Immigration news

The British Home Office this week announced a clarification to the following paragraphs of the following four Guidances:

Some people living in Canada who thought they were Canadians until they applied for a passport will be fast-tracked for citizenship by Immigration Minister Diane Finley. A law called the Citizenship Act of 1977 that required certain people to re-apply for citizenship by their 28th birthday is the cause of the grief.

Finley will be using her discretionary powers to grant citizenship to almost 500 people caught in the net of the obscure law.

Spain's transformation from an impoverished southern European backwater into one of Europe's most vibrant economies is supported by an opinion poll published 19 February showing it is the most popular destination for Europeans thinking of working outside their own nations.

The Whistler Chamber of Commerce, a resort town in British Columbia, is petitioning to have the Canadian working holiday visa program extended to two years. They also wish to remove age restrictions.

If successful, the changes could have a huge impact on reducing labor shortages in Canada, especially British Columbia's resort industry.

The British government has defended changes to its immigration and visa rules for Indians and other non-European nationals, even as Indian doctors lodged a legal appeal against a London High Court decision upholding the UK's right to treat non-European medics on a par and equally with Europeans.

With New Zealand facing a shortage of qualified chefs restaurant, chain Sky City is betting on reducing the shortfall with an international recruitment campaign targeting Europe, the United States, South Africa and the Pacific Islands.