UK seeks to deter EU immigration with benefit changes
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11:32 10/04/2014
The British government has announced that, from July, immigrants from the EU will not be able to claim child benefit for their first three months in the country. In addition, unemployed EU immigrants...
Chinese applicants drive increasing demand for US EB-5 visas
17:10 04/04/2014
More than 80% of EB-5 visas are now issued to Chinese nationals, figures from the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) show. The EB-5 investor visa allows entry of businesspeople to invest...
Romanian PM encourages immigration from China
13:46 24/03/2014
A former Romanian Prime Minister, Petre Roman, has told journalists in China 'We welcome immigrants from China'. Mr Roman said that there are already around 40,000 Chinese people living in Romania...
Irish rush for Canadian working holiday visas
14:30 21/03/2014
Irish citizens rushed to apply for Canadian working holiday visas after Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) began accepting applications at 8pm on 13th March 2014. 3,850 visas were available...
Singapore is world's most expensive city for expats
12:31 20/03/2014
A new survey by The Economist has found that Singapore is the most expensive city to live in in the world for expatriates. Singapore is a very expensive place to buy clothes, manufactured goods and...
New Zealand population grows through net immigration
11:57 17/03/2014
New Zealand's population rose by 7,900 in 2012/13 because of net immigration, the latest government figures show. In 2011/12, the population fell slightly due to migration. The government expects the...
