UK – IBM to supply computerized immigration system
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14:43 04/11/2004
A computer program, "Project Semaphore," will in the future be used to identify people entering the UK. Travelers will also automatically be crosschecked against databases of individuals who pose a...
UK - Home Office processing times as of Oct. 27
19:30 01/11/2004
A work permit application in the UK could take up to 24 weeks at the moment. Depending on what sort of work permit is applied for the waiting time could be reduced to three weeks. Employers seeking...
UK – New scheme for non-EEA graduates
17:37 01/11/2004
On October 25, the UK launched its Science and Engineering Graduate Scheme (SEGS), allowing non-EEA nationals who have graduated from UK higher or further education institutions to remain in the UK...
UK - New Highly Skilled Migrant Programme Application Form
14:14 29/10/2004
As of Nov.1, 2004, people applying for a visa under the Highly Skilled Migrant Program (HSMP) , will have to fill out a new application form. Applications made using the old form will not be accepted...
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...
US - Class Action Suit Over Green Card Delays
17:19 21/10/2004
A federal judge has granted class action suit status, nationwide, to a lawsuit aginst U.S. immigration officials for stalling green card applications. Thousands of immigrants are now able to...
