US introduces new visa application procedure in India
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18:07 22/09/2005
The Visa Facilitation Service (VFS) will be the sole provider of visa services to applicants for US visas throughout India from Oct. 2005. Designated branches of HDFC Bank across the country will act...
Eastern European immigrants: What do you think?
11:52 21/09/2005
A recent report shows that 3 to 5 percent of young, university-educated Eastern Europeans are immigrating to Western Europe. The report says that this is a temporary phenomenon, and that most of them...
A look at Eastern European immigration in the EU
10:36 21/09/2005
Having opened the door to immigrants from the new EU member states, what are the results in the UK, Ireland and Sweden? Eastern European workers are most likely to choose to immigrate to the UK,...
UK woman wears wedding gown to protest deportation
18:01 20/09/2005
A UK woman caught in a fight over her husband's deportation will lead a demonstration of asylum seekers' wives dressed in bridal gowns on the first day of Parliament in October. Heather Bullen, 32,...
Australia's Immigration Department to invest $100m in IT
13:33 20/09/2005
Australia's Immigration Department will spend an extra $100 million on IT over the next five years, and the figure could rise even further as the department considers whether it needs to spend more...
Automatic citizenship in France questioned
16:50 19/09/2005
France's minister for overseas affairs provoked outrage on 17 September by saying illegal immigrants were giving birth on French territory to ensure their children had French nationality. By law, a...
