Immigration news

We would like to remind you that there are several job openings available in Canada that need to be filled immediately. Some employers already have an approved Labour Market Opinion (LMO) for their shortage skills vacancies. Other employers' vacancies are in the process of receiving approval; Some employers are also waiting until after they have found suitable employees before they start the Labour Market Opinion process. The LMO assesses how the offer of employment would likely affect Canadian jobs and Canada's labour market.

The number of fake passports detected at UK ports and airports has nearly halved in the past five years, according to new statistics. UK border officials found 1,858 forgeries last year compared to 3,300 in 2007.The UK's border force explained that this was partly due to improved security measures and fraud checks.However, some critics claim that the cut in border security officer numbers was the reason for fewer fake passports being found; the number of people employed by the UKBA has dropped by about 4,000 in the past two years.

Skilled immigrant workers who move to Australia but are unable to secure jobs relevant to their skills and qualifications, are after three years, more likely to be depressed, a new study shows.

Last month the Russian State Duma eased visa rules for US Citizens and, similarly, the US did the same for Russian citizens. The State Duma is a part of the Russian Parliament which proposes new laws, conducts hearings to discuss proposed national laws, votes on the federal budget, and administers international treaties.

With the Olympics in full swing, several athletes on UK visas have applied for asylum. Some of the athletes were set to compete in the games while several others were granted UK visas as part of the Olympic training squad but did not qualify for the final national team. This is in part because athletes are required to meet a minimum score in order to qualify during Olympic trials for the final team. If you do not meet this score during the Olympic trials then you cannot compete on the national team during the Olympic Games.

The UK Border Agency (UKBA) has announced from 17 August they will introduce a mobile biometric clinic at British Council offices in Kuching and Kota Kinabalu to enable visa applicants in East Malaysia to submit applications and provide biometric information.The British High Commission said the service would run once a week on Saturday mornings in Kota Kinabalu and Friday mornings in Kuching between 17 August until the end of September.