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Weekly news update 22 Oct 2008

This week's immigration and visa video news stories cover, The United States' Diversity Visa Lottery for 2010. Immigration into the 27-member EU bloc. The Blue Card would replace 27 separate visa regimes that currently exist across the EU. The Swedish government is proposing changes to their immigration policies that would grant more power to employers in deciding whether they need to recruit foreign labor. The United Kingdom has released details on 2 new visitor visas that will become available for athletes and entertainers. The Danish Immigration Service (DIS) undertook a fact finding mission to New Delhi and Bangalore, India. Australian Immigration Minister Chris Evans said that the country may see a decrease in its migration quota next year. New Zealand's two skills shortage lists have been delayed.