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Australia Immigration Minister Chris Bowen launched Australian Citizenship Day 2011 celebrations with a special citizenship ceremony at the World famous Sydney Opera House.
Over 40 people from 16 countries became citizens of Australia at Sydney Opera House. They are the first of approximately 3,000 people who will become citizens at ceremonies on and around Australian Citizenship Day on 17 September 2011.
The registration period for the DV-2013 US Green Card Lottery (DV-2013) will begin on Tuesday, 4 October 2011 at noon Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4) and will continue until Wednesday, 2 November, 2011 noon Eastern Standard Time (EST) (GMT-5).
The Cambridge University's Certificate of Advanced English is now recognized by the UK Border Agency (UKBA) and Australia's Department
of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC); You can now take this test to confirm your English language ability when applying for a student or immigration visa.
Net migration into the UK increased by 21 percent in 2010 to 239,000 immigrants. The increase was mainly due to a smaller number of people leaving the UK which coincided with a huge increase in the number of workers from Poland and other Eastern European Countries coming to Britain to work.
The new figures show that caps on skilled immigration and tighter immigration rules imposed on non-EU migrants has done very little to reduce immigration into Britain. The Government has imposed
Alberta Employment and Immigration Minister Thomas Lukaszuk is traveling to the US to look for skilled workers for the province's energy industry.
Lukaszuk says the US has similar health and safety standards to Canada; Therefore, US workers should feel at home in Canada.
Lukaszuk also mentioned that Alberta needs more geologists, geochemists, and engineers.
Unlike some European countries, people in Switzerland are not worried about immigration. The Swiss feel that foreigners are good for the economy.
In a survey conducted by the Sonntagsblick newspaper, 26 percent of Swiss nationals have no concern whatsoever about levels of immigration into Switzerland.
64 percent of those surveyed in the western part of Switzerland feel that the number of foreigners in their country is at acceptable levels; An overwhelming 80 percent of those surveyed said that the Swiss economy benefits from their foreign workforce.