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Chinese millionaires complain as Canada entry route is blocked
A group of Chinese millionaires now blocked from Canadian residential status issued a public complaint at a Beijing press conference earlier this week. Canada’s recent federal budget statement announced the axing of the immigration investor and entrepreneur visas with which permanent residency could be purchased via a five-year...
3000 Brit builders helping reconstruct Christchurch
New Zealand has recruited some 3,000 skilled construction workers from the UK to help rebuild Christchurch after the devastating earthquakes. In the three years following the February 2011 destruction of the centre of the South Island city Kiwi immigration officials have granted 3,000 visas to UK construction workers. The majority of...
Latest New Zealand statistics offer snapshot of Kiwi life
The annual New Zealand statistical report gives a useful guide to would-be expats hoping to head for a new life on the opposite side of the world. Statistics New Zealand’s annual report acts as a shop window for the country, by detailing average prices of everyday needs, the feelings of Kiwi nationals and the options as regards location...
France to launch new student and business visa categories
In order to attract more students and business people to its shores, France is offering new, simplified requirements for international student visas and foreign businessmen. The new visa programmes are expected to boost the economy by encouraging more overseas students through multi-year visas and assist new business start-ups by offering...
Emigrating for a job can be the toughest decision of all
Almost one thousand shipyard workers in Britain’s historic maritime city of Portsmouth are now having to make the decision to become unemployed or emigrate for a waiting job. Shades of the Irish potato famine and its subsequent mass emigration to the USA are haunting the Portsmouth shipyards as BAE Systems closes down its operations....
New Zealand urged to aggressively recruit more immigrants
A Kiwi immigration think tank is urging the New Zealand government to actively encourage immigration at a higher level to drive business competition and push up incomes. The New Zealand Institute of Economic Research (NZIER) is pushing for a more ambitious policy on population in order to raise skills levels and cope with ageing in the...
More Brits choose expat life than any other EU nationality
Of all the EU member states, Britain has the most nationals living overseas, according to a recent survey. The study, undertaken by a financial research and consultancy firm, revealed that over a million Britons were resident abroad during 2013. Out of the 25 countries surveyed, only China and India had more citizens living overseas....
Dramatically increased immigration to New Zealand may stimulate economy
New Zealand’s most popular newspaper is calling on the government to allow more immigrants into the country in order to improve its long-term economy. In an editorial comment, the New Zealand Herald is urging the government to loosen up on immigration and drastically increase the number allowed in. Unless this is done, the editorial...
New Zealand immigration scam derided by immigration as unsuccessful
An immigration and employment scam uncovered by a Kiwi company is being described as ‘not very successful’ by New Zealand’s immigration authority. The scam placed would-be migrants in high-paying jobs for which they had no qualifications in order to obtain permanent residency. According to visa services general manager Peter Elms,...
Unique Canadian project finds homes for stateless Tibetan refugees
One thousand displaced Tibetan refugees emigrating to Canada are being helped to find homes and jobs via a unique immigration agreement with the government. After the invasion of Tibet by the Chinese over 60 years ago, many Tibetans fled across the Himalayas to India to find refuge. Children who were born during the diaspora or after...
