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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...

As many as 80,000 jobs in the Canadian province of British Columbia could be taken by Irish construction workers, revealed a delegation from Canada which is in Ireland this week. The British Columbia Construction Association’s president Manly MacLachlan said that there were endless opportunities for qualified workers in the province,...

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...

The Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship has reported a rise in short-term business visits last year, according to workpermit.com. New figures reveal that more than 120,000 applications were processed for the 456 subclass short stay business visa during the final quarter of last year. Under the regulations for this visa,...

Nearly half of employees around the world would think about moving abroad for a pay rise, the right job and other incentives like language training and trips home, according to a recent survey. With the global economy continuing to struggle, employees in Brazil, Mexico, Turkey, India and Russia were the keenest to move if new opportunities...

The government of Hong Kong is speeding up plans to lure skilled foreign workers as it predicts a massive labour shortage. The island has one of the most rapidly ageing populations in the world as well as among the lowest birth rates, reports the Daily Telegraph. The government of the former British colony predicts a shortfall of 14,000...

Foreign executives that move to Ireland after landing key jobs in Irish-based firms will not have to pay tax on 30 per cent of yearly income between €75,000 and €500,000 due to new changes to the Finance Bill, according to the Irish Times. The exemption is applicable to executives who stay for a period of one to five years. It will be...

Finnish mobile phone producer Nokia announced on Wednesday that it was to cut 4,000 jobs at plants in Finland, Hungary and Mexico, reports the BBC. The company said that the plants would stay open but refocus on customising phones and that the actual assembly was moving to China and South Korea. The cuts are scheduled to be complete before...

Some 15 months after an international bailout there are indications that Ireland is starting to recover, but the government says that the economy remains stuck in its worst crisis since the Second World War. The country’s rate of unemployment in January was at 14.2 per cent, close to its highest mark since the 1980s when it last had to...

More people are now leaving New Zealand than entering, despite the net migration flow being positive during the Christchurch earthquakes and the global financial crisis. The Labour Department has released figures which show that "permanent and long- term" migration is declining, from an increase of 16,500 last year to just 3900...