Month: October 2015

UK: NHS Nurses to be added to the UKVI Shortage Occupation List

October 30, 2015

Following much criticism of the removal of nurses from the 2015 Shortage Occupation List, and numerous calls for a review of the decision from the Royal College of Nursing, the NHS and the Care Quality Commission, the UKVI have announced…

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UK: Home Office Introduces New Requirements for Sponsor License Applications

October 30, 2015

The UK government has set up new procedures and requirements for British employers that would seek to apply for a sponsor license so that they may hire foreign employees from outside the EU. The Home Office now require employers to…

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AUSTRALIA: TSMIT Review & Data Matching Programme

October 30, 2015

TSMIT Review Under an agreement with the Opposition Labor Party on the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement (ChAFTA) the Government has undertaken to review the TSMIT (Temporary Skilled Migration Income Threshold). It has remained at $53,900 since 2013. 457 visa holders…

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UK: Sponsorship Licence Holders advised to be Extra Vigilant with Level 1 User Details

October 28, 2015

The UKVI have today published the following important message to all UK Sponsorship Licence holders: "Please note and be extra vigilant with the security of Level 1 user details. A number of sponsors have reported that they have been contacted…

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USA: Additional Passport Pages Service Being Phased Out

October 28, 2015

United States citizens abroad will soon no longer be able to have additional pages inserted into their passport, as this service is being phased out in line with the rollout of the "Next Generation" U.S. passports in 2016. Instead,…

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AUSTRALIA: IELTS Scam Reported

October 28, 2015

The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) is used in more than 100 countries around the globe with the minimum score for a student or skilled migrant around five in Australia. In order to be considered as a permanent resident…

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Are Europeans the Least Open to Immigration?

October 22, 2015

According to a Gallup study looking into the attitudes of people across 142 countries towards immigration, Europeans came out as the most negative in the world. The majority of respondents totalling 52% said immigration levels in their countries should be...

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SWITZERLAND: Election Won by Anti-Immigration Party

October 22, 2015

In a week where Canada elected a clear Liberal majority to oust the sitting Conservative party, the Swiss People"s Party (SVP), an anti-immigration party in Switzerland, won the largest share of votes during the national parliamentary election with a record…

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UK: Landlords Now Required to Check New Tenants” Right to Rent

October 22, 2015

Following the roll out of the Right to Rent check requirement from 1st December 2014 for landlords in Birmingham, Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton, the UK government has announced today that the scheme will now be implemented nationally and apply…

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UK: Changes to Visitor Visas for Chinese Nationals Announced

October 22, 2015

The UK Prime Minister"s Office has announced on 21st October 2015 that new visitor visas for people from the People"s Republic of China will be introduced from January 2016, aiming to attract more Chinese tourists and bring significant benefits to…

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