Australia's government has announced today that they have planned to extend working holiday visas to allow young travellers (backpackers) to stay for three years in order to meet a shortage of farm labourers. The young travellers who are on 'backpacker's visa' will be able to remain in Australia for up to three years providing they spend [...]
It was once just a dream for many Canadians but on 17th October 2018 Cannabis became legal across the whole of Canada making it the largest country to legalise weed. Uruguay was the first country to legalise weed back in 2013. Supporters of the legalisation are saying it will bring new medical advances and help stamp [...]
The immigration department of New Zealand have decided to clamp down on the number of visitor and work visas they issue out.The move comes as the number of people arriving on such visas, who then claim refugee or protected person status, continues to rise. People claiming refugee status has risen by 60 percent in five years [...]
The Australian government has announced a new proposal in which new migrants may be forced to live outside Sydney and Melbourne. This policy has been created in order to ease congestion in Australia's two biggest cities while boosting the population in the regional areas, Population Minister Alan Tudge said on Tuesday. The proposal is part of “a [...]
Travelling for the first time can be stressful and nerve wrecking especially when you're choosing to go alone. But as you begin travelling around the world you will eventually gain confidence and hopping on planes and discovering new places will all just become a part of your nature. Don't let the language barriers stop you from travelling, there's always a way around with communication. You will most likely be finding yourself [...]
The mayor of Quebec City, Canada has released a new list of priorities and one of the most urgent is the need to increase immigration as there is over 17,000 vacancies to fill. Immigration topped Mayor Régis Labeaume’s said “This dramatic lack of manpower is the most dangerous problem and can jeopardize our economic future,” Labeaume said. “It [...]
A recent new study has found that as the British government has put more control on the immigration system, it has driven up the number of people entering the UK illegally. While the the visa restrictions have cut overall migration as the government planned, academics said they can be "ineffective and counterproductive" because they force more people to [...]
Source: AAP Malcolm Turnbull, the government's minister has expressed concern that many people are granted permanent residency before they even step foot into the country so therefore wants to further tighten the visas. Last year Australia accepted around 162,000 permanent migrants last year which is well below they annual cap of [...]
