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New HSMP Points Calculator with latest changes - You can apply from 5 December 2006

UK HSMP applications, suspended for a time from 07 November, are now being accepted under the new rules. As of 05 December, the Home Office is accepting and processing new applications and extension requests.

Immigrants, mainly from Eastern Europe, have increased tax revenue for the United Kingdom by about GBP 18 billion since 1998. The Ernst & Young ITEM Club report also showed that more people over 50 in the work force added another GBP 2 billion to the British treasury for the fiscal year through March 2006, compared to GBP 1 billion the previous fiscal year. The increased labor force is expected to drive economic growth to as much as 2.75% this year....

Call us for visa advice at our London office: +44 (0) 20 7842 0800. New HSMP Points Calculator with latest changes.

The Immigration and Nationality Directorate has announced new rules for people requesting permanent residence in the UK, effective from April 2007. Applicants will have to take the same "Life in the UK" test as persons applying for citizenship.

Australia's Prime Minister, John Howard is feeling pressure from members of Parliament to explain several points of the new Citizenship test, as put forward by his government. Passing the test will be one of the requirements for migrants aged between 18 and 60 to become Australian citizens, and will consist of 30 multiple choice questions about Australian history, government and mateship, as well as English language comprehension.

Italy's Prime Minister has decided to allow 50,000 more residence and work permits in the Lazio Region. According...

Call us for visa advice at our London office: +44 (0) 20 7842 0800. New HSMP Points Calculator with latest changes.

In 2000, the United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution to observe International Migrants Day on 18 December each year. Member nations are encouraged to develop programs in support of human rights for migrants worldwide.

Skilled workers from India took more than 43,000 of the 60,000 available H-1B visas for the fiscal year 2007. Extraordinary as it may seem, all visas were allocated for the fiscal year 2007 by the U.S. government prior to September of this year. Over 350,000 temporary visas have been granted so far for 2006, a 14% increase from 2005.

The Diversity Visa (DV-2008), or Green Card Lottery, is now closed. 6.4 million applications were received. Winners will be notified by mail from the Kentucky Consular Center between April...