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Immigration newsletter – 22 June 2005

The UK government's new Immigration and Asylum Bill, due to be published on 22 June, is expected to include another points-based system for immigration. The measures include fingerprinting of all visa applicants. It is unclear how this new bill will affect the UK’s Highly Skilled Migrant Programme (HSMP), so please check our site again in the coming days. We will be providing information as soon as we have it.

Higher numbers of immigrants are moving to Scotland, attracted by the country’s relatively low housing costs and employment opportunities. A report released this week shows the immigrants are helping boost the Scottish economy. New Zealand also saw an increase in May immigration, with more immigrants arriving than any month since Oct. 2004. On a whole, however, New Zealand’s net annual migration gains have been falling since the peak of 42,500 in the year to May 2002 - May 2003.

A study released on 14 June shows that for the last 10 years, the arrival of illegal migrants to the US has been far greater than legal immigrants. Analysts say the findings point out how badly the immigration system is broken and how difficult reform may be.

Thank you to everyone who sent us photos of your families and also a big thanks to everyone who sent accompanying immigration stories. We were pleased to get to know some of our readers better! The winning photo was sent in by Albert M. from the Ukraine. Congratulations, Albert!

Latest immigration news articles

Polish tourism ad plays on French fear of immigrants

In a tongue-in-cheek dig at the French fear of eastern European migrant workers, the Polish tourist board is using the image of a handsome plumber to promote Poland as a holiday destination. more »

Changes to documentation for UK's HSMP

Because of the potential for forgery, all documents provided for the UK Highly Skilled Migrant Programme must be originals as of 15 July 2005. more »

Business travel to Vietnam will become easier for some

Business travel to Vietnam is about to become easier following a recent announcement that Vietnam will shortly join sixteen other participating Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation economies in the APEC Business Travel Card program. more »

New Zealand changes investor immigration scheme

Foreign investors wanting to live in New Zealand will have to hand over more than $2 million to the Government under new rules announced 15 June. more »

Slovakia helps its unemployed immigrate abroad

Slovakia has initiated a pilot scheme to help its unemployed immigrate to neighboring countries. more »

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