New UK immigration policy needed if economy is to flourish, says CBI
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19:28 31/12/2015
The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has once again expressed concerns about UK immigration policy; this time stating that the government needs to come up with a new immigration policy if the...
Tier 2 Visa system criticised by Home Affairs Select Committee
9:44 30/12/2015
The House of Commons' Home Affairs Select Committee has said that the UK Tier 2 Visa system is 'not fit for purpose'. The following comments were made by Keith Vaz MP Chairman of the Committee, in a...
3 million US work permits, work visas and green cards issued
19:20 17/12/2015
Over 3 million foreign nationals were issued with US work permits, working visas [including L-1A and L-1B visas and H-1B visas ] and green cards [including EB-1, EB-2 and EB-3 ] according to the most...
New Tier 2 immigration rules won't help with cyber security shortage
11:53 16/12/2015
The statement of changes to UK immigration rules published in 29 October 2015, specifically paragraph K2 of page 43, states that the occupation 'cyber-security specialist' will be added to the...
Irish work permit system amongst best in EU
9:41 14/12/2015
A recent study by Ireland's Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) says that Ireland is ahead of most European Member States in 'linking labour market intelligence to migration policy.' The...
US H-1B visas could be cut by 15,000
18:31 10/12/2015
US Senators Bill Nelson of the Democratic Party and Jeff Sessions of the Republican Party have filed legislation that will cut the H-1B visa quota by 15,000. The legislation if passed would also mean...
