Australia hopes to welcome more working backpackers
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9:17 15/04/2005
Australia has moved to double the length of time backpackers can work in Australia. The move follows an attempt by New Zealand in February to snatch the lucrative market out from under Aussie noses...
Australia and New Zealand competing for Skilled Immigrants
19:17 08/03/2005
According to a high-ranking official, Australia and New Zealand are seeking immigrants from the same pool of skilled workers , reports the New Zealand Herald newspaper. Speaking in advance of a...
Czechs can apply for New Zealand working holidaymaker visas
9:46 01/03/2005
Citizens of the Czech Republic can now apply for 12-month Working Holiday visas to New Zealand, the New Zealand Immigration Minister announced on March 1. 100 young Czechs will be allowed to enter...
UK - Conservative Party promise immigrant health screening
10:38 16/02/2005
The UK's main opposition party the Conservative Party has promised it will introduce mandatory HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis testing for people entering the UK from outside the European Union if they win...
Australia Immigration - Citizenship ceremonies mark national day
18:48 26/01/2005
A record number of people became citizens this year on January 26, Australia Day, the ABC broadcasting network reported. Around 12,000 people became citizens in 275 ceremonies on the public holiday...
Australia immigration - More Immigration from India
11:06 21/01/2005
New arrivals from India are making up an increasing proportion of migrants to Australia , the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper reports. According to a publication called The 2005 Year Book of...
