US passports to have RFID chips
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9:31 31/10/2005
The US State Department announced that all U.S. passports issued after October 2006 will have embedded radio frequency identification (RFID) chips that carry the holder's personal data and digital...
Dependent spouses of US H-1B visa holders often frustrated
10:45 11/10/2005
For thousands of immigrant women professionals who arrive in the United States as spouses on their husbands' visas, being forced to stay at home and not work is difficult and depressing. The...
Austria gets tough on illegal immigrants
15:13 20/07/2005
A new proposed Austrian law lets police detain immigrants while their asylum applications are being reviewed. Parliament's lower house passed the so-called Foreigners' Rights Bill on July 7. Austria'...
The role of immigration in the new UK government
14:23 06/05/2005
Tony Blair looks set to be voted in for a historic third term as Prime Minister in the UK. Early results showed that his Labour Party won a sharply reduced majority in the British parliament. Overall...
Immigration and the key parties in the UK election
13:34 05/05/2005
UK voters are going to the polls today, and while we won't know the outcome until early on 6 May, workpermit.com gives you an idea of what each party is offering in terms of immigration. The...
Immigration a key issue in UK elections
9:55 11/04/2005
The issue of immigration has been thrust into the spotlight in UK politics, with both the Conservative Party and the Labour Party calling for tighter immigration laws. Conservative Party leader...
