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Canadian citizenship rules to be reformed during 2014
According to Canadian immigration authorities, 2014 will see the most comprehensive reform in decades of rules relating to the Citizens Act.
Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander told the media that the reform bill is due to be tabled during the upcoming parliamentary session. He added that the envisaged changes will be...
USA immigration reform is now a womens rights issue
The push to change the USA’s broken immigration system is slowly picking up more backers from likely and unlikely areas, with feminist groups the latest to climb on board.
Given the long history of advocacy contained in feminist and women’s rights group, it’s no surprise that immigration reform is now being vocally supported by...
Aussie psychotherapist wrongly refused UK long-stay visa
London-based psychotherapist Mariam Miller, originally from Australia, was told she had 28 days to leave the UK, judged on the wrong criteria for her situation.
Miller arrived in the UK with her Italian husband in 2005, after some years in Europe. Within six months she’d sold her home in Italy and bought a house in London, having...
Switzerland plans cuts in social welfare for migrant EU citizens
Unemployment benefit and other social welfare benefits paid to EU jobseekers as well as those from Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland are likely to be cut, according to the Swiss government.
The move mirrors increasing concern amongst residents over increased immigration and unemployment, and will be discussed in the Swiss parliament in...
Canadian citizen sponsor accused of fake relationship with husband
The husband of a former Liberian refugee with Canadian citizenship now living in Winnipeg was refused entry to join his wife as immigration officials decided their long relationship and marriage wasn’t genuine.
Martha Cummings-Newray and her present husband, Lindquist, were childhood sweethearts in 1970, and ran away to live together...
Aussie immigration minister to personally decide cancellations of visas
Following the stopping of the deportation of a New Zealand criminal after it was decided that the man would have resettlement problems in his home country, Scott Morrison will now take responsibility for all visa cancellation orders.
An Administrative Appeals Tribunal ruled that Kiwi Sean Gabriel, involved in five violent robberies in...
US approves new way for investor green cards and residency
Prospective immigrants to the US with healthy bank accounts will soon be able to purchase a green card and permanent residency though an unusual form of investment.
Recently approved by the US Citizenship and Immigration Service, the new scheme will allow wealthy would-be immigrants to loan $500,000 to independent truckers wanting to...
US Chamber of Commerce urges major immigration push
America’s largest business lobby is urging the government to pull out all the stops and get on with passing the new immigration bill.
As immigration reform continues to stall, the president of the US Chamber of Commerce Tom Donahue is warning that the powerful business lobby will do everything it can to end the impass and get the bill...
Increasing EU migration fuelled by Eurozone crisis
The ever-increasing number of EU citizens migrating in search of work is a major indication that not enough is being done to solve the monetary crisis in the Eurozone, according to officials.
The analysis has been prompted by scaremongering reports about huge numbers of migrants from Bulgaria and Romania arriving in other EU states after...
Canada urged to prioritise skilled immigrant approvals
Ontario businesses waiting for approvals of skilled immigrant visas are concerned that much-needed expertise may be lost to Australia due to extended visa processing times.
The Ontario Chamber of Commerce is pressing immigration authorities to expedite approvals of skilled worker visas, saying that Australia is processing their versions...
