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N.Z. worker emigration to Australia may cause labour shortage
As reported by Business Week, a record emigration of New Zealanders in 2011 seeking jobs and higher pay in Australia is risking the country’s earthquake-affected economy weak to a labour shortage during reconstruction.
A record high of 45,863 New Zealand citizens permanently relocated to Australia by Dec. 31 2011, according to a recent...
Engineers advised to beat 1 July 2012 changes in Australia immigration
Engineers hoping to emigrate to Australia are able to apply under the General Skilled Migration (GSM) Program. Australia has a specific shortage of mining engineers required to fill well-paid positions in the country.
Mining engineers entering the job market see starting salaries of around Aus$100,000. Mining Engineers moving to Australia...
Rules changing for Brits emigrating to Haiti
A law passed in 1978 will now be enforced in Haiti, with a potentially huge impact on British immigrants working on the island.
The Ministry of the Interior has decided that any foreigners staying in Haiti for over 90 days will be obliged to seek a residence permit from the Directorate of Immigration and Emigration (DIE), and will be valid...
British pensioner emigrates after council tax jail term
A female pensioner who has been jailed twice for refusing to pay council tax due to high levels of crime in her street has decided to emigrate.
Josephine Rooney, 75, has decided to move to Ireland, after giving up a decade-long fight to change her neighbourhood, reports the Daily Mail.
Rooney said she is “fed up” with syringes being...
Australia and New Zealand emigrants in for closer crime checks
A trial-run that will boost access to the criminal records of those crossing the Tasman in order to seek employment is to be launched in the Australian state of Queensland this year, as reported by the New Zealand Herald.
Government officials of New Zealand and Australia both hope that a trial of six months is to improve the disclosure of...
Brain drain hits Spain
The Spanish population is shrinking for the first time in recent history due to a slow but steady wave of emigration.
Highly-educated Spaniards are searching for work in different countries, as well as hundreds of thousands of immigrants returning home. Despite Spain’s high unemployment rates, many of the people leaving the country are...
Illegal Immigrant Returns Home and Sets Up Business Selling UK Passports
According to new reports, an illegal immigrant who was caught arranging a sham marriage was able to leave jail recently. Not only did he get out of jail, but he left with £1,500 in taxpayers' money. Once he returned home, he used this money to set up a business in Pakistan offering UK passports.
These reports go on to explain that this...
Thousands of Immigrants Wrongly Collect Benefits
Well, according to new reports, Brits have yet another reason to lash out against immigrants. Apparently, these reports suggest that nearly 5,000 immigrants in the UK have been collecting benefits, despite the fact that they have no right to collect them. These were figures that were released by the government.
Of course, reports show that...
Communication Failures Led to Border Checks Being Relaxed
There are a number of different problems that come from a lack of communication. This goes double when that lack of communication is seen between officers of the UK Border Agency. In fact, MPs are now saying that miscommunication between the UK Border Agency, and the Home Office has led to border checks being relaxed too...
Pakistani Illegal Immigrant Finally Deported After Appeal Merry-Go-Round
There are a number of illegal immigrants who attempt to increase their stay in the UK by appealing the court's decision to remove them. Typically, most of these immigrants do not think that they have a chance to win. However, this does give them a chance to stay in the UK a bit longer. Well, according to reports, this worked rather nicely for...
