US Democrats press for vote on comprehensive immigration reform bill
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16:34 04/04/2014
Democrats in the lower house of the US Congress are to use a very infrequently used procedure to try to force a vote on immigration reform. The Democratic leadership in the House of Representatives...
Canadian immigration ministers agree to cooperate on visa reform
17:57 01/04/2014
On Tuesday 18th March 2014, Canada's immigration minister Chris Alexander met in Ottawa with the immigration ministers of Canada's provinces and territories to discuss Canada's future immigration...
UK Immigration announces changes to Points-Based System
12:53 01/04/2014
The UK's Immigration Minister James Brokenshire has announced 'a package of changes to Points-Based System work routes' which he says 'improve flexibility for applicants and help to boost economic...
UK will issue fewer than 200 Tier 1 Exceptional Talent tech visas per year
18:46 31/03/2014
In December 2013, the UK's prime minister, David Cameron, announced a new visa route for IT workers in the UK. He announced that, as of April 2014, the Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) visa stream would...
US L-1B visa refusal rates increase
11:03 31/03/2014
A report by an influential US think-tank says that refusal rates for L-1B visas have risen each year over the last decade and seem still to be rising. According to the National Foundation for...
H-1B cap 'costs US 500,000 jobs a year'
16:21 28/03/2014
The cap on the number of H-1B visas is costing the US economy one new job every 43 seconds, according to a tech industry pressure group. According to Dr Matthew Slaughter of Compete America, 500,000...
