Australia skilled migrants to be able to bring same-sex partners
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14:35 06/03/2006
Skilled migrants to Australia will soon be able to sponsor same sex partners to come to Australia, Immigration Minister Amanda Vanstone said. She said citizens and permanent residents can currently...
Fewer South Koreans choosing to immigrate
9:13 06/03/2006
Fewer South Koreans are choosing to immigrate from South Korea, due mainly to the country's economic development, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade said on March 6. A total of 8,277 citizens...
New Zealand turns to Germany for IT workers
18:38 03/03/2006
The New Zealand Department of Labour has announced it will be hunting for skilled workers willing to move to New Zealand. The recruitment campaign will take place at CeBIT, the world's largest...
New Zealand immigration slows in January
18:55 02/03/2006
New Zealand had a seasonally adjusted gain of 550 long-term and permanent migrants in January, Statistics New Zealand said on March 1. The net migration gain compared with a gain of 1180 in December...
Australian minister defends new trade-skills training visa
9:39 28/02/2006
Australian Immigration Minister Amanda Vanstone this week defended a new trade-skills training visa. The visa category will allow employers in regional areas to award apprenticeships to trainees from...
Australia's immigration IT system to undergo massive overhaul
19:44 24/02/2006
Australia's immigration department has completed a review of its IT systems and has found it needs a radical overhaul that will cost hundreds of millions of dollars. Funding for the project is...
