New Zealand attracting young female immigrants
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14:23 27/07/2005
Women of "marriageable age" are moving to New Zealand at rates of up to one-third higher than men. A new study has found that New Zealand has a higher ratio of women to men in the peak childbearing...
UK Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill criticized
19:51 25/07/2005
The latest Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill released by the UK Home Office has potential negative consequences, the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants announced last week. The Bill...
For many in the US, the green card wait is long
10:04 25/07/2005
A special feature from the Washington Post. Hundreds of thousands of immigrant workers are trying to stay in the United States . The wait is often long. The backlog of foreign workers seeking green...
UK appoints new Immigration Services Commissioner
11:54 22/07/2005
The UK Home Secretary on 21 July announced that Suzanne McCarthy will be the next Immigration Services Commissioner. She succeeds John Scampion, who completed his term of office in May 2005. Mrs...
UK immigration: public opinion needed
19:19 21/07/2005
The UK public is being consulted about a new, proposed immigration system. Legislation going through Parliament will create a points-based entry system with five "tiers" of immigration. The "tiers",...
New UK service standards announced
10:58 18/07/2005
The following information sets out UK service standards and where available, the approximate timescales for deciding applications. Current projections indicate that their performance across all...
