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United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) was created after the September 11th 2001 terrorist attacks as part of a strategy to improve security in the US. As the country nears the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks, USCIS director Alejandro Mayorkas has detailed the progress his department has made in implementing recommendations made by the 9/11 Commission Report of 24 July 2004.
One of Australia's biggest contractors is refusing to bid on new contracts until it can find enough workers to deal with skilled labour shortages. Demand for labour in Australia is at an all time high; Firms desperately need to hire overseas workers.
The company, Leighton Holdings, says that its ability to fulfil new contracts is being severely hampered by a lack of skilled workers.
"We won't bid for projects where there is a labour risk that we can't manage," said CEO David Stewart.
Thousands of people pursuing asylum and immigration cases were left without support after the Immigration Advisory Service (IAS) charity went into unannounced administration on 8 July 2011. This means in effect that at least for the time being IAS is closed. If you are a client of the Immigration Advisory Service you should contact the Immigration Advisory Service for details on what to do next. You should not visit Immigration Advisory Service offices.
If you are a spectator, athlete, or media professional, there are a few things you should know about visiting the UK for the London 2012 Olympic Games.
If you are a spectator you may need to obtain a visitor's visa to enter the UK. Processing times for visas are usually 15 working days; However, you can apply for a visa up to three months before your planned date of travel.
Germany is experiencing a marked decline in available workers in areas such as IT and engineering; The country is now considering immigration as a solution to this problem.
Germany has some of the strictest immigration rules in the EU. If a German firm wants to hire a non-EU worker, they must prove that they cannot find a suitable candidate from within the EU. Moreover, the non-EU workers must be paid more than 66,000 euros a year, twice the average German salary.
An Indian woman living in the UK is unable to bring her husband to live with her in the UK due to a new law which requires spouse immigrants to speak English. The couple is now bringing a legal challenge to this law in the UK courts.
British citizen Rashida Chapti applied for her husband of 34 years, Vali Chapti to come and stay with her permanently in the UK. They have six children together.