Portuguese immigration issues 318 'golden visas'
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15:00 03/12/2013
In the last year, Portuguese immigration has issued 318 'Golden Visas' under its Golden Visa and Golden Residence Permit Schemes. Most have been issued to Chinese nationals who have invested in...
UK Immigration Minister says 'targeted' spot checks will continue
18:53 02/12/2013
The UK's immigration minister Mark Harper has told the BBC that spot-checks of people's immigration status at UK railway stations will continue. Mr Harper said that the operations were intelligence-...
Kiribati man's climate change asylum bid fails
9:46 02/12/2013
New Zealand's High Court has rejected a claim that a Kiribati man was effectively a refugee because of climate change. Ioane Teitiota was appealing against the decision of an immigration tribunal to...
Pressure grows within EU for immigration controls for Romanians and Bulgarians
14:25 29/11/2013
On 1st January 2014, transitional controls preventing most citizens of Bulgaria and Romania from traveling to live and work freely throughout the EU will expire. The controls were put in place in...
Migrants prepare to take advantage of Australia Indonesia dispute
14:07 29/11/2013
Sri Lankan migrants hoping to reach Australia have told journalists that they hope to take advantage of a diplomatic rift between Australia and Indonesia to make the crossing from Indonesia to...
More EU countries launch 'golden visas'
11:16 28/11/2013
If you have money to spare and want to live in the European Union, there are now quite a few options open to you. The UK has had its Tier 1 (Investor) visa since 2008. Latvia launched its Immigrant...
