Migrants looking elsewhere as US investor visas run out
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14:57 29/09/2014
The number of applicants for New Zealand investor visas is set to rise, at least partly due to the US running out of EB-5 investor visas. The US has run out of investor visas which are available to...
The Filipino emigrant workforce
19:21 26/09/2014
Beginning in the 1970s the Philippines has focused on exporting labor overseas. In the first years of this new policy the numbers were relatively small, in the tens of thousands, but this continually...
UK to relax transit visa rules
18:27 25/09/2014
The UK has announced changes to the transit visa scheme, which will hopefully encourage visitors to stop over in the UK while en-route to other destinations. The announcement was made by Home...
Infosys sued for favouring South Asian staff with H-1B visas over US employees
15:29 17/09/2014
The Indian outsourcing firm Infosys is being sued for discrimination in a US court. The case revolves around Infosys' use of H-1B 'specialty occupation' non-immigrant (temporary residence) visas...
Obama executive power to reform US immigration
19:07 08/09/2014
President Barack Obama is preparing to use his executive powers as President to reform the US immigration system, because of the inability of Congress to pass immigration reform legislation. This is...
UK to remove migrant workers' tax-free allowance
19:00 04/09/2014
The UK government is considering changes to the tax system which could cost low-paid migrant workers thousands of pounds a year. The changes could mean that some will find it less attractive to come...
