Indian ambassador to US warns of retaliation if H-1B reforms go ahead
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13:31 05/03/2014
The new Indian ambassador to the United States, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, has told journalists that India is concerned at possible immigration reform legislation in the US that would make it more...
UK minister blames Indian press for fall in student visas
12:06 04/03/2014
David Willetts, the UK's science minister, has blamed a fall in the number of students coming to study in the UK from the Indian sub-continent on the 'lively' press in India and Pakistan. Mr Willetts...
UK benefits from EU immigration, says European Commissioner
18:58 03/03/2014
The European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion Laszlo Andor has delivered a speech in which he said that EU immigration has been of great benefit to the UK. He added that...
Canada to make immigrants wait four years for citizenship
12:03 27/02/2014
Canada's immigration minister, Chris Alexander, has introduced legislation in the Canadian parliament that would increase the required residency period before immigrants could apply for citizenship...
US immigration to inspect L-1 visa employers
11:56 27/02/2014
The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) are to expand their US site inspection program to take in the employers of L-1 visas as well as H-1B visas. They will make unannounced site visits...
Oxford academic blames 'Kafkaesque' student visa system on UK PM
19:49 26/02/2014
A leading British historian has denounced the UK's student visa regime as 'stupid, incoherent, short-sighted, cack-handed, intrusive and counter-productive'. Professor Timothy Garton Ash, Professor...
