New Zealand immigration slows in January
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18:55 02/03/2006
New Zealand had a seasonally adjusted gain of 550 long-term and permanent migrants in January, Statistics New Zealand said on March 1. The net migration gain compared with a gain of 1180 in December...
UK lifts visa regime with Croatia
10:21 02/03/2006
After more than 6 years the United Kingdom visa regime for Croatia will be lifted on 22 March 2006, the embassy in Zagreb announced on March 1. According to the decision, tourist, business and family...
UK sees slow down in workers from eastern Europe
18:15 01/03/2006
Nearly 350,000 jobseekers mainly from Poland, Lithuania and Slovakia have come to Britain since the EU's enlargement in 2004, a UK government report published on 28 February reveals. Towards the end...
Australian minister defends new trade-skills training visa
9:39 28/02/2006
Australian Immigration Minister Amanda Vanstone this week defended a new trade-skills training visa. The visa category will allow employers in regional areas to award apprenticeships to trainees from...
New Canadian government to help new immigrants
18:12 27/02/2006
Canada's federal Conservative government under Prime Minister Stephen Harper wants to work with Canadian provinces to help immigrants have their foreign credentials recognized in Canada. "That's one...
US state governors want immigration changes
10:13 27/02/2006
A growing number of US governors are complaining about illegal immigrants pouring into their states, pushing the Bush administration and Congress for action. Republicans and Democrats alike on Sunday...
