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EU Immigrants to leave priority status post Brexit

2018-11-20T18:29:58+00:00Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

European citizens will no longer get priority when applying to live and work in Britain in a radical overhaul go immigration policy after Brexit. Theresa May has admitted this will mean British citizens will have to apply for US-style visas to visit and work in Europe. The prime minister said the terms of the final deal [...]

Donald Trump only wants highly skilled foreign workers

2018-11-12T13:44:41+00:00Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

It has been reported that the United States President Donald Trump led administration is looking to renew the existing H1B visa requirements to ensure that only highly skilled foreign workers are allowed to enter the country instead of low skilled outsourced workers, the White House said last week. Notably, the US government is planning to tweak [...]

Irish Nationals could benefit from 5000 extra visas to the US

2018-11-07T14:45:36+00:00Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Irish nationals who are looking to relocate and work in the states may be offered a huge boost in their hopes if the new visa gets approvals. A new deal is being discussed in the United States right now which could see Ireland share an allocation of visas with Australians, this could amount to 5000 extra [...]

Australia Extends Holiday Visas to Three years

2018-11-05T13:38:46+00:00Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

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 [...]

New Zealand limits visit visas causing heartbreak amongst many

2018-10-30T12:19:23+00:00Tags: , , , , , , , , |

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 [...]

New Australian migrants have to live in rural areas

2018-10-22T15:29:44+01:00Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

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 [...]

Germany suffering from shortage of skill labour

2018-10-09T12:11:53+01:00Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

Large German firms are currently suffering from a huge shortage of skilled labour which could see businesses losing out on £27billion in revenue, a study by the Cologne Institute for Economic Research shows. According to research that has been carried out to fill in this massive gap in the labour, almost half a million workers need [...]

Best Destinations For First Time Solo Travellers

2018-10-05T15:07:48+01:00Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

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 [...]

British values will change immigration laws

2018-10-03T15:23:57+01:00Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

Theresa May and Sajid Javid (Home Secretary) have both pledged that post Brexit will allow far fewer low skilled workers from Europe. The Prime Minister has set out her global vision for immigration by proposing a skill based system which would not automatically favour migrants from other European countries. Sajid Javid has vowed that EU free [...]

Japan set to hire more immigration officers to deal with new visas

2018-09-13T12:11:37+01:00Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

The Japanese government is expecting hundreds of thousands of foreigners coming for jobs as the country suffers with a population decline and a labour shortage. The government has decided to upgrade their Ministry's Immigration Bureau into an agency that will be able the respond to the expected surge in work, as they set to open the [...]