1,447 articles · Page 144 of 145 — the latest immigration news and visa updates for Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK and the UAE.
Thu 10 Oct 2013 Australians remain the richest people in the world, by one measure at least. The median wealth of adult Australians stands at $US219,505 ($233,504) – the highest level in the world, according to the Credit Suisse 2013 Global Wealth Report, released on Wednesday. Median wealth is the midpoint between richest and poorest,…
Read more →“WA’s population nudged 2.5 million people at the end of March 2013 and grew at an annual rate of 3.4 per cent (or 82,600 people)”, said Bjorn Jarvis from the ABS. In contrast, the lowest growth rate was in Tasmania, where the population increased by just 0.1 per cent (or 600 people) to reach 512,900…
Read more →New immigration regulations came into effect, which significantly changed the selection criteria under the Quebec Skilled Worker program. Not only did the changes apply to applications submitted after August 1st but also to be the vast majority of files submitted prior to that date. Tens of thousands of applicants will be affected. Many of them…
Read more →Advanced intermediate level of oral and written French will now be required. “We want people who choose Quebec to be able not only to live and work in French, but also to find a job more easily,” De Courcy added. Seventy-six per cent of people who immigrated to Quebec in 2012 as skilled workers could…
Read more →01-July-2013 Collaboration between Australia and Canada has resulted in more than 100 countries now having access to eMedical, the Department of Immigration and Citizenship’s (DIAC) new electronic health processing system that enables more efficient and cost-effective visa processing. eMedical is an updated and improved version of the former ‘eHealth’ system used to record online the…
Read more →Friday, 24 May 2013 The price of four-year 457 visas, which are offered to skilled workers and their dependants who are sponsored by an Australian company, will rise from €350 (Aus $455) to €690 (Aus $900) from July 1st. The move is part of a revenue-raising measure introduced by the Australian government in its budget…
Read more →Alberta has created a temporary, self-nominated permanent residence route. Entitled the Provincial Nominee Program, it will accept applications through November 28, 2013. The eligibility criteria include: Legal residence in Alberta. Full-time employment in an eligible occupation. The applicant must have worked in an occupation for two of the past three years for the higher-skilled occupations.…
Read more →25 June 2013 India along with six other nations will have to pay 3,000 pounds as a bond from November to enter Britain. According to a ‘Sunday Times’ report, the British government is planning to pilot a scheme from November targeted at visitors from at least six countries, also including Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Ghana.…
Read more →June 19, 2013 AUSTRALIA’S population has been boosted by a record migrant influx while the number of foreign students is expected to soar over the next few years. There were 245,000 permanent migrant additions in 2011-12, almost 32,000 more than the previous year, according to the latest Immigration Department data. Victoria had about 61,000 additions,…
Read more →19 June 2013 Darwin is one of the top three locations for job seekers along with Brisbane and Sydney and along with Perth is the choice location for construction workers with jobs paying almost 20% more than the national average. Indeed, the research shows that the average wage is Darwin is $92,144 compared to a…
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