WASHINGTON: The United States is facing a brain drain, the loss of intellectual resources that till recently deprived countries such as India and China of its best and brightest, according to a new study.
The cause: “misplaced” US immigration policies that that block high skilled immigrants from becoming permanent American residents. The beneficiaries of [...]
FBI name checks, used in addition to fingerprint checks to screen applicants for citizenship, have caused substantial processing delays for some applicants. Most name checks are resolved within a matter of weeks, and more than 99 percent are resolved within six months, said Marie Sebrechts, a spokeswoman for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. However, she [...]
Unprecedented economic growth in Western Australia means that up to 17,800 extra skilled workers will be desperately needed every year for the next ten years, according to a report launched today by education and training minister Mark McGowan. Some of these skilled workers must come from Australia immigration. The Beyond the Resources Boom study was [...]
Australia is issuing more Australian visas to skilled migrants than ever, a budget media release on Wednesday confirmed. The level of migration for 2007-08 will be set at 152,800 places. This includes an increase of 5,000 places in the Skilled Migration Stream (SMS), with a total of 102,500 places.
The Bush administration announced a series of steps Friday to bolster security on the border, heighten work-site immigration enforcement, streamline guest worker programs and improve the immigration system.
Work-Site Enforcement
* Force employers to act within 90 days on “no-match” letters from the Social Security Administration indicating that employees have inaccurate or fraudulent identity information.
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Tens of thousands of people who have failed to pay court fines amounting to more than £487m would be banned from leaving the country under new powers outlined by the Home Office. Ministers are also looking at ways of using the new £1.2bn “e-borders” programme to collect more than £9m owed in health treatment charges [...]
BRITAIN is facing a mass exodus of people looking to escape the crime and grime of modern living.
Skilled labour is obviously an advantage, but so is speaking the English language. Most countries are harder to get into if you don’t speak English. UK plc simply isn’t fighting hard [...]
ALL people coming to Australia on visas that could lead to permanent residence will be forced to sign a values statement from October under a radical shift in immigration policy.
Immigration Minister Kevin Andrews also says greater emphasis will be placed on whether people are likely to be able to integrate when deciding whether to [...]
The 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver could lead to an increase in student-visa fraud as people in the sex trade recruit young women from overseas to work as prostitutes
Border cops warn hookers could enter on student visas in 2010.
“With the huge numbers of tourists expected to visit British Columbia during the Olympics, the [...]
Like many other countries, the UK is introducing the collection of biometric data of all visa applicants. This process involves ten finger scan which enables them to identify you as someone that they know and trust. For regular UK visitors, the UK is introducing the option of a long-term, multiple entry, premium visit visa.
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