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Doctors Organisation criticizes higher UK immigration charges

15:47 23/02/2005
An upcoming rise in immigration application fees is likely todiscourage overseas doctors from coming to the UK, according to theBritish Medical Association (BMA). The British Governmentrecently...

Measures will stimulate immigration to regional Australia

13:41 23/02/2005
The Australian authorities hope to attract skilled immigrants to non-metropolitan areas under a new initiative by the Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (DIMIA). A...

UK Government claims asylum policies working

11:15 23/02/2005
Policies brought in to discourage people from making bogus asylum claims are beginning to have an effect, according to the UK Home Office. In a statement released on February 22, the Home Office said...

Work permits UK processing times

17:28 22/02/2005
There have been no significant changes to processing times for WorkPermits UK. Customers can expect the following waiting times: Leave to Remain applications customers should allow up to 13 weeks...

UK HSMP Applications - Processing Times

12:57 22/02/2005
Stated Highly Skilled Migrant Programme (HSMP) processing times have risen during 2004 from approximately 3 months at the start of the year to 5-6 months now (Feb 2005). This increase in processing...

US immigrants are now more highly educated

12:18 22/02/2005
The education levels of immigrants to the US are higher this decade than in the late 1990s, the newspaper USA Today reports. According to US Census Bureau data released on February 21, of the 3.4...

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