News

Concerns Over Checks On Visa Applicants From Pakistan

Concerns over checks on visa applicants from Pakistan Fewer than one in every 2,000 visa applicants from Pakistan are being interviewed by British immigration officials. By Tom Whitehead, Home Affairs Editor Telegraph.co.uk Published: 7:00AM BST 10 Sep 2009 The lack … Continue reading

Posted in British, News

FF Accused of Making Citizenship A ‘Money Spinner’

FF accused of making citizenship a 'money-spinner' RUADHN Mac CORMAIC Migration Correspondent The Irish Times Thursday, September 10, 2009 FIANNA FIL has reduced Irish citizenship to a meaningless money-spinner used by some immigrants solely as a means of exiting the … Continue reading

Posted in European, News

Rift Over Refugee Bill

Rift over refugee bill The Age September 10, 2009 COALITION passions will be inflamed again as the Government moves to offer safe haven to people facing genital mutilation, torture, stoning or death. A bill to widen the definition of ''refugee'' … Continue reading

Posted in Australian and Others, News

Burmese Quota Refugees Favoured Over Iraqis

Burmese quota refugees favoured over Iraqis The Copenhagen Post Wednesday, 09 September 2009 10:23 KR News Immigration Minister Birthe Rnn Hornbech (above) has done an 'about face' concering Iraqi refugees (File Photo) The immigration minister has changed her mind about … Continue reading

Posted in European, News

Liberal Senator Crosses The Floor On Refugee Bill

Liberal senator crosses the floor on refugee bill YUKO NARUSHIMA IMMIGRATION CORRESPONDENT The Sydney Morning Herald September 9, 2009 DEFIANT Opposition MPs allowed the Government yesterday to remove ''a blot on our statute book'' billing refugees for their detention. A … Continue reading

Posted in Australian and Others, News

Visa To Protect Women At Risk: Gov’t

Visa to protect women at risk: govt BrisbaneTimes.com.au September 9, 2009 Women at risk of genital mutilation and “honour killings” if they're sent home will get more protection under Australia's migration law, the government says. The main change – “complementary … Continue reading

Posted in Australian and Others, News

Immigration Red Tape For Hiring Staff ‘Totally Absurd’

Immigration red tape for hiring staff 'totally absurd' By Lincoln Tan The New Zealand Herald 4:00AM Wednesday Sep 09, 2009 Employers wanting to hire a foreign worker must disclose to Immigration New Zealand details of all staff, including their wages … Continue reading

Posted in Australian and Others, News

UN Refugee Agency Criticises Iraq Deportations

UN refugee agency criticises Iraq deportations Denmark in violation of refugee conventions by repatriating asylum seekers to dangerous areas, the UNHCR charges The Copemhagen Post Tuesday, 08 September 2009 09:38 KM News Denmarks deportation of Iraqi refugees has drawn renewed … Continue reading

Posted in European, News

NZ Makes Licence Mandatory For Immigration Advisers

New Zealand makes licence mandatory for immigration advisers The Economic Times 8 Sep 2009, 1120 hrs IST, IANS HAMILTON/NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand has made it mandatory for immigration consultants to get a licence. A stiff penalty, including up to seven … Continue reading

Posted in Australian and Others, News

Faster Action On Indians’ Study Visas

Faster action on Indians' study visas By Lincoln Tan The New Zealand Herald 4:00AM Monday Sep 07, 2009 A priority visa-processing system to speed student applications from India is to be introduced by Immigration New Zealand after criticism that slow … Continue reading

Posted in Australian and Others, News

Alan Johnson Hopes For British Jobs For British Workers

Alan Johnson hopes for British jobs for British workers Plans to restrict the number of British jobs going to foreign workers will be unveiled by Alan Johnson, the Home Secretary today. By Andrew Porter, Political Editor Telegraph.co.uk Published: 7:01AM BST … Continue reading

Posted in British, News

Immigrant Baby Boom ‘Costs 1Bn’

Immigrant baby boom 'costs 1bn' (UKPA) September 7, 2009 Building new schools for the “immigrant baby boom” could cost more than 1 billion, researchers found. More than 50,000 extra places will be needed at primary schools for the children of … Continue reading

Posted in British, News

Greek Immigration Crisis Spawns Shanty Towns and Squats

Greek immigration crisis spawns shanty towns and squats Greece's inability to tackle a crisis in illegal immigration has left thousands living in shanty towns and squatting in the heart of Athens. By Nick Squires and Paul Anast in Athens The … Continue reading

Posted in European, News

Language School Scam—Feds Say Students Enrol As Way To Get Into Canada

Language school scam Feds say students enrol as way to get into Canada By TOM GODFREY SUN MEDIA Last Updated: 6th September 2009 Federal immigration officials are looking into a scheme in which some foreign students are allegedly buying their … Continue reading

Posted in News, News Articles Prior to 2011

A Year’s Wait For Refugee Huntley?

A year's wait for refugee Huntley? By Eleanor Momberg Sunday Independent September 06 2009 at 11:38AM Brandon Huntley may only know in a year whether the refugee status granted by the Canadian Immigration Board a week ago will be revoked … Continue reading

Posted in News, News Articles Prior to 2011

Election Watch: Immigration Minister Jason Kenney Visits S.U.C.C.E.S.S.

Election watch: Immigration Minister Jason Kenney visits S.U.C.C.E.S.S. By Charlie Smith The Georgia Strait September 5, 2009 Prime Minister Stephen Harper's secret weapon in the last election was Jason Kenney. The Conservative Calgary MP crisscrossed the country to forge ties … Continue reading

Posted in News, News Articles Prior to 2011

Farming Out Canadian Jobs

Farming out Canadian jobs Despite economic climate, importing foreign workers a growth industry By PETER ZIMONJIC, NATIONAL BUREAU The Ottawa Sun Last Updated: 5th September 2009, 4:14am If more than 400,000 Canadians lost their jobs this year, and another 800,000 … Continue reading

Posted in News, News Articles Prior to 2011

Cosmetic Surgery Clinics’ Owner Pleads Guilty To Fraud

Cosmetic surgery clinics' owner pleads guilty to fraud Patient Died; Unlicensed man ran operations with wife in Canada and U. S. Adrian Humphreys National Post Published: Saturday, September 05, 2009 A man who ran successful cosmetic surgery clinics in Canada … Continue reading

Posted in News, News Articles Prior to 2011

Persecuted? Pshaw! —Only In Canada Could A White South African Be Accepted As A Refugee

Persecuted? Pshaw! Only in Canada could a white South African be accepted as a refugee By MINDELLE JACOBS The Edmonton Sun Last Updated: 4th September 2009, 3:00am The ridiculous decision to grant refugee status to a white South African who … Continue reading

Posted in News, News Articles Prior to 2011

Eight Foreign Nationals Without Canadian Work Permits Arrested Near Saskatoon

Eight foreign nationals without Canadian work permits arrested near Saskatoon The Canadian Press (CP) September 4, 2009 WARMAN, Sask. RCMP have arrested eight people from Germany, France and Israel who are accused of selling artwork in a bedroom community of … Continue reading

Posted in News, News Articles Prior to 2011