Immigration News
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If there is one country which has a scarcity of labour, it is Japan. This can only be addressed by attracting workers from foreign countries. Though Japan needs 17 million migrants to keep it on the track of development in the coming decades, it would not be a smooth sailing for the country to reform… Read More »
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US to be home to 45 million immigrants by 2017
Posted on July 14, 2016
Comment (0)The United States will be home to about 45 million immigrants by the year 2017, according to estimates. The reasons for the rise in immigration in the EU, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the US are the same. People in these countries are ageing and skilled workers of a young age are on the wane,… Read More »
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Belgium extends processing time for family reunification applications
Posted on July 13, 2016
Comment (0)Belgium has extended processing times for immigration for family reunification applications awaiting that the family members of third-country nationals filed for on or after 8 July 2016. After a recent spate of family reunification applications, applications that are processed normally within six months would take nine months, as per a change in law. Fragomen Worldwide… Read More »
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Updates to South Australia State-Nominated Occupation list
Posted on July 9, 2016
Comment (0)The South Australian government’s newly released list of State Nominated Occupation is effective from 5 July. This list has been made available to all applicants, including South Australia’s foreign graduates. The list of occupations was chosen depending on the comprehensive workforce examinations of skill shortages existing currently and the probable demand these skills would have… Read More »
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Citizens of Winnipeg say immigrants improved their quality of life
Posted on July 4, 2016
Comment (0)A study conducted in the city of Winnipeg, which was carried out in spring, found sixty percent of the respondents stating that immigration improved their city’s life as against only six percent who opined that it did not. Winnipeg Free Press quotes University of Manitoba sociology professor and the Journal of Migration and Integration’s editor,… Read More »
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UK economy flourished because of migrants, says Deutsche Bank
Posted on July 2, 2016
Comment (0)It was the migrants who helped the UK economy grow since 2008, according to a study conducted by Deutsche Bank. The report, published on 29 June, entitled ‘Divided nation: why Britain voted for Brexit and what it means for sterling,’ revealed that employment rate touched a record high for native UK citizens in recent times.… Read More »
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Why Japan is failing to attract immigrants
Posted on July 16, 2016