,
shows that despite 1,13,000 job cuts in manufacturing
sector in last 12 months, a whopping 3,25,000 new jobs
have been created. This is just a tip of the iceberg so
far as employment requirements of Canada are concerned.
Interestingly, points out Lt Col Sandhu, that
immigration and labour sectors have become a contentious
rallying point amongst Canadian political parties who
are all out for taking aggressive measures to enhance
immigration and meet the labor needs of a growing
Canadian economy. This only signifies that Asians,
especially Indians, with their superior English speaking
skills and better track record, stand a much better
chance to gain their rightful position in Canadian
scheme of things which are favourable for immigrants
with opportunities abound, concluded Lt Col Sandhu..
Real Estate investment opportunity in Dubai, WWICS shows
the way Chandigarh, May 3: Having relocating and
resettling millions of Asians worldwide, the global
leader in immigration and resettlement industry, World
Wide Immigration Consultancy Services Ltd. is now
proving out to be a major force in investment and
business activity overseas, especially in Dubai.
While disclosing this at a special presentation for
elite investors keen to invest in viable and profitable
investment opportunities in Dubai, Lt Col (Retd) B S
Sandhu, CMD, WWICS, said that the global firm is
providing expert consultancy on investment in Middle
East, especially Dubai which is the hub of the most
dynamic growth in the real estate sector.
While sharing the major aspects of phenomenal growth in
real estate sector in Dubai, Col Sandhu asserted that
last few years have seen an unmatched potential in real
estate investment in Dubai which is gateway to Asia and
Europe due to its strategic location. Rapidly emerging
as the hub of all time major investment of late, Dubai
has seen a whopping investment and even better profits
in the recent past, a trend which is yet to continue for
quite some time. The encouraging picture, added Col
Sandhu, can be best judged from the fact that the
profits margins are going considerably up and some
prized real estate zones are churning profits as higher
as 50% to 60% of the investment per annum.
Attributing this phenomenal growth to superior
infrastructure, advanced networks of roads and
connectivity via airlines, Col Sandhu informed that the
much advanced Dubai is a potential investment
destination for many Indians who are eyeing the region.
With 120 shipping lines and over 100 airlines connecting
140 global destinations, the infrastructural and
geographical advantage of Dubai coupled with a fast
growing economy at 8% per annum, dynamic business
environment supported by investor friendly laws and
regulations along with a cosmopolitan culture makes
Dubai a truly dream destination for any venture
capitalist or investor. The average returns on
investments in Dubai, said Col Sandhu, vary from 10% to
20% depending on investment stages i.e. pre launch,
launch and post launch stage.
Pinpointing the major zones with high return potential
on investments in Dubai, Col Sandhu, informed that
Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai Land, Dubai waterfront,
Jumeirah Village South, Dubai Sports City, Emirates
Road, International city and other surrounding areas are
highly sought after and offer a real prospective
investment vista for global investors. A population of 2
million in Dubai needs additional 50,000 residential
units per annum which are simply amazing for the
expatriates who are now eligible to take ownership of
freehold property and earn additional benefits as well.
Towers for commercial and retail space, residential
apartments and luxury villas are core segments for real
estate investment in Dubai, asserted Lt Col Sandhu.
With over 12 years of operations in Middle East, WWICS,
added Col Sandhu, has been functioning from its
dedicated offices in Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and Dubai. Our
Dubai office is providing expert and comprehensive
service for investment related consultancy right from
stage one, asserted Col Sandhu. Guidance on key
investment zones, procedure to enter the market, support
mechanisms and vital information and services related to
registration, sale and purchase, resale, mortgaging and
other allied functions are performed to utmost
perfection, reiterated Col Sandhu.
Already a number of clients have made huge profits from
earlier deals even as we help in arranging mortgage and
re-sale of properties by arranging customers through
network of realtors, brokers and new investors. Sharing
vital information regarding the permissible limits for
investment, Col Sandhu, informed that an Indian resident
can transfer $200, 000 for overseas investment through
banking channels as per RBI guidelines which make the
prospect of investing and earning in Dubai even easier.
Moreover, all the profits would be tax-free. Col Sandhu
announced prospective investors to avail the First
Guided Tours to Dubai being organized on 14th May for
potential investors.
WWICS Group was delighted to welcome Mr. Geoff Provest,
MP, New South Wales, Australia to WWICS Asian
Headquarter in conjunction with PHD Chamber of Commerce
& Industry who visited WIWCS Asian Headquarters on 1st
Oct., 2008.
Mr. Geoff, whose constituency is New South Wales,
specifically was keen to discussed various immigration
category programmes. He was highly impressed with the
volume & quality of clients WWICS is successfully
handling be it Professionals, business persons or
Students immigrating to Australia through us. He
discussed that the immigration to Australia is very fast
and meticulous and was pleased by the functioning our
operations. He was pleased to know the customized
preflight to post-landing servcies offered by our Sydney
office. He expressed his desire that if any help is
required from him, then our Sydney office can contact
him and would render maximum help.
Mr. Geoff was taken around the entire Head Office
premises and explained how each segment of our
operations function to make each client a success.He was
extremely happy to interact with WWICS employees and
Head of the Departments.
Besides that he visited Continental Institute for
International Studies (CIIS) and intermingled with CIIS
faculty. He was highly impressed with the foreign course
curriculum offered, high class state of the art
infrastucture, and Indian & foreign faculty. He
emplhasiszed the need of introducing Australian courses
through tie-ups to promote Australian Education in
India. He also had lunch with the CIIS staff and
faculty. .
As the Pakistani Golfers finished their rounds on the
course they took a break and congregated to join WWICS
at lunch. A high powered team of Pakistani Golfers who
are in the city to participate in the 107th LG Indian
Open Amateur spend their day with WWICS management &
staff as they were invited over lunch at PCA stadium
here today.
A warm welcome was given to a 38-member delegate from
Pakistan by WWICS senior management especially Lt. Col.
B.S. Sandhu (Retd.), CMD WWICS Group, Devinder Sandhu
and Parvinder Sandhu, Sr. Directors, WWICS Group along
with the Head of the Departments.
Amateur golfers shared their wonderful golfing
experiences in India. For quite a number of them, it was
their first visit to Chandigarh. Col. Sandhu expressed
his happiness to see the way relations are improving
between Pakistani & Indian players. After Cricket, Golf
has also taken another step forward to improve the ties
between the two neighbors.
Pakistani Golfers were ecstatic to learn from Col.
Sandhu about the bountiful immigration & investment
opportunities in the West & down under Australia. They
were taken by surprise when they came to know that
Pakistan is among the top source countries for
immigration to Canada after China, India and
Philippines. Every year nearly 12,500 people immigrate
to Canada as Permanent Residents and nearly 30,753
Indian make Canada their home.
The Golfers were keen to discover the opportunities in
Canada, Australia & Europe. Col. Sandhu highlighted the
various gamuts of opportunities in developed economies
of Canada, Australia and Pakistan and talked about the
Golfing standards in these countries.
Since they were keen to learn more about the
opportunities prevalent in these countries, Col. Sandhu
gave a presentation profiling global scenario on the
investment opportunities in these countries. Col. Sandhu
said, “Pakistanis have integrated well into Canadian
society, partly due to the Canadian Government's
policies and assistance given to all immigrants settling
in the country. Generally speaking, Pakistanis are known
to assimilate into Canadian culture more easily than
many other immigrant groups due to fewer language
barriers; English is widely spoken in Pakistan among
professional classes. As well they usually have more
educational credentials, and come from a similar diverse
and tolerant society.”
“They have brought exquisite Pakistani cuisine to Canada
and it has been established as one of the most popular
cuisines in the country with hundreds of Pakistani
restaurants in all major city of Canada”, he chipped in.
“Canada as well as Australia offers high standard of
living with excellent golfing standards. Talking about
the prospects of Pakistani immigrants in these
countries, he said that Most Pakistani work as
professionals or in skilled trades. Those who went to
Canada / Australia from Pakistan via East Africa or the
Gulf are more likely involved in business. A number of
Pakistanis are also traders and are primarily involved
in exporting & importing goods to and from Pakistan. A
small number of them own factories in Pakistan and are
engaged in importing Pakistani manufactures. Others have
established textile mills in British Columbia-Canada and
Ontario-Canada and Canberra-Australia and are involved
in multinational trade” said Col. Sandhu.
The Pakistani Golfers enjoyed lunch hosted by WWICS at
PCA, Mohali as they got nostalgic with the India-Pakistans
game of Cricket at PCA.
WWICS is highly pro-active with Charitable Associations.
Taking another step towards Humanity, WWICS plans to
support Sahayta Charitable Society which is actively
engaged in looking after the cancer patients. WWICS has
been associated with Helpage India for the last over six
years. Besides that WWICS under Dasmesh Educational
Society (Regd.) is running a vocational school for the
rural girls in making them self reliant and confident by
teaching them stitching & knitting and other vocational
courses free of cost. So far more than 800 girls have
been fully trained and are competent to run their own
boutiques. Many trained girls of our school have opened
their tailoring shops and have started earning
handsomely. The school was set up in the year 1997 and
since then all Kandi village girls have taken full
advantage of this.
Sahayta Cancer Sahyog, a non-profit organization based
in India, provides holistic (financial, emotional and
social) support to people afflicted with cancer.
Sahayta Members gave a talk to create awareness about
the benefits of early detection of cancer to all WWICS
staff at 5.00 PM on 22nd Sept., 2008 at WWICS
Headquarter. Such talks programs are organized regularly
by Sahayta to educate the public that if detected early
cancer can be cured or at least controlled for quite
some time. More affected by this disease are females
because of this reproductive organs which are
susceptible to such diseases. They thus need to be
vigilant of this disease for early detection.
On the occasion Col. Sandhu, CMD, WWICS Group said
“Sahayta has made a deep and lasting impression on me as
I have seen my wife fighting a courageous battle with
this relentless disease. The emotional turmoil, the
stress and strain, the patient goes through, before and
during the treatment, takes heavy toll on the patient as
well as his/her family. For years, Mr. Ranjeet Sandhu
underwent painful cancer treatments and surgeries.
Despite all medical efforts, she lost her battle. So I
thought of doing something to help ease the suffering of
other Cancer survivors.”
Col. Sandhu donated Rs. 25,000/- in the memory of Late
Mrs. Ranjit Kaur Sandhu who passed away due to Cancer in
the year 2006. “We wish to give Financial Support to
provide cancer drugs to needy patients. Helping Cancer
patients is a highly noble cause, which requires a lot
of support from outside in terms of monetary donations
and voluntary services”, he added.
Gala event mark WWICS anniversary. Galaxy of VIPs and
WWICS staff witness grand bash.
Ritzy dresses and fancy suits danced across the red
carpet, looking pretty for photographers, before
proceeding to a lavishly adorned night honoring the
accomplishments of World Wide Immigration Consultancy
Services in Immigration Industry on its 15th Anniversary
.
Grand celebrations and camaraderie marked the 15th
anniversary celebrations of, WWICS, the world leader in
global resettlement solutions, here today. As the Mohali
headquarters of WWICS saw the ultimate celebration
extravaganza to commemorate the anniversary of the one
of the world’s leading trendsetting firms of the world,
it was a gala time for all the WWICS employees who had
rapturous moments amidst the presence of a galaxy of
who’s who of Punjab and Chandigarh, all lining to
congratulate WWICS family on this great occasion.
The grand bash saw impressive celebrations at the
brilliantly lit up WWICS campus in phase 6 Mohali which
incidentally is also the headquarters of the global
immigration business giant. With dances, music and masti
galore, it was sheer ecstasy which greeted hundreds of
guests who were a witness to the history even as a
jubilant Lt Col B S Sandhu (Retd) was showered with
congratulatory messages. The mega event started with an
annual prize distribution ceremony which saw achievers
and prized employees being honoured for their valuable
services.
Following this was release of a souvenir on “15 years of
Successful Journey of WWICS” by the Chief Guest Capt.
Kanwaljit Singh, Hon'ble Cooperation Minister, Punjab,
who unveiled the souvenir with Lt Col Sandhu. With them
the guest of honour were Mr. Avinash Rai Khanna, MP –
Hoshiarpur and Mr. Jasjit Singh, Chairman, Punjab State
Cooperative Bank.
While addressing the elite gathering Lt Col Sandhu
revealed a brief history of 15 years of WWICS journey
which started as a small time enterprise and grew up as
an empire with unparalleled precedent till date.
Recognizing 15 years ago, that transformation of
perception of immigration and redefining the Global
resettlement Soutions was neither going to be an
overnight accomplishment nor a one-man effort, WWICS
founders Lt. Col. B.S. Sandhu-CMD, Devinder Sandhu-Sr.
Dorector & Parvinder Sandhu-Sr. Director got together to
form what has now become a leader in Global Resettlement
Industry.
CMD’s address was followed by a riveting entertainment
show by the dance troupe. However the limelight was
stolen by some stunning performances by professional
dance troupe led by Alisha which had the audiences
dancing deliriously to the popular beats. Fireworks &
motorbike stunts had the audiences in splits ahead of
the electrifying Punjabi Bhangra put up by WWICS
employees which charged up the ambience. The Cake
cutting ceremony with confetti blasts, baloons & grand
fireworks were one of the special attractions of the
event. The cultural evening ended on a soothing note
with cocktails and sumptuous dinner completing the
perfect finish to a gala event..