Calls for higher minimum investment to qualify for tier 1 (investor) visas
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10:14 09/10/2012
The number of applicants for Tier 1 (investor) category visas rose to a record high in the year ending on 30th June 2012. The UK Border Agency received over 400 applications during this period. This...
Canadian economy 'will need 350,000 immigrants annually from 2016'
16:12 17/09/2012
A report issued by the Toronto Dominion Bank says that, because the Canadian labour force is ageing, from 2016 Canada will need 350,000 migrants annually to maintain adequate growth in the workforce...
UK's Office of Budget Responsibility calls for increase in immigration
16:04 23/08/2012
Projections by The United Kingdom's Office of Budget Responsibility (The OBR) have shown that higher immigration levels would reduce pressure on public spending levels and encourage growth in the...
Canada launches online consultations regarding the Immigrant investor program
15:18 02/08/2012
As part of Canada 's Economic Action Plan 2012, the federal government has launched online consultations to engage the public on ways to improve the federal Immigrant Investor Program. "We can no...
US sees increase in foreign investment of US land
15:54 30/07/2012
The US Department of Agriculture reported that foreign holdings in US forests and farmland increased by 6.7 percent in the last 10 months of 2010. The department report revealed that investors from...
Report urges Congress to increase H-1B visa cap
18:34 23/07/2012
The US economy is being held back because the government has not increased the cap on H-1B visas for highly skilled workers, according to a new report from analysts at the Brookings Metropolitan...
