Australia announces immigration increase to fill skill gaps
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16:59 14/05/2012
The Australian Government announced that they will increase the places available in the 2012–13 migration program in order to help fill skills shortages in parts of Australia. "The measured increase...
US tells India they are the "greatest beneficiaries" of H-1B and L-1 visa
15:59 14/05/2012
Following India's announcement to lodge a complaint about the US at the World Trade Organisation over the increase in US visa fees, the US assured India that it continued to fully support the...
Study finds US immigrants more likely to start a business than non-immigrants
12:14 10/05/2012
A recent study has found that US immigrants are more likely to start a business than native-born US citizens. The study was conducted by the Office of Advocacy of the US Small Business Administration...
Australian Immigration creates video to advise visa overstayers
16:40 09/05/2012
Australian Immigration has released a new video online in 14 languages that advises Australian visa overstayers on how to resolve their immigration status. The new video, created by the Department of...
Australia worried about increase in asylum-seekers as Indonesia relaxes visa rules
9:15 09/05/2012
Following Indonesia's announcement that they will remove Sri Lanka and Bangladesh from its immigration red list, Australia worries that they will soon receive a new wave of asylum-seeker boats. Later...
Fewer Asians immigrating to Canada
14:11 08/05/2012
Since 2006, Canadian immigration applications from many Asian countries have dropped by more than half. Critics claim that the drop in applications from China, India, the Philippines and Pakistan is...
