Australians question validity of Sri Lankan asylum claims
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11:43 26/09/2012
Australian politicians have questioned the validity of asylum claims made by Sri Lankan nationals after 16 Sri Lankan nationals held on Christmas Island were sent back to Sri Lanka at their own...
Some Tier 2 sponsorship licences must be renewed by 26th November
15:08 25/09/2012
The first licences for employers to sponsor migrant workers for visas under the UK's points-based visa system were granted on 26th November 2008. Licences last for four years so those licences will...
Australian Prime Minister says immigrants have duty to integrate
18:56 20/09/2012
Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard attended the first Australian Multicultural Council lecture in Canberra on Wednesday 19 th September 2012 and gave a speech in which she said that immigrants...
UK immigration may introduce fast stream passport checks for VIPs
11:38 19/09/2012
The acting head of the UK Border Force (the UKBF), Brian Moore, told the House of Commons Home Affairs Select Committee that the organisation is considering the introduction of a fast stream at...
Australia says enterprise migration agreements will continue
9:59 19/09/2012
The Australian government has said that it will continue to enter into controversial Enterprise Migration Agreements with mining companies despite a slowdown in the economy and growing union...
Australia prepares to send first refugees to Nauru
19:38 14/09/2012
The Australian government is expected to fly the first planeload of asylum seekers to the Pacific Island of Nauru within 24 hours but there is growing controversy regarding the rights that those...
