UK – Scotland in need of immigrants
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12:27 10/11/2004
The first minister of Scotland, Jack McConnell, is determined to bring Scotland back on the map as a country where foreign skilled professionals would want to live and work. Without immigrants, the...
Germany – Immigrant workers needed
18:15 21/10/2004
Daily German newspaper, Die Tageszietung, calls upon the country’s Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder’s Social Democrats (SPD) to take action after a commission concluded that the country is in need of an...
Gurkhas to Get UK Citizenship
18:52 01/10/2004
Gurkha soldiers from Nepal have won their legal battle that will allow some of them to obtain British citizenship. In this latest decision, those who served in the British army after July 1, 1997,...
UK Immigration to Inspect All Eurostar Trains
15:09 01/10/2004
In an effort to stop illegal immigrants at the source, British immigration officials will set up Passport controls for all UK-bound Eurostar trains, in Brussels and Paris, and at intermediate stops...
Netherlands - Work permits to be scrapped for high-earning ex-pats
15:28 21/09/2004
Non-EU nationals who want to work in the Netherlands might not need work permits in the future if they will earn more than EUR 45,000/year. This plan is set to come into effect on 1 October 2004 and...
UK - Immigration Service Fees set to increase
10:22 08/09/2004
The Home Office has announced that fees for work permit and other leave to remain applications will be increased beginning April 2005 in order to save UK taxpayers approximately £100 million in 2005-...
