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UK will not implement 'earned citizenship'

15:59 08/11/2010
The UK Government has decided to abandon its plans to implement an 'earned citizenship' policy which was due to go into effect in July of 2011. Earned citizenship would require immigrants to apply...

UK: New English language requirements for partners from 29 November 2010

11:20 05/11/2010
Starting 29 November 2010, migrants who are the spouse or partner of a British citizen or resident and who wish to live in the UK will be required to prove that they can speak and understand English...

New 'Entrepreneur Visa' to be announced by the UK

19:47 04/11/2010
The UK Government is expected to announce a new "entrepreneur visa" aimed at attracting investor-backed businessmen who wish to immigrate to the UK to start high-tech companies. The goal is to better...

Canada to welcome a quarter of a million immigrants in 2011

9:16 04/11/2010
The government of Canada plans to maintain high immigration levels to help sustain the economic recovery. Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) estimates that they will welcome between 240,000 and...

UK Tier 1 visas issued again from 1 November

9:49 02/11/2010
The UK Border Agency has started issuing Tier 1 (General) Visas again from 1 November 2010. On 19 July 2010, the UK Government introduced an interim limit on the number of initial Tier 1 (General)...

UK Car manufacturers warn against immigration cap

12:57 01/11/2010
Executives from Honda, Toyota, and Nissan have attacked the UK Government's immigration cap on skilled and highly skilled Immigrants . They say that the measure has negative consequences for their...

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