Germany: immigration and skills shortages
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18:27 16/08/2011
Germany is experiencing a marked decline in available workers in areas such as IT and engineering; The country is now considering immigration as a solution to this problem. Germany has some of the...
United States encourages entrepreneur immigration
17:21 07/08/2011
The US government has outlined a series of "policy, operational, and outreach efforts" which it hopes will drive economic growth and stimulate investment by encouraging foreign entrepreneurs to...
US Senators push for skilled immigration reform
15:44 31/07/2011
The Senate Judiciary Committee's immigration subcommittee is attempting to push through legislation that would expand the H-1B visa system and grant green card work permits to foreign students who...
US H-1B visa cap reaches 20,000 mark
12:28 23/07/2011
Approximately 20,500 United States H-1B non-immigrant visa applications have been lodged as of 15 July 2011, leaving an estimated 44,500 regular H-1B visas available for Fiscal Year 2012. An...
US skilled immigration needed for mining and tech sectors
10:41 10/07/2011
A new report by Fitch Ratings states that the US resources industry which includes the mining and natural gas sectors, and the tech industry are facing a serious shortage of skilled workers. Experts...
Chinese investors complain of EU work permit difficulties
17:59 20/06/2011
Chinese firms who are eager to invest in EU Countries are complaining about the difficulties involved in obtaining work permits. "Currently one of the main problems for our companies that want to...
