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Australians and New Zealanders leave UK for better job opportunities
As the economy in Britain continues to struggle a large number of expats who arrived in the country from New Zealand and Australia are returning home to look for better job opportunities. Whereas the number of jobs available down under has hit the highest level in eight years, the situation in the UK is almost the opposite. Research...
Spain demands proof of financial stability from expats
Spanish ministers have announced that they will be introducing new rules which mean that any European national who decides they want to live in the country for a period of more than three month will have to prove that they can pay their own way. Foreigners will now have to show that they will not become a burden on the Spanish government...
Amendment to Russian trade barrier in the US postponed
A move to introduce legislation that would remove US trading restrictions with Russia will have to wait until after Congress comes back from its five-week summer recess. A House Republican spokesman confirmed that the debate over whether to lift one of the last economic barriers from the Cold War-era will have to wait until the...
Congress still to pass Russian trade bill
Business groups in the US are urging congress to remove Russia from the Jackson-Vanik law before going for a recess which lasts five weeks. The groups claim that if Congress leaves without amending the 37-year-old legislation then exporters in the US will suffer. In August Russia is expected to become a member of the World Trade...
Olympic security workers detained over immigration offences
Nothumbria Police have arrested three employees of a security company in Newcastle who they suspect of committing security offences. The individuals were taken into custody before they were due to start work at St James’ Park. The arrests were coordinated with the UK Border Agency. Although no details have yet been released concerning...
Stark warning against cutting benefits in Londonderry
Ministers in Northern Ireland are concerned that the government’s proposed cuts to benefits could mean more young people resorting to crime, emigration and suicide. It has emerged that 1,500 people in Londonderry under the age of 25 are currently relying on housing benefits. The Whitehall reforms will see those benefits cut and David...
Britain no longer providing most migrants to Australia
For the first time since the mid-90s Britain is not supplying the highest number of immigrants to Australia. For the year 2011-2012 the most migrants came from India followed by China pushing the UK into third place. The number of British migrants entering Australia in the last year is slightly up on the year before at 25,274 but is still 20...
Rights of overseas workers defended by Australian DIAC
In a move to end the exploitation of foreign workers in Australia, the Department of Immigration and Citizenship has said that temporary sponsored workers must be given the same terms and conditions of other Australian workers. The department added that it would not accept excuses for underpaying workers from abroad or any other forms of...
Immigration New Zealand considers more visa outsourcing
Immigration New Zealand wants outsource more of its immigration applications even though there have been accusations that its office in Beijing has been handing out fraudulent student visas. There have also been revelations that the student visa branch in Palmerston North is little more than a rubber stamp factory. Last month it was...
Emigration from Spain rises dramatically
The National Statistics Institute in Spain has released figures which show that during the first half of 2012 the number of Spaniards deciding to leave the country increased by 44 per cent compared to the same six months in 2011. Spain is suffering from a crippling recession and unemployment is currently just shy of 25 per cent. Between...
