Published by Mark Johnstone on August 18th, 2009 in Global Immigration, Studying abroad
Win a prize with the British Council
Well, the nice people over at the British Council need your help and they’re offering some great prizes for anyone who can.
Published by Matt Jones on August 14th, 2009 in Global Immigration
Immigrant visa correlates to braininess
A recent study by one of the world’s top business schools has found a good reason to apply for a visa – living abroad enhances creativity.
Published by Mark Johnstone on August 1st, 2009 in Global Immigration, Global Visas
Women on a visa who work are happy
Aussie women work more than US women, a new study has revealed.
Published by Mark Johnstone on July 28th, 2009 in Ask Global Visas your immigration questions, Australian Immigration, Canadian Immigration, Global Immigration, Global Immigration Humour, Global Visas, UK immigration, USA Immigration and work visas
Join the latest Global Visas 'hot' debate
With strikes set to take place across Britain by UK immigration officials, travellers are looking at a holiday season that may descend into farce. Are British Border bureaucrats the bugbear of travellers and UK visa seekers worldwide or do worse exist?
Published by Rebekah Nahai on July 27th, 2009 in Global Immigration, Global Visas, USA Immigration and work visas
Walking for US immigration joy
A Vietnamese man is walking across the US to express his appreciation for his adopted country.
Published by Mark Johnstone on July 13th, 2009 in Global Immigration
Which country packs the case for 'best tourist'?
A new study on tourism has revealed just who are the best and the worst recipients of a tourist visa.
Published by Mark Johnstone on July 10th, 2009 in Australian Immigration, Canadian Immigration, Expats, Global Immigration, Global Visas, Immigration Tips, Move to Australia, South African Immigration, Studying abroad, UK immigration
A work visa can boost your brainpower
Don’t just take Global Visas’ word for it that living and working abroad is better for your mental health. A research project has proved there is actually a proven link between improved creativity and living abroad.
Published by Admin on July 9th, 2009 in Global Immigration, UK immigration
Policy Network hold UK immigration seminar
In these hard times with unemployment on the rise and uncertainty about actual and future levels of immigration, Policy Network held a conference in London this week (July 7) aimed at helping policy-makers through the politics of UK immigration in times of economic turbulence.
Published by Mark Johnstone on July 1st, 2009 in Australian Immigration, Canadian Immigration, EU immigration and Blue Card, Expats, Global Immigration, Global Visas, Immigration Tips, Move to Australia, South African Immigration, Studying abroad, UK immigration
We at Global Visas offer you some handy hints as to how to most efficiently secure your all important work visa:
1. Patience is paramount in the visa process.
We all know someone who thinks the rules don’t apply to them. But Immigration laws apply to everyone equally and the process takes time. In only very exceptional cases, fast tracking visas is possible, but in most cases, the visa process must run its set course. Make sure you plan well head, allowing plenty of time for the visa(s) to be granted.
2. Don’t book a flight until the visa has been issued.
This may sound like obvious advice, but even the most straightforward cases can be delayed. Recently we had a client who booked a flight thinking the case visa would be issued in ample time. Unfortunately the employee’s passport was expiring within six months and this prevented a visa being granted. The visa would have taken 24 hours to secure. His passport took six weeks to renew.
Published by Gareth McConnell Global Visas on June 24th, 2009 in Global Immigration, Global Visas, UK immigration
News in the Metro today reports that Polish people are more “British” than British people.
The findings are based on an internet survey on Facebook where people can undertake a ‘How British are you?’ test.
Of the 11,118 British people who took the exam on Facebook, only 1,585 or 14% achieved the pass mark.
Polish people managed better with a 15.2 percentage pass rate.
Also beating the British are Finland, Sweden, Germany and New Zealand.
The multiple-choice test is based on the Home Office’s ‘Life in the UK’ test. Most new migrants entering the UK must sit and pass the test on their way to earning their UK visa.
Henry Dillon, editor of Red Squirrel Publishing, which carried out the study, said: “What these statistics show is that walking into the test without proper preparation is a recipe for failure – even British nationals struggle answering many of the questions.
“But these figures reflect people who haven’t studied for the test. Our research shows that with effective study a pass is achievable.”
To satisfy my own curiosity I sat the test myself and failed. I only managed a pass-mark of 18 out of 24. I didn’t know there were so many Christians in the UK and that there were so few in Wales!
Have you taken the test, leave your thoughts below.
