| Tech Recruiting Clashes With Immigration Rules Technology executives say restrictive visa and immigration limits have imperiled their ability to hire more of the world’s best engineers. nytimes.com |
U.S. Can’t Trace Foreign Visitors on Expired Visas Despite repeated mandates from Congress, the U.S. still has no reliable system for verifying that foreign visitors on temporary visas have left the country. nytimes.com |
UK Tier Visa Sponsorship management system temporary closure You will not be able to make any sponsor applications for any tier visa of the points based system from 1730 on Friday 19 February 2010 to 0800 on Saturday 20 February 2010 UK time. This is to enable the new IT system for student Tier 4 sponsors to be set up.... workpermit.com |
Australian Visa Cap may be introduced Recently Australian immigration has introduced legislation, the Migration Amendment (Visa Capping) Bill 2010, that it is hoped will enable the Australian Government to have greater flexibility when setting immigration caps. The new Bill proposals are that the immigration minister could decide to end applications early, if for example it was felt that that there were enough applicants in a particular occupation. This will it is hoped enable the immigration minister to better target occupations that it is felt are needed by the Australian economy in the medium to long term.... workpermit.com |
UK Immigration and Local Government to help with marriage based permanent residence applications The UK Border Agency together with local government will be providing further assistance with your indefinite leave to remain applications if you are the husband, wife, civil partner, unmarried partner or same-sex partner of a British citizen or someone with indefinite leave to remain in the UK. ... workpermit.com |