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US expat calls for New Zealand retiree tax haven visa system
An American expat who moved to New Zealand on a business visa five years ago is calling for a special visa category for financially independent retirees .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....
Exaggerated media claims of immigration threat may destroy poll integrities
Recent polls and surveys published in the UK media are claimed to have been grossly exaggerated, causing many to lose trust in survey results. 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...
Canadian immigration boss assures new rules will fix dysfunctional system
After admitting that Canada’s dysfunctional immigration system has admitted a flood of low-standard workers rather than solving a skills shortage, immigration minister Jason Kenny announced new rules would solve the problem. The new reforms will include a requirement that foreign workers submit an educational assessment include any...
Survey shows international companies plan to increase overseas assignments
A recent report on expat practices and policies has reveled that more than 70 per cent of businesses surveyed are planning to increase the numbers of both short and long-term overseas assignments in 2013. The survey, carried out by Mercers, also indicated that overall numbers of overseas posts rose considerably between 2011 and 2012. Top...
One third of Poles want to emigrate to find work
A study by a respected Polish institute has reveled that 33 per cent of Poles would prefer to emigrate to other European countries including the UK in order to find work. 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...
Top US tech firms unite in favour of immigration policy reform
CEOs of a number of the USA’s top tech firms are uniting to champion major causes which they’re hoping will be addressed in the long-awaited immigration reforms. Microsoft, Facebook and Google are three of the concerned companies, with Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg a primary mover in pushing immigration reform and the legalization...
New Singapore trend features opportunistic expat job hunters
Singapore’s booming economy has made it the destination of choice for expats arriving without a job or job-related remuneration package. Known in the headhunting trade as ‘opportunistic expats’, many young, talented hopefuls are heading for the vibrant city state in the hope of finding their dream job without having to go through a...
Chinese returnees forcing expat workers from Shanghai and Beijing
Chinese high-skilled workers returning from jobs in the West are forcing expats to leave town and find employment in China’s secondary cities. With large numbers of Chinese emigrants returning to the mother country after years of work experience in Western countries, expats planning on relocating to China are having to set their sights...
New starts in New Zealand turn sour for many
Many thousands of migrants with permanent residence in New Zealand are now packing up and leaving due to a lack of job opportunities and difficulties in integration. Recently-released figures from Immigration New Zealand for the years between 2004 and 2011 show that over 40,000 immigrants who had been given permanent residency have left...
Germany changes tack to warmer welcome for immigrants
New initiatives are being planned as a means to welcome immigrants to Germany in order to fill its skilled worker shortage. Formerly known for its resistance to making migrant workers feel at home, Germany is now putting out the red carpet for skilled workers in the form of a welcome bag, a smartphone app and pre-migration personal...
