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Your opportunity to apply for the Green Card Lottery will be ending soon. The very last opportunity to apply for this year is 12:00PM EST (GMT -5) on 30 November 2009.
If you win in the Green Card Lottery you can apply for US lawful permanent residence and can live and work in the US on a permanent basis.
A new report suggests that there could be a skills shortfall in Australia equivalent to 1.4 million workers by 2025. The report recommends increasing levels of immigration and raising the retirement age to deal with future skills shortages.
The Workplace Futures report at the Victoria Summit in Melbourne on 17 November 2009 had the following to say:
The 2009 Open Doors Report which is the most important and most comprehensive report on international student numbers at American colleges and Universities shows that record numbers of international students are studying in US institutions of higher education. The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) say that their Open Doors Policy has been effective in securing the nations borders while at the same time attracting large number of overseas students to the US.
The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) published proposals for a revised shortage occupation list on 21 October 2009. These proposals have been accepted in full by the UK Government.
The changes from 14 December 2009 as recommended by MAC are as follows:
A new greatly expanded study guide for Canadian citizenship was launched recently by Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney. In particular those taking the Citizenship test from March 2010 onwards should study the Citizenship Guide.
The British Prime Minister the Rt Hon Gordon Brown MP today set out the United Kingdom Government's views on immigration in a speech in west London. The Government describes the UK immigration system as being tough but fair.
This is the first major speech on immigration by the British Prime Minister since February 2008. Mr Brown feels that it is important that, if possible, British rather than migrant workers help to fill skill gaps.