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On Friday, 13 April 2007, Australia's Prime Minister, John Howard, called for a ban on HIV-positive immigrants entering the country. The statement ignited immediate controversy and grabbed headlines around the world.
The revised schedule of various immigration services fees currently being used in the United Kingdom; the fees are the same as those proposed at the beginning of March, but these tables are more comprehensive:
NEW FEE LEVELS from 2nd April 2007
The Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DoIC) announced that the Skilled Migration Industry Outreach Officer (SMIOO) program would be extended by 18 months. 25 industries throughout Australia are currently hosting government immigration specialists.
Last week, a computer randomly chose 65,000 petitions for coveted United States H-1B visas. The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) had filtered through over 150,000 petitions that had been received online on Monday and Tuesday, 02 & 03 April of this year.
Johannesburg deals with the largest influx of migrants in South Africa and has responded by setting up a help desk to aid those who have made the city their home. It aims to aid migrants on how to access government services, get information on economic opportunities, social networking, counseling, legal advice, and shelter.
Toward the end of 2009, the United Kingdom hopes to have a national identity card scheme up and running for citizens and residents. The personal information of millions of people will be included in a computer database, along with biometric details such as fingerprints and facial characteristics.