Immigration News
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As investment worth billions of dollars pour into health, infrastructure, housing, finance, IT and other sectors in Australia, it is now one of the most attractive and investment-friendly countries of the developed nations of the world. Darrell Todd, Thinking Australia’s founder, said that UK firms and entrepreneurs seeking new opportunities should consider migrating to Australia… Read More »
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Foreign students can bail out Ireland
Posted on May 31, 2016
Comment (0)Foreign students could bail out Ireland, which is not getting adequate support for higher education. According to estimates of Enterprise Ireland, an Irish government agency which extends support to businesses in the country, higher education students could contribute more than €1 billion to the Irish economy. This governmental body is trying to attract more students… Read More »
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Kuwaiti government may increase minimum wage for expatriates
Posted on May 30, 2016
Comment (0)The government of Kuwait is thinking of hiking the minimum wage for expatriates to KD 450, up from the current KD 250, for their family members to be eligible for dependent visas. This move is being pursued with an intention to rectify the demographic disparity in that country. The present law allows a foreign national… Read More »
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New Zealand migrant and tourist arrivals touch new records in April
Posted on May 28, 2016
Comment (0)Migrant and tourist arrivals in New Zealand touched new highs in April, offsetting weak revenues generated by dairy products, the country’s largest export product. The island nation in the South Pacific saw a net migration of 68,100 in the last one year ending in the month of April, an increase of nine percent to 124,700… Read More »
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New York to allow some illegal immigrants to teach
Posted on May 28, 2016
Comment (0)Certain immigrants, who have not entered the US legally, will be allowed to teach and practice medicine in the state of New York following a vote by the licensing board. The eligible people are those who were brought to the country as children. Lauding this decision, MaryEllen Elia, New York State Education Commissioner, said that… Read More »
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Canada banking sector needs more immigrants in order to prosper
Posted on May 28, 2016
Comment (0)As Canada’s population rises slightly more than 1.2 percent per year, immigration alone made up for two-thirds of that growth. Canada added 271,662 new permanent residents last year, not taking into account hundreds of thousands of temporary workers and foreign students. According to Statistics Canada, immigration will continue driving the growth of the population in… Read More »
Time ripe for business migrants to move to Australia
Posted on June 3, 2016