Australia: Calls to increase skilled immigration
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17:32 03/12/2010
The Association of Mining and Exploration (AMEC) says that the Australian Government needs to change its skilled immigration policy or risk losing smaller projects related to the mining industry,...
457 Work Visas a popular option for Australian employers
14:49 01/12/2010
Australia's temporary employment-based immigration scheme, the Subclass 457 work visa , is a very useful visa category for Australian employers who wish to hire overseas workers. Recent statistics...
Finance Minister: Australia needs skilled immigration
15:38 29/11/2010
Finance Minister: Australia needs skilled immigration According to Penny Wong, Australia's Finance Minister, Australia needs an increase in skilled immigration to meet demand for skilled labor. "We...
US companies still able to apply for H1B visas for overseas workers - 17,000 visas left
15:09 19/11/2010
Before the global financial crisis, the cap on H1B visas was being reached on the first day that visas became available for each fiscal year. In recent years visas have continued to be available...
Australia immigration changes will help older workers, graduates and fluent English speakers
16:10 16/11/2010
In July 2011, Australia will implement significant changes to its points based Australian immigration system. One important change is that people up to the age of 49 will now be able to apply for...
UK Tier 1 visas issued again from 1 November
9:49 02/11/2010
The UK Border Agency has started issuing Tier 1 (General) Visas again from 1 November 2010. On 19 July 2010, the UK Government introduced an interim limit on the number of initial Tier 1 (General)...
