UK to relax visa restrictions for Chinese nationals
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18:22 18/06/2014
The UK will announce new measures to make it easier for Chinese nationals to get UK visas during a three day state visit to the UK by Chinese premier Li Keqiang. The UK's Home Secretary, Theresa May...
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17:11 21/05/2014
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Canadian working holiday visa numbers soar
15:35 14/05/2014
The number of young foreigners visiting Canada as part of the International Experience Canada (IEC) programme has risen sharply according to Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC). CIC says that it...
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UK immigration statistics underestimated total by 350,000 in a decade
19:25 11/04/2014
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Irish rush for Canadian working holiday visas
14:30 21/03/2014
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