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Category: Immigration Insights
UK: Changes to Immigration Rules Announced by the Home Office
November 6, 2015
On the 29th October 2015, the UK government announced a number of significant changes to the Immigration Rules. The announced changes are thought to affect a majority of visa application routes. The majority of the changes will take effect for…
Read MoreAUSTRALIA: Changes for Working Holiday Makers & DIBP Annual Report
November 6, 2015
Changes to Benefit Working Holiday Makers and Companies in Australia's North From 21st November, Working Holiday (subclass 417) and Work and Holiday (subclass 462) visa holders employed in certain high demand industries in northern Australia will be able to…
Read MoreNEW ZEALAND: Increase in Net Migration
November 4, 2015
New Zealand gained its highest net migration last year with one in three permanent migrants now coming from either China or India according to new immigration figures. The Migration Trends and Outlook 2014/15 have recently released net migration figures which…
Read MoreUK: NHS Nurses to be added to the UKVI Shortage Occupation List
October 30, 2015
Following much criticism of the removal of nurses from the 2015 Shortage Occupation List, and numerous calls for a review of the decision from the Royal College of Nursing, the NHS and the Care Quality Commission, the UKVI have announced…
Read MoreAUSTRALIA: TSMIT Review & Data Matching Programme
October 30, 2015
TSMIT Review Under an agreement with the Opposition Labor Party on the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement (ChAFTA) the Government has undertaken to review the TSMIT (Temporary Skilled Migration Income Threshold). It has remained at $53,900 since 2013. 457 visa holders…
Read MoreUK: Home Office Introduces New Requirements for Sponsor License Applications
October 30, 2015
The UK government has set up new procedures and requirements for British employers that would seek to apply for a sponsor license so that they may hire foreign employees from outside the EU. The Home Office now require employers to…
Read MoreUSA: Additional Passport Pages Service Being Phased Out
October 28, 2015
United States citizens abroad will soon no longer be able to have additional pages inserted into their passport, as this service is being phased out in line with the rollout of the "Next Generation" U.S. passports in 2016. Instead,…
Read MoreUK: Sponsorship Licence Holders advised to be Extra Vigilant with Level 1 User Details
October 28, 2015
The UKVI have today published the following important message to all UK Sponsorship Licence holders: "Please note and be extra vigilant with the security of Level 1 user details. A number of sponsors have reported that they have been contacted…
Read MoreAUSTRALIA: IELTS Scam Reported
October 28, 2015
The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) is used in more than 100 countries around the globe with the minimum score for a student or skilled migrant around five in Australia. In order to be considered as a permanent resident…
Read MoreAre Europeans the Least Open to Immigration?
October 22, 2015
According to a Gallup study looking into the attitudes of people across 142 countries towards immigration, Europeans came out as the most negative in the world. The majority of respondents totalling 52% said immigration levels in their countries should be...
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