Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has announced a new permanent residence visa aimed at wealthy investors.
The ‘Premium Investor Visa,’ which will be launched next summer, is available for applicants who can invest $15 million or more into the Australian economy. This new visa will be in addition to the ‘ Significant Investor Program ’ for investments of $5 million or over. It is hoped the changes will improve the flow of foreign investment, and attract high net-worth individuals to Australia...
A UK business and education minister has admitted that it may be impossible to control the number of migrants arriving in Britain from the EU.
Nick Boles said that the British Prime Minister David Cameron cannot stop ‘very large’ numbers migrating to the UK , due to the EU’s freedom of movement laws, which he describes as a ‘fundamental principle of the EU.’ Like David Cameron Nick Boles is also a Conservative Party MP.
On 16 October 2014 the Government announced a number of important changes to the UK visa system , Some of these changes have already taken place. Further changes will follow.
From 6 November 2014 immigration officers have greater powers to refuse Tier 2 visa applications if they believe that the vacancy is not genuine. One of the requirements to apply for a Tier 2 visa in the first place is a job offer. Also if immigration officers believe that the migrant worker does not...