http://www.emigrate.co.uk/news Your Daily Emigration News en hourly 1 http://www.emigrate.co.uk/news/20130523-6912_us-immigration-reform-advances-one-step-further Thu, 23 May 13 18:00:00 +0100 Kate Welch http://www.emigrate.co.uk/news/20130523-6912_us-immigration-reform-advances-one-step-further
The centrepiece of the proposed legislation, the 13-year ‘road to citizenship’ for the majority of the 11 million illegals in the US, has survived intact and may emerge as the most...

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]]> http://www.emigrate.co.uk/news/20130522-6904_hong-kong-expats-in-canada-heading-back-home Wed, 22 May 13 18:00:00 +0100 Anna Rowlands http://www.emigrate.co.uk/news/20130522-6904_hong-kong-expats-in-canada-heading-back-home
Recently-released demographic data tells the tale of fast-diminishing numbers of Asian-Canadian citizens, down by 32,000 in the last 17 years. Canada’s National Household Survey shows a total of 209,000 Hong...

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]]> http://www.emigrate.co.uk/news/20130521-6893_costa-rica-draws-european-retirees Tue, 21 May 13 18:00:00 +0100 Kate Welch http://www.emigrate.co.uk/news/20130521-6893_costa-rica-draws-european-retirees
Established expat towns such as San Remon, Atenas, Grecia, Alajuela, Moravia and Heredia are drawing even more residents from overseas, as are the up-and-coming hotspots...

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]]> http://www.emigrate.co.uk/news/20130520-6881_canada-hits-silicon-valley-to-steal-skilled-techies Mon, 20 May 13 18:00:00 +0100 Kate Welch http://www.emigrate.co.uk/news/20130520-6881_canada-hits-silicon-valley-to-steal-skilled-techies
In a Vancouver interview before he left, Jason Kenney told the media that the dysfunctional US immigration system is now common knowledge worldwide, adding that he...

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]]> http://www.emigrate.co.uk/news/20130517-6867_australia-announces-190000-immigrant-target-for-this-year- Fri, 17 May 13 18:00:00 +0100 Anna Rowlands http://www.emigrate.co.uk/news/20130517-6867_australia-announces-190000-immigrant-target-for-this-year-
Prospective skilled migrants will welcome the news, as the rumours that the category would be cut down have proved unfounded. In recent months, negative comments...

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]]> http://www.emigrate.co.uk/news/20130516-6860_germany-to-open-doors-to-overseas-workers Thu, 16 May 13 18:00:00 +0100 Kate Welch http://www.emigrate.co.uk/news/20130516-6860_germany-to-open-doors-to-overseas-workers
Merkel’s speech at a government-backed conference focused on Germany’s demographic challenges and the social legacy of unchecked immigration over...

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]]> http://www.emigrate.co.uk/news/20130515-6846_higher-wages-and-less-stress-attract-brits-to-kiwi-jobs-fair- Wed, 15 May 13 18:00:00 +0100 Anna Rowlands http://www.emigrate.co.uk/news/20130515-6846_higher-wages-and-less-stress-attract-brits-to-kiwi-jobs-fair-
The Christchurch rebuild, billed as the ‘world’s largest construction project’, is in dire need of skilled engineers, construction workers in all...

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]]> http://www.emigrate.co.uk/news/20130514-6833_canada-recruiting-skilled-migrants-under-new-visa-programme Tue, 14 May 13 18:00:00 +0100 Helen Young http://www.emigrate.co.uk/news/20130514-6833_canada-recruiting-skilled-migrants-under-new-visa-programme
The Canadian immigration office now considers itself part of a global competition to gain the most skilled tradespeople and entrepreneurs, a contest it’s determined...

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]]> http://www.emigrate.co.uk/news/20130513-6823_fatca-under-attack-by-senatorial-bill-and-federal-lawsuit Mon, 13 May 13 18:00:00 +0100 Kate Welch http://www.emigrate.co.uk/news/20130513-6823_fatca-under-attack-by-senatorial-bill-and-federal-lawsuit
Republican senator Rand Paul, representing Kentucky, introduced the bill, stating in a letter to the house that the new law is destructive and unsuitable as a legitimate...

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]]> http://www.emigrate.co.uk/news/20130510-6808_german-immigration-numbers-highest-for-20-years Fri, 10 May 13 18:00:00 +0100 Kate Welch http://www.emigrate.co.uk/news/20130510-6808_german-immigration-numbers-highest-for-20-years
Germany’s Federal Statistics Office yesterday released figures showing that over a million immigrants entered the country in 2012, an increase of 13 per cent on 2011’s figures. The...

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]]> http://www.emigrate.co.uk/news/20130509-6800_irish-diaspora-sees-loss-of-300-000-over-four-years Thu, 09 May 13 18:00:00 +0100 Helen Young http://www.emigrate.co.uk/news/20130509-6800_irish-diaspora-sees-loss-of-300-000-over-four-years
The survey, commissioned by the National Youth Council of Ireland, confirms that migration is seen by a huge number of Irish adults as the only way to get ahead in their...

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]]> http://www.emigrate.co.uk/news/20130508-6784_australian-government-backs-multiculturalism- Wed, 08 May 13 18:00:00 +0100 Anna Rowlands http://www.emigrate.co.uk/news/20130508-6784_australian-government-backs-multiculturalism-
The scheme was announced by the Minister of Multicultural Affairs, Kate Lundy, and is aimed at embracing the benefits of multiculturalism as well as maintaining...

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]]> http://www.emigrate.co.uk/news/20130507-6768_illegal-immigrants-contribute-to-regeneration- Tue, 07 May 13 18:00:00 +0100 Kate Welch http://www.emigrate.co.uk/news/20130507-6768_illegal-immigrants-contribute-to-regeneration-
Two decades since he arrived from Mexico as an illegal immigrant, one entrepreneur in this one small town now owns two restaurants, is starting a third, has five employees and is known for his...

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]]> http://www.emigrate.co.uk/news/20130506-6763_expat-entrepreneurs-the-new-trend-in-china Mon, 06 May 13 18:00:00 +0100 Kate Welch http://www.emigrate.co.uk/news/20130506-6763_expat-entrepreneurs-the-new-trend-in-china
Major Beijing and Shanhai companies are now staffing with Mandarin speakers who’ve spent some years working in the West before returning to the home country....

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]]> http://www.emigrate.co.uk/news/20130503-6751_eu-states-protest-migrant-access-to-benefits- Fri, 03 May 13 18:00:00 +0100 Anna Rowlands http://www.emigrate.co.uk/news/20130503-6751_eu-states-protest-migrant-access-to-benefits-
Austria, the Netherlands, Germany and the UK are expressing concern over the burden to their social assistance and health services caused...

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]]> http://www.emigrate.co.uk/news/20130502-6739_australian-graduate-work-visas-extended- Thu, 02 May 13 18:00:00 +0100 Helen Young http://www.emigrate.co.uk/news/20130502-6739_australian-graduate-work-visas-extended-
The original Post-Study Visa 485, introduced seven years ago, allowed foreigners studying at Australian universities to stay in the country for 18 months after they graduated....

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]]> http://www.emigrate.co.uk/news/20130501-6729_gibraltar-enters-the-wealthy-immigrant-market Wed, 01 May 13 18:00:00 +0100 Kate Welch http://www.emigrate.co.uk/news/20130501-6729_gibraltar-enters-the-wealthy-immigrant-market
.Once referred to by Winston Churchill as the ‘motherland penisula’, Gibraltar, a British Overseas Territory, boasts a robust economy amazingly resilient to the aftershocks of...

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]]> http://www.emigrate.co.uk/news/20130430-6714_newly-qualified-accountants-happy-to-leave-ireland- Tue, 30 Apr 13 18:00:00 +0100 Kate Welch http://www.emigrate.co.uk/news/20130430-6714_newly-qualified-accountants-happy-to-leave-ireland-
.The chance to gain workplace experience with a reputable company was the most important reason for 84 per cent of the number of respondents who indicated their wish to leave Ireland. The status...

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]]> http://www.emigrate.co.uk/news/20130429-6705_nz-expat-resident-calls-for-retirement-visa- Mon, 29 Apr 13 18:00:00 +0100 Anna Rowlands http://www.emigrate.co.uk/news/20130429-6705_nz-expat-resident-calls-for-retirement-visa-
.Henry Work’s bid to help like-minded older migrants stay in their new country indefinitely involves the creation of a completely new visa system for pensioners with independent means....

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]]> http://www.emigrate.co.uk/news/20130426-6693_survey-picks-ecuador-as-best-retirement-haven Fri, 26 Apr 13 18:00:00 +0100 Helen Young http://www.emigrate.co.uk/news/20130426-6693_survey-picks-ecuador-as-best-retirement-haven The remote South American country of Ecuador has, once again, topped one of the most popular retirement destination surveys. International Living’s 2013 survey again places Ecuador at the top of their list of 22 retirement havens.

Reasons given by respondents included a cost of living at approximately 50 per cent less than in the USA,...

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]]> http://www.emigrate.co.uk/news/20130425-6687_switzerland-cracks-down-on-migrants Thu, 25 Apr 13 18:00:00 +0100 Anna Rowlands http://www.emigrate.co.uk/news/20130425-6687_switzerland-cracks-down-on-migrants
Switzerland, not an EU member itself, already limits migrant entry from eight eastern and central EU states and will put immigration caps in place for another 17 EU states for...

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]]> http://www.emigrate.co.uk/news/20130424-6671_exaggerated-results-cause-loss-of-faith-in-polls- Wed, 24 Apr 13 18:00:00 +0100 Kate Welch http://www.emigrate.co.uk/news/20130424-6671_exaggerated-results-cause-loss-of-faith-in-polls-
Conflicting stories in today’s online and offline media respectively claim that 350,000 Bulgarians and Romanians or 25 per cent of Bulgarians are poised to flood into the UK to grab jobs and...

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]]> http://www.emigrate.co.uk/news/20130423-6657_kenney-promises-repairs-to-broken-immigration-system- Tue, 23 Apr 13 18:00:00 +0100 Kate Welch http://www.emigrate.co.uk/news/20130423-6657_kenney-promises-repairs-to-broken-immigration-system-
The new reforms will include a requirement that foreign workers submit an educational assessment include any...

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]]> http://www.emigrate.co.uk/news/20130422-6647_poll-reveals-more-overseas-assignments-in-pipeline Mon, 22 Apr 13 18:00:00 +0100 Anna Rowlands http://www.emigrate.co.uk/news/20130422-6647_poll-reveals-more-overseas-assignments-in-pipeline
The survey, carried out by Mercers, also indicated that overall numbers of overseas posts rose considerably between 2011 and 2012. Top...

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]]> http://www.emigrate.co.uk/news/20130419-6634_polish-workers-still-favour-uk-migration Fri, 19 Apr 13 18:00:00 +0100 Helen Young http://www.emigrate.co.uk/news/20130419-6634_polish-workers-still-favour-uk-migration
The study, released by Warsaw’s Homo Homini Institute, reveals that numbers wanting to emigrate have doubled over the past year, and are edging towards the 300,000...

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