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New Job Hub in Canterbury-New Zealand to Recruit Foreign Workers

A new Job Hub created by the New Zealand government will allow local entrepreneurs to recruit employees, including foreign workers, as part of a project to rebuild Canterbury city which experienced the devastating effects of an earthquakes. According to government officials, the new Canterbury Skills and Employment Hub will allow the city to pool in [...]

The immigrants acquiring citizenship status in European Union (EU) countries increased rapidly according to the surveys in 2010, against figures of 2009. The statistical data presented in the report indicates foreigners obtaining citizenship in EU member countries have increased in number, with the total crossing the figure of over 0.8 million, a new record for [...]

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The European Union (EU) has been considering plans to enter into special visa arrangements with Turkey which will not involve any political maneuvers, as per Turkish officials. Earlier this week, Turkish minister for EU affairs, Egemen Bağış, said that the EU will present the Turkish government with an immigration ‘road map’ which will ultimately end [...]

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Australian trade unions have criticized the plan of some local and foreign businesses to create a short term foreign workforce program for overseas workers in Australia, claiming that hiring guest unskilled workers will not fulfill the country’s long term work force requirements. The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) has discarded the proposal of Australian [...]

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A worldwide survey, conducted on visa agents, has shown that students willing to study abroad are facing fewer problems while applying for a visa to study in UK universities as compared to last year’s figures. According to the facts presented in the ‘i-graduate ICEF Agent Barometer 2012’ survey, visa agents are claiming that international students [...]

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United Arab Emirates (UAE) has tightened the immigration regulations for nationals of certain Asian countries, particularly Bangladesh, in order to control federal and immigration related crimes in the country. According to officials from UAE immigration department, certain categories of workers from Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Philippines will have to fulfill several mandatory conditions [...]

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The government of Cayman Islands has announced that it has decided to waive off visa requirements for Taiwanese passport holders visiting the country amid ongoing visa-waiver agreements with the Taiwanese immigration authorities and the country’s government. Premier McKeeva Bush, acting in his capacity as the Tourism Minister of Cayman Island, said that Cayman immigration officials [...]

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A study has shown that foreigners coming to Australia on student or other temporary visas are quickly taking all available jobs in the country, consequently increasing the unemployment of native born Australians. The Monash University’s study, which is yet to be officially released, claims that foreigners are using student, short-term workers and tourists visas to [...]

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Members of the Opposition in New Zealand have accused the country’s government of accommodating criminals by fast tracking immigration procedures for members of a Chinese airline’s frequent fliers club, which supposedly includes several international criminals. The New Zealand First (NZF) officials have publicly criticized the New Zealand immigration authority’s initiative to fast track visas for [...]

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Anti-immigrant attacks are on a record rise in Greek cities amid one of the country’s longest financial crisis in decades. As Greece enters in its third year of an economic crunch, xenophobia in its cities is rising on an alarming rate with daily reports of numerous racist attacks on immigrants, sometimes even with weapons. The [...]

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