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EU proposes union-wide "Green Card" for skilled migrants

16:19 07/11/2005
The European Union's top justice official has stated that highly skilled foreign migrants should be offered Europe-wide "job seekers' permits", which would allow them to look for employment anywhere...

New Australian visa rules come into force today

11:54 01/11/2005
New immigration rules that come into force on 1 Nov. will let Australian employers recruit apprentices from overseas. Immigration Minister Amanda Vanstone says the changes will benefit employers who...

US passports to have RFID chips

9:31 31/10/2005
The US State Department announced that all U.S. passports issued after October 2006 will have embedded radio frequency identification (RFID) chips that carry the holder's personal data and digital...

workpermit.com achieves ISO9001:2000 certification

12:35 27/10/2005
workpermit.com, a top immigration consultancy with one of the world's largest visa-related websites, has achieved internationally-recognised accredited certification to ISO9001:2000. Our assessment...

Commonwealth citizens could lose right to UK visa

12:31 27/10/2005
The UK's proposed changes to its immigration rules could end the traditional entry and settlement rights of Commonwealth citizens with British relatives, a newspaper said. The Times daily said that...

Migrant workers work for less in Wales

10:33 27/10/2005
Former Welsh Secretary Ron Davies says that migrant workers are paid less than local workers in Wales, and that workers from the new EU member states are forced to endure "Dickensian" labor...

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