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Chartered Quantity Surveyors have been added to the UK's National Shortage Occupation List as of 23 July 2007. The list comprises occupations that do not require a resident labour test.
Despite ongoing skills shortages in key industries, New Zealand has been forced to lower its target for the New Zealand Residence Programme for the coming year to 45,000 to 50,000 migrants, due to continuing inflation.
Australian Immigration Minister Kevin Andrews gave a speech at a luncheon on 18 July 2007 in which he talked about his country's immigration system and the government's plans to combat problems arising from an ageing population and
The head of Russia's migration service announced on 11 July 2007 that his country and Uzbekistan have signed three migration deals.
The Swedish government, in an effort to alleviate labor shortages and pressure on rising wage levels, has proposed opening its borders to foreign workers.
The UK expelled four Russian diplomats in response to Moscow's refusal to extradite a suspect in the murder of Alexander Litvinenko.