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Irish emigrant group campaigns for migrants right to vote
A recently-launched young Irish emigrant group is campaigning for the right to vote in the 2018 Presidential election to be extended to all Irish migrants living overseas. The group, named ‘We’re Coming Back’, is urging all Irish citizens across the world to raise a glass and toast the cause of emigrant voting. ‘We’re Coming...
Emigrating not all it seems for multinational company employees
Expat employees working overseas for multinational companies are finding the promised good life is a myth, with employers not caring about their wellbeing. Recently published research indicated that, whilst the overseas arms of multinational companies invest heavily in their workplace environment, personal issues and the complications of...
Saudi Arabia to recruit 3500 foreign health professionals
The Saudi Arabia heathcare authority is planning to hire 3,500 doctors and nurses, primarily from countries such as Egypt, Pakistan and India. The move comes as Saudi continues its purge of expat workers in other sectors, and is expected to fill vacancies at hospitals all over the kingdom. According to Arab News, Saudi officials have...
Millionaire migrant investors in Quebec soon move elsewhere
Cracks are beginning to show in Quebec’s millionaire immigrant programme as report sshow investors are moving out of the province. Figures obtained from Canada’s Citizenship and Immigration department by an immigration lawyer indicate that, although the original CA$800,000 investments have remained in Quebec, 90 per cent of the wealthy...
UK government urged to intervene on Malta Golden passport scheme
Malta’s new ‘Golden Passport’ scheme which allows investors to purchase passports for £650,000 is under fire from Labour Party shadow ministers. The controversial scheme, recently passed through the Maltese parliament, aims to attract wealthy non EU citizen investors, but its critics say it will be used as a back-door entry...
UK state pensioners emigrating overseas must submit proof of being alive
British state pensioners palling their retirement abroad will need to prove they’re still alive bi-annually in order to keep receiving their pensions. The new regulation, stated in Chancellor George Osborne’s Autumn Budget speech last week, will also come as a shock to long-term expats who may not be aware of it until their pensions...
New Zealand Immigration Adviser Act review to improve quality
The Kiwi Immigration Advisers Licensing Act is to undergo a full review to eliminate questionable conduct and bad faith amongst immigrant advisors. The review was announced by New Zealand’s Immigration Minister Michael Woodhouse earlier this week and is intended to root out advisors acting in a manner likely to harm their clients and...
Ontario to expand its Bridge Training Programme to help new immigrants
The joint governments of Canada and Ontario are about to expand the Bridge Training Programme in order to help skilled immigrants find suitable jobs and get licensed. Over 50,000 highly skilled immigrants have benefited from the programme to date, taking full advantage of all its services. Offered are skills assessments, workplace and...
Spain the new destination for expat entrepreneurs
Spain is better known as a retirement destination for disenchanted Brits than for its encouragement of foreign entrepreneurs, but new laws are now attracting expat self starters. The typical Spanish attitude to work over the decades since dictatorship was replaced by democracy has been that labour is definitely not something to be enjoyed....
New immigration laws will make migration to Peru easier
A recent proposal made to the Andean parliament is intended to make immigration to the South American country far easier. The proposal was put forward by Alberto Adrianzen, the Peruvian representative to the parliament, and was written with the assistance of the Andean Jurist Commission and the office of the national ombudsman. According...
