UK - Sector Based Scheme announcement
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16:42 01/12/2004
As of December 1 the second half of the Sector Based Scheme (SBS) quota will make 3,000 permits for the food processing sector available and 4,500 for the hospitality sector. The 20 percent limit on...
UK - Visa section shuts down in Luxembourg
17:34 30/11/2004
The visa section of the British Embassy in Luxembourg will be closedfrom Nov. 30 this year. As of Dec. 1, UK visa applicants should applyto the British Consulate-General in Paris. These...
UK - Home Office announces temporary changes for job switchers
14:01 30/11/2004
People holding a work permit who are changing employment will be able to start working for a newemployer on the strength of the work permit permission letter grantedto the new employer providing they...
UK - Home Secretary speaks about migration
11:24 30/11/2004
David Blunkett, Home Secretary to the UK, says he is ready to takeactions against exploitation of foreign workers. Blunkett is alsoquestioning the parliamentary opposition, which would like to see...
Canada - Language training program launched for immigrants
11:24 30/11/2004
Canadian Minister of Citizenship and Immigration (CIC), JudySgro, and Saskatchewan's Minister Responsible for Immigration, PatAtkinson, announced Nov. 29 that language training for adults migratingto...
UK Home Office processing times as of November 29
13:06 29/11/2004
Processing times for work permits have not changed over the last month. A work permit application in the UK takes up to five days. Applicants under the Highly Skilled Migrant Program (HSMP) can...
