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Passage of an E3 immigration bill for Ireland is being blocked by republican Senator Charles Grassley from Iowa. According to IrishCentral, hopes that Grassley will deal with members of his own party and the Democrats over the issues have faded. There have been no major developments since Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown said the E3 bill...

Skilled migrants will find it easier to become permanent residents in Australia under new plans announced by the government. From July, foreigners working on 457 visas, which allow them to be employed in Australia temporarily, will also be tested on their English and skills to see if they are eligible for residency. Chris Bowen, the...

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Canada will think about legislating away its huge immigration applications backlog and allowing provinces to pick from one pool of potential newcomers in an effort to transform the country’s immigration system into one which is economy driven, said Immigration Minister Jason Kenney. In his speech to business leaders, Kenney vowed that...

Cash-rich foreigners from the Middle East, the Far East and Russia have long-since being buying homes in London, but they are not alone in buying homes in the UK. Looking across Britain, who are the foreign buyers keen on a UK address, asks aol.co.uk. Property website Primelocation.com has carried out research on 100 countries from which...

The US government might be getting stricter on a “money for visa” green-card programme which faced heavy criticism even though it boosted the construction industry in a number of recession-battered markets, reports The Daily. The EB-5 programme gives wealthy foreigners the opportunity to be granted citizenship if the invest between...

Net migration went up in the Coalition’s first year in office despite its pledge to significantly reduce the figure, reports the Daily Telegraph. Official figures reveal that the amount of people coming to the UK to live for a year or more, minus those who moved overseas, was at 250,000 for the year ending June 2011. The represents an...

Migrants to Australia will be given a warm welcome in the Northern Territory after a new agreement was announced, according to ABC. The Northern Territory Chamber of Commerce explained that a new regional migration scheme will be especially useful for smaller companies that lose employees to the resource boom over the coming five years....

Prime Minister David Cameron has claimed that it should be easier for workers to get jobs in other European countries, as migration will boost the economy, reports the Daily Telegraph. The prime minister and 11 other conservative leaders issued a joint letter which urged improved “labour mobility” within the EU in order to help people...

The UK Embassy in Bahrain has assured Britons in the country about new immigration regulations which mean they will not be able to get visas on arrival anymore, according to tradearabia.com. The embassy said that the proposed changes concerning Bahraini visas remain at an early stage. It explained that it had been informed by the Ministry...