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Australia immigration boost to fill skill shortage
As reported by Work Permit, Australia’s government has announced plans to raise the number of spots available for the 2012–13 migration programme in order to fill skills gaps in Australia.
Chris Bowen, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, said the rise of 5000 spots—from 185,000 to 190,000 positions—is in response to...
US Australia visa agreement fails
As reported by Nine MSN, it was once hailed as a terrific deal for Australians to find employment in the United States. However, less than 25% of the 10,500 E-3 visas offered exclusively to Australians every year are being used.
The visa was launched under the Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement in 2005, as the Howard Government...
Skilled foreign workers may enter Canada faster
As reported by Reuters, the Canadian government has announced it would relax immigration requirements for skilled foreign workers as the nation desperately needs to fill labour shortages in the construction, oil and mining industries.
Canadian Immigration Minister Jason Kenney announced that the government would modify the Federal Skilled...
UK entrepreneurs emigrating beyond British shores
As reported by Small Business, nearly 50% of aspiring British entrepreneurs think they should emigrate to achieve success, reveals research. An international study on the aspirations of potential entrepreneurs carried out by Mazars (an accountancy firm) and Smaller Earth (a travel programme operator) reveals that 46% think they are much more...
Emigrant graduates cost Australia 450 million dollars in HECS
As reported by The Conversation, university graduates from Australia who move abroad to work for extended periods have deprived the nation of nearly $450 million of unpaid HECS debts ever since the payment programme was introduced in 1989.
A study by Australian National University research scientists Tim Higgins and Bruce Chapman (who...
Irish immigrants settle in New Zealand in waves
As reported by Irish Central, New Zealand is now attracting waves of Irish emigrants who have found themselves in hard times at home. Of the over 40,000 people who left Ireland in 2011, nearly 2,000 now consider New Zealand home, while thousands more are still on their way.
But the emigrant generations of New Zealand have discovered...
Australian Immigration Minister criticises Training Minister
As reported by The West, Chris Bowen, Australian Immigration Minister, has criticised Training Minister Peter Collier for "making undeliverable promises” while attempting to entice 150,000 skilled workers from Ireland to WA.
Mr Bowen's reproach came after Ireland’s Government called Australia's visa requirements a "major...
Jobless Portuguese emigrate to Angola in hoards
As reported by The Independent, recession-struck Portugal is seeing many of its citizens emigrating to Angola to seek jobs. The Angolan consulate in Alcantara reports that it is currently processing an annual average of over 20,000 Portuguese immigration papers.
The recession has come to stay, says Portuguese journalist Ricardo Bordalo...
US Senator Grassley blocks Irish and IT immigration bill
As reported by Irish Central, US Senator Charles Grassley (R, Iowa) is still blocking the passage of the E3 immigration bill for Ireland, as well as an IT bill for China, India along with higher quotas for Hispanics.
Senator Grassley had appeared likely to strike a deal with both the GOP and Democrats, but hopes for this seem to have...
Proposed reforms for Aussie work holiday immigration
According to Migration Expert, the Australian Tourist Export Council (ATEC) has written a report to the Department of Immigration and Citizenship urging the federal government to pass five major policy changes to a visa category, claiming the reforms could potentially raise Australia's GDP by nearly $275 million within a decade.
The...
