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Canada launches new Start-up Visa for entrepreneurs

17:58 25/01/2013
On Thursday January 24th 2013, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) announced that it is to launch a new visa for entrepreneurs. It will open for applications on April 1st 2013 and will be known...

Canadian immigration sued for 'immoral' termination of visa applications

15:01 24/01/2013
A class action against the Canadian government opened in Ottawa last week. Lawyers for 1,000 people who had applied to emigrate to Canada under the Canadian Federal Skilled Worker Program are suing...

Cameron: UK may stop EU citizens from claiming benefits

11:22 14/01/2013
David Cameron has said that he is considering preventing EU citizens from claiming benefits in the UK. Mr Cameron was speaking on the BBC's Andrew Marr Show on the morning of Sunday 7th January 2013...

Study says almost a million illegal immigrants living in the UK

15:22 11/01/2013
A new report issued by a leading UK university estimates that there are 863,000 people living illegally in the UK out of which 604,000 (70%) live in London.> The report, Practical Measures for...

UK immigration criticised for wrongfully detaining asylum seekers

16:39 19/12/2012
The UK's immigration authority has been criticised for detaining some asylum seekers who should be allowed to remain in the community and for keeping some people in detention for too long. A joint...

UK immigration watchdog says only 13% of failed asylum seekers deported

11:12 13/12/2012
While appearing before the Home Affairs Select Committee on 4th December 2012, John Vine, the UK's chief selector of immigration confirmed that only 104 of 764 asylum seekers who were refused leave...

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