Canadian visa applicants no longer need to list AIDS status
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19:54 20/07/2005
HIV-positive visitors to Canada are no longer required to disclose their medical status to get a temporary visa. Health advocates argued there's no reason for the federal government to collect the...
Austria gets tough on illegal immigrants
15:13 20/07/2005
A new proposed Austrian law lets police detain immigrants while their asylum applications are being reviewed. Parliament's lower house passed the so-called Foreigners' Rights Bill on July 7. Austria'...
Canadian Island to conduct immigration survey
16:24 19/07/2005
A researcher at Canada's University of Prince Edward Island is trying to find out what convinces immigrants to settle on the Island, and why they choose to stay. Dr. Godfrey Baldacchino said studies...
Group wants to help young illegal immigrants in the US
19:34 18/07/2005
Supporters of a proposed law that would benefit people who arrived in the United States illegally as children said 17 July that it would help more immigrants go on to get college degrees and...
New UK service standards announced
10:58 18/07/2005
The following information sets out UK service standards and where available, the approximate timescales for deciding applications. Current projections indicate that their performance across all...
US official fights for guest worker program
9:49 15/07/2005
US Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, said immigration policy is a vital weapon against terrorism, and pledged on July 13 to tighten border security. He also called on the US Congress to...
