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Human migration

New Zealand announces citizenship changes

10:58 02/01/2006
From Dec. 31, 2005, not every baby born in New Zealand will automatically be a New Zealand citizen. Changes to the Citizenship Act include amendments that say that a child will only be given...

Australia's illegal immigration hotline successful

10:53 28/12/2005
Since the installation of a new hotline was established in February 2004 in Australia , 50,000 calls were made turning in illegal workers and visa over-stayers. Immigration Minister Amanda Vanstone...

Europe prepares to welcome guest workers

18:08 27/12/2005
The European Commission said that it wants the EU to welcome a limited number of legal immigrants by the end of the decade. Most EU member states are resisting the plan. The commission argues,...

European Union again considers introducing EU work permit

14:02 22/12/2005
The European Commission on Dec. 21 unveiled new plans on economic migration to the European Union aimed at creating legal alternatives to illegal immigration. In order to boost Europe's...

Opinion: a US immigration story & the law of "illegal presence"

10:38 16/12/2005
This opinion piece comes from politicalcortex.com. Please note that this does not necessarily reflect the views of workpermit.com. This week the Congress will take up, the "Border Protection,...

One in 10 UK workers is an immigrant

12:18 13/12/2005
One in 10 workers in the UK was born abroad, according to research by the Institute of Fiscal Studies. More than a third of working-age immigrants arrived in the UK during the past decade, according...

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