Watch video news                

Call us for visa advice at our London office: +44 (0) 20 7842 0800.

The US DV-2008 (Greencard) Lottery - apply by 3rd December 2006

The British Home Secretary announced measures this week to restrict immigration from Romania and Bulgaria. The UK is developing a more cautious approach toward all future European Union expansion. The proposed measures are subject to cabinet approval, and it is intended that the policy toward Bulgaria and Romania will be reviewed annually.

An Australian citizenship test appears to be gaining ground, according to the Parliamentary Secretary to the Immigration Minister. The proposal is to strengthen the laws, with several new requirements to gain Australian citizenship which will be incorporated in a formal test. One of the new requirements is an English proficiency test. The public comment period ends on November 17th.

A new UN report demonstrates that the economic role of immigrant women has been overlooked. Even though they typically receive significantly less pay for the same jobs, women tend to remit larger proportions of their available resources to their home country than men do. Worldwide, growing attention is being focused on the importance of remittance flows to developing countries and the positive impact this has on poverty and development.

A recent study by the Immigration Policy Center at the University of California argues that the theory that immigrants decrease wages is wrong. U.S. immigration appears to have a positive effect on wages. No clear evidence was found showing that immigrants take jobs away from U.S. citizens. 150 years of immigration from all parts of the world, the study notes, demonstrate that the United States benefits from immigration.

In an often over-looked executive order signed by George Bush in July 2002, immigrants with green cards can become United States citizens as soon as they are sworn into military service. 65,000 in three years have done so or are currently eligible. The U.S. immigration agency has started to conduct the first overseas military naturalization ceremonies since the Korean War for foreign-born soldiers to become citizens while serving outside the U.S.

We are pleased to announce that workpermit.com is the world's most popular immigration advice site. According to Ranking.com and Alexa.com, no other private sector immigration consultancy or immigration law firm in the World receive as many visitors as workpermit.com.

We are also consistently in the top search engine hits across a wide variety of immigration and visa-related terms.

Latest immigration news

Australian citizenship test "gains ground"

The federal MP behind a proposal for a citizenship test for people seeking to become Australians says the idea is getting widespread support. more »

UN report - economic role of immigrant women overlooked

According to a new UN report released last month, international policy makers have largely overlooked the role that immigrant women play in their contribution toward remitting money back to their home countries. more »

UK plans immigration curbs for new EU States

John Reid, the UK Home Secretary, is expected to announce measures this week to restrict immigration from Romania and Bulgaria when they join the current European Union States to form the EU-27 on 01 January 2007. more »

US population 300 million on Tuesday, 17 October, 2006

The population of the United States hit the 300-million mark officially on 17 October, a milestone set to generate little celebration. more »

US immigration has a positive effect on wages

The debate on immigration will continue as members of Congress consider whether or not a guest worker program will become a reality in 2007. Although authors of the bill say it is not an amnesty program, features of the bill will help immigrants who have lived in the U.S. for two years and have an employer who will sponsor them. more »

The World's most popular immigration advice site

We are pleased to announce that both Ranking.com and Alexa.com have ranked workpermit.com as the most popular immigration advice site in the World. No other private sector immigration consultancy or immigration law firm in the World receive as many visitors as we do. more »

Immigrants become US citizens quickly through military service

President George W. Bush signed an executive order in July 2002 allowing immigrants with green cards to become United States citizens as soon as they are sworn in, according to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). more »

UK - portion of Sector Based Scheme closed immediately

Part of the United Kingdoms SBS programe is closed immediately because all the available visas have been given. Other parts of the scheme are still open. more »

Newsletter survey

First name *
Surname*
Email *
Comments (what else you would like to see in our newsletter)*

---

* - required fields

Automatic news updates (RSS Feed)
Stay connected to the latest immigration news with our latest feature - automatic news updates. With this technology, summaries of the latest stories will be sent directly to you.

New on workpermit.com

You will find recent videos covering immigration and workpermit news worldwide on our video pages