New Zealand turns to Germany for IT workers
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18:38 03/03/2006
The New Zealand Department of Labour has announced it will be hunting for skilled workers willing to move to New Zealand. The recruitment campaign will take place at CeBIT, the world's largest...
New Zealand immigration slows in January
18:55 02/03/2006
New Zealand had a seasonally adjusted gain of 550 long-term and permanent migrants in January, Statistics New Zealand said on March 1. The net migration gain compared with a gain of 1180 in December...
Netherlands introduces Dutch language test for immigrants
14:00 21/02/2006
The Netherlands is introducing its new integration policy next month by establishing Dutch language and culture tests at 138 embassies, the country's immigration minister said this week. The 30-...
Bush calls for increase in US H-1B visas
15:26 03/02/2006
US President George W. Bush has urged the Congress to raise the number of H-1B visas that allow companies to hire foreign workers for scientific and high-tech jobs. "Congress needs to understand that...
Japan plans to finger print all immigrants, visitors
19:45 12/01/2006
Japan's plans to fingerprint foreigners at immigration checkpoints, aimed to prevent terrorism. Stricter checks at immigration, including the compulsory photographing and fingerprinting of foreigners...
New Zealand immigrants increasingly from the UK
13:46 03/01/2006
The proportion of immigrants to New Zealand coming from the United Kingdom has more than doubled over the past three years, according to new statistics. The report Migration Trends shows that 31 per...
