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Immigration newsletter - September 2004

Welcome to the September 2004 edition of workpermit.com News!

The entry requirements for the latest US Green Card Lottery program DV2006 have recently been announced that are essentially unchanged from last year.

This edition of workpermit.com News covers the new Dutch law in detail, the proposed new work permit fees by the UK government, as well as changes to the Australian and New Zealand points test.

Bulgarian and Romanian business people should be pleased to learn that the ECAA visa category for the UK is back up and running. Visit the links below to read more on these developments in international immigration law! We hope that you find this month's edition interesting and informative, and the workpermit.com staff wishes everyone a productive quarter!

Check out now to see if you qualify for the DV2006 US Green Card Lottery!

Netherlands - Work permits to be scrapped for high-earning ex-pats

21 September 2004
TNon-EU nationals who want to work in the Netherlands will no longer need work permits in the future if they will earn more than EUR 45,000/year... more »

US Green Card Lottery DV 2006 details announced

30 September 2004
The Program remains unchanged from last year, with the same restrictions in place for natives from countries that were on last year's ineligibility list... more »

Australia - New Skilled Occupations and changes to MODL announced

8 September 2004
The Australian Department of Immigration and Multicultural (and Indigenous) Affairs (DIMIA) has added several new occupations to the Skilled Occupations List, falling under the category of Agricultural Professionals... more »

UK - Immigration Service Fees set to increase

8 September 2004
The Home Office has announced that fees for work permit and other leave to remain applications will be increased beginning April 2005 in order to save UK taxpayers approximately £100 million in 2005-06... more »

UK - HSMP processing times at Home Office

27 September 2004
As of 27 September, the Home Office's IND is processing Highly Skilled Migrant Program applications received 20 April. For further information, see our latest news section... more »

Australia - New skills-shortage list for family-sponsored migration applications

8 September 2004
From today, 8 September 2004, individuals who intend to apply for migration to Australia under the Skilled Australian Sponsored visa category (subclass 136) will have to nominate an occupation on a special Skills Shortage List (SSL) if their relative who is sponsoring resides in or around the Sydney area... more »

UK - ECAA application processing resumed for Bulgarians and Romanians

1 September 2004
The British Embassies in Bucharest, Romania and Sofia, Bulgaria have announced that visa applications under the European Community Association Agreement (ECAA) will resume from 1 September 2004... more »

New Zealand - NZIS lowers points system pass mark to 100

1 September 2004
For the first time since the new skilled migrant programme was launched in December 2003, the New Zealand Immigration Service has lowered the pass mark to 100 points. This means that people who score at least 100 points under the points test [link] and have lodged an Expression of Interest will be selected from the pool and invited to make a formal application for migration to New Zealand... more »

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