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Month: December 2014
AUSTRALIA: 457 Visa Labour Market Test
December 24, 2014
On 23rd November, Labour Market Testing was enacted as a requirement for the Temporary Work (Skilled) visa (subclass 457) in Australia under the Migration Amendment (Temporary Sponsored Visas) Bill 2013. Having been repealed as a requirement in 2003, the return of…
Read MoreUK Immigration: A political agenda or an economic necessity?
December 17, 2014
As the year draws to a close and the 2015 General Election looms, the main political parties are starting to make a lot of noise about their key policies to win seats, but this time around they all have a...
Read MoreRUSSIA: Changes to Immigration Regulations
December 11, 2014
In 2015, Russia will be making several changes, the most important as outlined below, to their immigration policies by use of Federal Law number 357-FL. Highly Qualified Specialists The Highly Qualified Specialist (HQS) program was introduced in 2010 and allows…
Read MoreRight to rent checks introduced in the UK
December 4, 2014
In her speech last March the Queen announced that private landlords would be responsible for checking that their prospective tenants are legally entitled to be in the country. Under the new Immigration Act 2014, landlords now need to see evidence…
Read MoreSWITZERLAND: Voters Reject Immigration Cap and Reduce Work Permit Quota
December 2, 2014
Swiss voters have rejected proposals to cut net migration to no more than 0.2% of the population, citing it would have been bad for the economy. Only 26% of voters supported the proposals, arguing it would have reduced pressure on…
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