Published by Admin on November 4th, 2011 in Canadian Immigration, Global Visas
The Government of Canada is planning to welcome more federal skilled workers in 2012, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced today.
The Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) remains the principal avenue for permanent immigration to Canada. In 2012, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) plans to welcome 55,000–57,000 federal skilled workers, up from 47,000–47,400 in the 2011 Immigration Levels Plan.
“The government’s number one priority remains the economy. We recognize the importance of immigration to our labour market and we value the contributions of skilled immigrants who add to our international competitiveness,” said Minister Kenney. “We are committed to facilitating the arrival of the best and the brightest to our country.”
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Published by Admin on November 3rd, 2011 in Global Visas, UK immigration
The UK Border Agency announced on Friday additional documentation requirements for Tier 2 visa applicants applying for indefinite leave to remain; Tier 2 applicants will now be required to furnish proof from their employers and sponsors that they are paid at a high salary under Tier 2 visa.
On 6 April 2011, the UK government amended the Immigration Rules to implement a salary requirement for permanent residence (properly known as settlement or indefinite leave to remain) applications made by work permit holders and Tier 2 visa migrants.
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Published by Admin on November 2nd, 2011 in Australian Immigration, Global Visas, Move to Australia
In the past year there has been a 50 percent increase in demand by employers to sponsor and hire more skilled overseas IT workers on temporary 457 visas, according to the recent annual report released by Australia’s Department of Immigration and Citizenship.
The report stated the number of Australian 457 visas granted for skilled workers in the IT sector had increased, with 5,430 visas issued in the past year. In total, the last financial year has seen Australia issue 90,120 temporary 457 visas, including those issued to dependants. This compares to the 113,725 visas issued under the government’s priority program for permanent skilled migration.
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Published by Admin on November 1st, 2011 in Global Visas, UK immigration
The Government’s plans to stop tens of thousands of migrants from settling in the UK are misguided, impractical and likely to damage the economy and society, a think-tank has said.
The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) said the “radical policy shift” would essentially rule out settlement for all but the most wealthy economic migrants from outside the EU.
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Published by Admin on October 31st, 2011 in Australian Immigration, Global Visas, Move to Australia
RESTRICTIVE Australian visa rules are robbing Queensland companies of spillover revenues from the mining boom in neighbouring Papua New Guinea, business groups are claiming.
They have urged the Australian government to set up a special processing zone for workers passing through Cairns as they head for the PNG boom.
Cairns businesses have complained to the government that newly wealthy PNG corporations have shifted conferences from Australia, including holding a $100,000 meeting in Singapore, because of the difficulty obtaining visas for their directors and other staff.
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Published by Admin on October 27th, 2011 in Australian Immigration, Global Visas
The Australian Minister for Immigration and Citizenship has announced an effort to speed up Australia visa processing arrangements ahead of the move to community detention.
Security assessments and visa processing for prospective holders of a refugee visa to Australia will be quickened under the Australian Government’s new approach immigration detention through greater cooperation between the immigration and security agencies.
“We’ve significantly sped up, between ASIO (Australian Security Intelligence Organisation) and my department, the processing of the vast majority of refugee claims and their security claims,” Australian Immigration Minister Chris Bowen told ABC Radio National Breakfast today.
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Published by Mario on May 31st, 2011 in Global Visas
Just how easy is it to be rejected by a country?
Whether you are applying for a visa or moving permanently to a new country, there are many simple mistakes that could see you rejected from your destination of choice – or even banned for life!
The law isn’t always fair, and often it is downright ridiculous, but rules are rules and when it comes to immigration they must be followed to a tee.
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Published by Mario on November 1st, 2010 in Global Visas, US immigration
A study has revealed the economic impact of US immigration with some surprising results.
It revealed increases in immigration correlated with employment growth in many key sectors.
This directly contradicts the views of many US immigration opponents, who argue that immigrants are taking away jobs from US citizens.
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Published by Mario on October 28th, 2010 in Global Visas, UK immigration
New statistics on UK immigration have revealed that a third of people immigrating via highly skilled visas are working in low-skilled occupations. The stats seem to support the government’s push for a cap on UK visas.
Is this a case of strategic timing, designed to drum up support for the UK immigration cap before it is officially announced? And what do these statistics really tell us?
Let’s look at the facts.
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Published by Mario on October 22nd, 2010 in Global Visas
The US immigration debate has developed into an interesting tug-of-war. As the Obama administration continues in attempts to help illegal immigrants via immigration reforms, many US states continue to push controversial laws targeting illegal immigrants.
Obama is currently pushing the DREAM Act, a bill which would create a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants who complete high school in the US. It is viewed as an important first step in the path to comprehensive USA immigration reform.
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