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As world economy is on the rise, so is the demand for skilled professionals from abroad. Scotland is seeking to boost its work force by attracting 8,000 migrant workers per year till 2009. In a speech recently, UK Home Secretary David Blunkett said there are 600,000 vacancies in the UK economy and that there is a lot to learn from the Scottish example.
Also Australia has recognized a shortage of professionals in almost every one of its states. Demand is so high that criteria for applying for a visa and work permit there have been lowered.
In Canada it has been decided that immigrants to Saskatchewan will receive English language training as the authorities there have recognized the necessity for foreign professionals to be able to communicate.
On a more technical note, the UK is set to introduce a computer system with the ability to identify immigrants and travelers on the spot. The system will be used to cross check people against various registers of criminals and terrorists. Still, the system will not be fully operational before 2008.
People holding a work permit who are changing employment will be able to start working for a new employer on the strength of the work permit permission letter... more »
Processing times for work permits have not changed over the last month. A work permit application in the UK takes up to five days... more »
The booming Australian economy - and historically low unemployment rate - has created skills shortages in most Australian States – especially... more »
David Blunkett, Home Secretary to the UK, says he is ready to take actions against exploitation of foreign workers... more »
The first minister of Scotland, Jack McConnell, is determined to bring Scotland back on the map as a country where foreign skilled professionals... more »
Since EU expansion, 91,000 people from the new member states have registered to work in Britain... more »
Canadian Minister of Citizenship and Immigration (CIC), Judy Sgro, and Saskatchewan's Minister Responsible for Immigration, Pat Atkinson, announced... more »
An application submitted today may take longer than eight months for naturalization... more »
The visa section of the British Embassy in Luxembourg will be closed from November 30 this year... more »
Following the announcement of the death of the President of the United Arab Emirates... more »
A computer program, "Project Semaphore," will in the future be used to identify people entering the UK... more »
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