Survey shows immigration flows rising in OECD countries
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19:47 15/06/2013
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has released its International Migration Outlook for 2013. The report shows that the level of immigration in OECD countries is rising but...
Indian MPs lobby US Congress over immigration reform
12:15 07/06/2013
Seven Indian MPs have travelled to Washington to lobby Congressmen about the comprehensive immigration reform act currently being debated by the US Congress. The MPs say that proposed changes to the...
Latest figures show UK immigration missing visa processing targets
10:04 06/06/2013
The latest figures released by the UK government show that the UK immigration authorities managed to process only 51% of employment based UK visas within their Service Standard period (four weeks for...
Canadian court allows Chinese miners with temporary work visas to stay
10:13 04/06/2013
The Federal Court of Canada has ruled that a company that employed 200 Chinese miners under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) in 2012 was acting lawfully. Two Canadian unions had challenged...
Advisor to Australian immigration minister says 457 visa abuse is 'limited'
10:43 30/05/2013
Michael Easson, an immigration advisor to the Australian government has said that claims by government ministers that there is widespread abuse of the Temporary Work (Skilled) Visa (Subclass 457),...
Australia to double fee for '457' temporary work visa in July
15:43 20/05/2013
It has been announced that the fee for each Australian temporary work '457' visa will rise from AUS$455 to AUS$900 from 1st July 2013. The announcement was made by the Australian Treasurer (as the...
