Major changes to Australian skilled migration go into effect
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12:19 05/07/2011
Australia implemented major changes to its General Skilled Migration program on 1 July 2011. The pass mark for various visa subclasses is now 65 points. The age limit has also been raised from 45...
UK Immigration strike starts evening of 29 June 2011
15:07 29/06/2011
There is likely to be a twenty-four hour strike by The Public and Commercial Services union starting in the evening of Wednesday 29 June until the evening of Thursday 30 June. A number of UK Border...
More Immigration visas will lead to increase in Australian NSW population
13:56 26/06/2011
Population levels in New South Wales (NSW) are dropping dramatically; Net migration has gone down fifty percent in the last two years, caused in part by the Australian government making it more...
UK rejects Scotland's bid for more immigrants
12:51 21/06/2011
Prime Minister David Cameron has rejected Scotland First Minister Alex Salmond's plea that the UK exempt Scotland from recent restrictions on UK immigration from outside the European Union. Salmond...
Australia to spend over $38 million on immigration settlement services
12:33 20/06/2011
The Australian government will spend $38.5 million on services to help immigrants and refugees settle into their communities. Starting on 1 July 2011, a total of 179 new projects delivered through...
Australia hopes to attract skilled Indian workers
13:57 18/06/2011
According to David Holly, Australian Consul-General for South India, the Australian government hopes to attract more skilled Indian workers to deal with a shortfall of labour through changes in its...
