UK HSMP to get tougher
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14:10 21/07/2004
The Home Office is likely to toughen up the Rules surrounding the UK Highly Skilled Migrant Programme to bring it back into line with its original objectives which were set out when the Scheme was...
UK - Update on HSMP Processing Times
16:26 20/07/2004
The Home Office has announced that Highly Skilled Migrant Programme (HSMP) visas are currently taking approximately four months at this time, until further notice. Applications received by 15 March...
UK - Worker Registration Scheme statistics announced
12:34 07/07/2004
The Home Office has released figures showing that over 24,000 Central and Eastern European nationals from the new EU member states had signed up for the Worker Registration Scheme (WRS) by the end of...
New Australia Skilled-Independent Regional Visa Introduced
18:01 02/07/2004
The new Skilled-Independent Regional (SIR) (Provisional) visa has come into effect, opening up more options for skilled migrants to come to Australia. This initially temporary skilled visa has been...
UK - Science and Engineering Graduates Scheme Delayed
18:12 22/06/2004
A proposal to introduce a new Science and Engineering Graduates' Scheme wasannounced in the Chancellor's Budget Report on 9 April 2004. The scheme will be aimed at encouraging non-EEA national...
German Immigration law compromise reached
14:36 18/06/2004
Germany's left-leaning government has finally reached a compromise with the conservative opposition and have agreed a legislative bill on immigration reform in the country. The new immigration law...