US H-2B Visa November Update
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15:15 22/11/2009
The number of H-2B visas available per fiscal year is 66,000. These are allocated on the following basis: 33,000 for employment beginning in the 1st half of the fiscal year from October 1 - March 31...
Australian immigration needed to deal with future skills shortages
14:22 19/11/2009
A new report suggests that there could be a skills shortfall in Australia equivalent to 1.4 million workers by 2025. The report recommends increasing levels of immigration and raising the retirement...
UK Prime Minister makes major speech on UK immigration
10:46 12/11/2009
The British Prime Minister the Rt Hon Gordon Brown MP today set out the United Kingdom Government's views on immigration in a speech in west London. The Government describes the UK immigration system...
Denmark and Russia sign bilateral agreement on visas
9:11 26/10/2009
The governments of Denmark and Russia have signed a bilateral agreement to facilitate visa issuance for citizens of both nations. The agreement will remove the need for visas for citizens with...
Additions to UK shortage occupation list under Tier 2 Likely
13:24 22/10/2009
The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) has made further recommendations for additions to the shortage occupation list. The MAC feels that Teachers in special schools and skilled meat boners and...
Changes to the Canadian Temporary Foreign Worker Program
17:39 14/10/2009
On 9 October 2009 Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced proposed changes to the Canadian Temporary Foreign Worker Program: "Temporary foreign workers play an...
