Text[0]=["Qualifying Occupation","Qualifying occupations are those which the National Occupation Classification (‘NOC’) classify as managerial or Skill Level A or B and are not restricted.  At present none of these occupations is officially restricted.  The list Immigration Canada provides for qualifying occupations may be found at this link."] Text[1]=["Education","Foreign degrees must equate to the recognised British standard for bachelor's, master's or Ph.D. degrees and have been awarded from an accredited institution. The National Academic Recognition Information Centre (NARIC) is the arbiter of equivalence.

Points may also be awarded for vocational or professional qualifications so long as they are equivalent to an applicable British qualification. Here, too, the NARIC data-base sets the standard."] Text[2]=["Partner","a 'partner', is defined as as the person to whom one is lawfully married or with whom one has been living as a spouse for at least two years.

The definition recognises same-gender couples.
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A 'specialist' position normally requires a very high level of technical or artistic expertise but does not require any managerial duties.

'Senior level' experience is achieved in a business milieu by having operated a business with employees; by having been a board member of a small firm or, in a larger firm, by having been a project manager or department manager; or, in an academic setting, it is gained by having headed a research team or by having chaired a department. Business owners who employ others will usually be accepted as having demonstrated senior-level experience."] Text[4]=["Qualifying Income","Earned income for the preceding twelve months refers only to income
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  2. reported to the taxing authorities.
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'Exception Achievement' constitutes 'significant achievement' propelled to the stratosphere. Twenty-five points will be awarded to applicants who demonstrate, in the same manner as the other sub-category, international recognition or renown beyond their area of expertise."] Text[6]=["Partners Achievement","Ten points may be granted to applicants whose accompanying 'spouse' has either obtained a bachelor's degree or equivalent vocational or professional qualification; or has been employed in a graduate-level position.

Spouses include those who have been lawfully married or have been living together as spouses for at least two years and extends to same-gender couples.

Proof of cohabitation is required of both married and unmarried spouses."] Text[7]=["Business Plan","Business Plan must address the economic benefit expected to be conferred on the U.K., reveal a procedure for creating a management team and identify the amount of capital required to create and operate the business to the point of profitability.

And, of course, the applicant must possess, or have made arrangements for, the required capital. Inclusion of a realistic marketing plan is also beneficial."] Text[8]=["Indefinite Leave to Remain","Indefinite Leave to Remain means permanent residence and generally occurs after having been on a work-permit for four years.

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Indonesia

Surabaya
Jln Yos Sudarso 17,
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East Java, Indonesia"] Text[17]=["canada west","Calgary
Bankers Hall, West Tower,
888 3rd Street, SW • Suite 1000
Box 00414-01
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Kingdom Tower • Suite 2800
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Australia
Melbourne Business School
Australian Graduate School of Management

Canada
University of Toronto: Rotman
University of Western Ontario: Ivey

China
Ceibs

France
Insead

Germany
Bradford School of Management/Nimbas

Ireland • Éire
University College Dublin: Smurfit

Italy
SDA Bocconi

Netherlands
Bradford School of Management/Nimbas
Universiteit Nyenrode
Rotterdam School of Management

Singapore
Insead

Spain
IESE Business School
Instituto de Empresa

Switzerland
IMD

United Kingdom
Ashridge
Bradford School of Management/Nimbas
University of Cambridge: Judge
City University: Cass
Cranfield School of Management
London Business School
Manchester Business School
University of Oxford: Said
University of Strathclyde
Warwick Business School

United States
Babson College: Olin
Boston University School of Management
UC Berkeley: Haas
University of Chicago
Carnegie Mellon University
Columbia Business School
Cornell University: Johnson
Dartmouth College: Tuck
Duke University: Fuqua
Emory University: Goizuet
Georgetown University: McDonough
Harvard Business School
MIT: Sloan
University of Maryland: Smith
University of Michigan
New York University: Stern
University of North Carolina: Kenan-Flagle
Northwestern: Kellogg
University of Pennsylvania: Wharton
Rice University: Jones
University of Rochester: Simon
University of Southern California: Marshall
Stanford University
Vanderbilt University: Owen
University of Virginia: Darden
Yale School of Management

  
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Manila
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