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 [...]
Theresa May and her cabinet have agreed to a post - Brexit immigration system that will offer visas to immigrants in a new tiered system which will be based on skills and wealth. This flagship policy will be on of her key announcements to the Conservative party conference next week. The government hope these new [...]
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 [...]
Where is Scandinavia? Scandinavia is a large region of northern Europe and includes the following countries: Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland. The world happiest report has repeatedly rated the Scandinavian countries to be some of the most happiest in the world. Despite the cold gloomy weather and high taxes the Scandinavians are the happiest as [...]
Since 2014 a British national has been fighting her case in court for Hong Kong to accept her spousal visa, her spouse is also a British national working in Hong Kong. In the first week of July Hong Kong's highest court ordered immigration officials to grant spousal visas to same sex expatriate couples. The couple [...]
If you're a foreign worker and you've worked in Australia in the last ten years on a working holiday visa you could be in for a tax refund. Tax refund specialists in Australia are calling up anyone who worked in Australia in the last the years to check their filing obligations [...]
Canada More Accepting? Whilst the USA crack down on immigration following President Trump's new immigration policies, a new light is being shed on the neighbouring country Canada. Canada has always been seen as the immigration friendly nation with more then 80,000 immigrants being recruited for jobs in the past five years alone. Canada is [...]
Despite the New Zealand government's changes to control immigration numbers, it has been reported that the number of people entering for work visas have increased massively. Last year more than 228,000 work visas were approved which has increased by 4000 from the previous financial year. The main industry in which a lot more foreign workers are [...]
In a bid to improve the shortage of labour workers Tokyo has opened its arms to greet low skilled foreign workers. Previously and more commonly Japan has been known to only accept highly skilled foreign workers but has now changed their mind as the ageing population has had an effect on the labour workforce. In June [...]
The Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour has marked the one year anniversary of the Global Talent Scheme Visa by adding three new job positions to the Global Talent Occupations List. By granting more jobs the visa continues to address the highly skilled labour market needs of innovative employers in Canada. The job [...]
