Latest figures show UK immigration missing visa processing targets
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10:04 06/06/2013
The latest figures released by the UK government show that the UK immigration authorities managed to process only 51% of employment based UK visas within their Service Standard period (four weeks for...
Canadian court allows Chinese miners with temporary work visas to stay
10:13 04/06/2013
The Federal Court of Canada has ruled that a company that employed 200 Chinese miners under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) in 2012 was acting lawfully. Two Canadian unions had challenged...
Advisor to Australian immigration minister says 457 visa abuse is 'limited'
10:43 30/05/2013
Michael Easson, an immigration advisor to the Australian government has said that claims by government ministers that there is widespread abuse of the Temporary Work (Skilled) Visa (Subclass 457),...
Canada seeks to lure high-tech immigrants from US with 'Dragon's Den' visa
12:12 29/05/2013
Canadian immigration minister Jason Kenney will travel to Silicon Valley in the US this weekend to try to tempt high-tech entrepreneurs to apply for a Canadian visa program that could see their...
Australia to double fee for '457' temporary work visa in July
15:43 20/05/2013
It has been announced that the fee for each Australian temporary work '457' visa will rise from AUS$455 to AUS$900 from 1st July 2013. The announcement was made by the Australian Treasurer (as the...
300,000 Temporary Foreign Workers in Canada with TFWP visas
10:04 13/05/2013
The latest figures from the Canadian government show that there are now over 300,000 workers in Canada with work permits allowing them to work for one or two years under the Canadian Temporary...
