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Taiwan introduces e-gates to speed-up immigration checkpoints

18:44 16/12/2011
Beginning 2012, Taiwan's immigration department will officially launch E-gates at three airports and one seaport to help expedite passenger clearance at immigration control. This will reduce...

Wealthy Chinese look to emigrate for better opportunities

12:03 21/11/2011
More than half of China's millionaires are either considering emigrating or have already taken steps to do so, according to a poll by Shanghai's Hurun Institute, which publishes an annual list of the...

Sri Lanka visit visa fees from 2012 – Lower than expected

11:14 15/11/2011
Following numerous complaints from the tourism industry the new Sri Lanka visit visa fee will be much lower than originally planned. There is currently no visit visa fee. From 1 January 2012 it was...

Singapore may tighten lower level skilled immigration rules

12:37 05/09/2011
At a recent National Day Rally speech by Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong spoke about tightening immigration rules for skilled foreign workers. This has raised concerns that in future it will...

Australians, Canadians and Brazilians are pro-immigration

19:49 09/08/2011
In a recent global poll, researchers found that Australia , Canada and Brazil had the highest percentage of citizens who viewed immigration in a positive light. Brazil led the polls with 47 percent...

Singapore's founding prime minister defends skilled immigration

15:16 24/07/2011
On 22 July 2011, Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore's first prime minister after the end of British Rule, defended the ruling People's Action Party's stance on encouraging skilled immigration to spur the city-...

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