Australian immigration minister admits 457 visa 'rorting' claim was a 'forecast'
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16:13 09/05/2013
Brendan O'Connor, the Australian immigration minister has been forced to admit that he had no evidence to support his claim, made on Australian TV last week, that about 10% of subclass 457 temporary...
Canadian immigration's 'Dragons' Den' visa goes live
16:05 04/04/2013
Canada's new Start-up Visa Program (SUVP) was launched on April 1st 2013. The new visa allows foreign entrepreneurs to pitch their idea to a panel of Canadian investors. If the investors choose to...
UK government in small U-turn on post study work UK immigration route
19:59 15/03/2013
On 14th March 2013, The UK's immigration minister, Mark Harper, announced changes to the UK's Tier 4 student visa. He announced in the House of Commons that from 6 April 2013, all foreign PhD...
Canadian immigration says Canadian Experience Class visas growing fast
9:47 06/03/2013
9,353 people gained Canadian permanent resident status under the Canadian Experience Class (CEC) visa in 2012, according to recently released figures. This, according to Citizenship and Immigration...
UK Prime Minister says he will limit immigrants' right to social benefits
16:49 14/02/2013
The Prime Minister of the UK, David Cameron, has told the House of Commons that he wants to limit the right of immigrants to claim benefits in the UK. This, he says, will show that the UK is not a '...
UK MPs ask Prime Minister to remove students from immigration figures
9:51 04/02/2013
The chairmen and chairwoman of five influential UK parliamentary committees have signed an open letter to the UK's Prime Minister David Cameron asking him to remove international students from the UK...
