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Workpermit.com is 25 years old in 2013. A lot has changed in the last 25 years. In 1988, the Berlin Wall was still standing. Few people had a home computer or a mobile phone. The UK’s foreign-born population doubled between 1991 and 2011. By 2011, 7.5m people; about 13% of the population, were born overseas. There have been similar increases around the world; in Canada , Australia , the US and elsewhere. Over the last 25 years, workpermit.com has helped thousands of people to immigrate. In recent years, many countries have tightened the rules so professional help could make all the difference. Why not give us a call on 0344 991 9222.

Canadian immigration minister Jason Kenney travelled to Silicon Valley in the US in late May to publicise the new Canadian Start-Up Visa. The new visa...

The UK Border Agency processed only 51% of work visas and 25% of student visas on time in 2012. The UKBA aimed to process Tier 1 visas for high value migrants, Tier 2 skilled worker visas and Tier 4 student visas within four weeks but failed to do so most of the time. The UKBA’s performance was markedly worse than in 2011 when it dealt with 80% of visas on time. The UK government abolished the UKBA in March 2013 because it was ‘not good enough’.

Seven Indian MPs have travelled to Washington to ask US Congressmen not to increase the cost of H-1B visas for Indian outsourcing companies. The MPs say that the proposed change would harm relations between the two countries. Under the proposed law ‘H-1B dependent employers’ will have to...

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has released its 2013 migration report. It says that the level of immigration in OECD countries is rising but remains lower than it was in 2007. Permanent immigration rose by 2% in 2011 and by another 2% in 2012. 1.06m people settled in the US in 2012. Next came Russia - 413,000, Spain - 349,000 and the UK with 321,000. The most people emigrated from China, Poland, Romania and India.

UK lawyers have condemned government plans to prevent many immigrants from receiving legal aid until they have lived in Britain legally for twelve months. The Civil Justice Council, an advisory board of judges and lawyers, says the plan breaks 'the fundamental principle of equality before the law' and could leave immigrants unable to bring or defend crucial claims. The UK justice minister...

Last week, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development issued its 2013 International Migration Outlook. This week, our news will summarise its findings for five popular emigration destinations - The UK , Canada , Australia , The US and New Zealand . Workpermit.com has expert staff who can help you with visa applications to all these countries. In the UK , we can help with applications such as Indefinite Leave to Remain and Tier 1 renewals . In Australia we can help with a wide range of visas including the 189 , 190 and 489 visas. In Canada we can help with various visas including the Federal Skilled Worker visa and Federal Skilled Trades Program. In the US we can help with work visas including the ...