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EU: Free trade agreement with India could lead to increased immigration

14:20 09/11/2010
A planned free trade agreement between the European Union and India could lead to increased immigration of Indians to the EU. The free trade agreement would make it easier for Indian IT workers,...

UK reaches Tier 1 visa limit for October 2010

15:45 24/10/2010
The UK Government will not issue any more Tier 1 (General) visas for the month of October 2010 to first time applicants from outside the UK. The limit does not affect applications from dependents,...

Germany may make immigrant skills recognition easier

13:14 19/10/2010
The German government hopes to make it easier for foreign-born workers' to have their overseas qualifications recognised in >a href="/germany/employer.htm">Germany. This would also benefit...

EU MEPs back single immigration work and residence permit

9:32 18/10/2010
The European Union Parliament's Civil Liberties Committee (CLC) is backing a single permit directive which will allow citizens of non-EU countries obtain a work and residence permit through a "one-...

UK faces legal challenges in implementing migration cap

16:40 16/10/2010
A high court challenge is likely to cause problems for the UK's plans to implement a cap on immigration into the country. The Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants and a number of businesses...

UK Immigration Cap may harm UK Research

17:45 07/10/2010
There is continuing opposition against the UK immigration cap brought in by the David Cameron Conservative Liberal Coalition Government. There are concerns that the annual immigration limit which...

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