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Murdoch News Corp face lawsuit for racism against Kiwi migrants

Murdoch News Corp face lawsuit for racism against Kiwi migrants
News Corp, owned by controversial media mogul Rupert Murdoch, is under fire for racist comments about Kiwi immigrants in several of its newspapers and may be sued by Kiwi rights group OzKiwi. Last Saturday, the Northern Territory News, the Brisbane Courier Mail and several other papers under the News Corp umbrella ran articles describing...

Husband and wife separated by UK Border Agency to be reunited

Husband and wife separated by UK Border Agency to be reunited
A couple who met and married later in life and were separated by the UK Border Agency and its new rules will now be reunited in New Zealand. After a three-year romance and a wedding last year, Gavin and Sarah Clarke were hoping to live happily ever after in their Withernsea home. Their dream was shattered when Gavin, a 59-year old Kiwi,...

Kiwi emigration to Australia up by 40 per cent

Kiwi emigration to Australia up by 40 per cent
Economic migration from New Zealand to Australia has increased by at least 40 per cent since the global financial meltdown, with jobless Kiwis flocking to Australia to find work. New Zealand is estimated to have lost 12 per cent of its population to its northern neighbour, as those with a clean police record are allowed to enter Australia...

Canada Immigration Minister promises faster service in 2014

Canada Immigration Minister promises faster service in 2014
In a year-end interview with Canadian media in Ottawa, the country’s recently appointed immigration minister Chris Alexander promised fewer backlogs and shorter waiting time for applicants. Asked about the main challenge faced by the immigration service in 2014, Alexander replied that, although there’s now real forward momentum, the...

US immigration fraud peaks as reform drags on

US immigration fraud peaks as reform drags on
Scam artists in the US are preying on the vulnerable in ever-increasing numbers as immigration reform creaks its way through the democratic process. When reform is in the offing but taking far longer than its supporters hoped, scam artists multiply to take advantage of scared people trying to avoid deportation until the reforms are voted...

New Zealand to field two new entrepreneur visa programmes

New Zealand to field two new entrepreneur visa programmes
The New Zealand government is to introduce two new entrepreneur visa categories as a replacement for the current Long Term Business Visa programme. The new categories are to be introduced in March 2014, and will use a points-based system focusing on business experience, innovation, job creation, export potential, age and a business plan...

Canadian government to reopen family sponsorships next month

Canadian government to reopen family sponsorships next month
From the beginning of January, the Canadian immigration office will begin accepting new applications for parent and grandparent family sponsorship visas. According to Immigration Minister Chris Alexander, the massive eight year backlog which caused the suspension of the programme has been reduced to half its size over the last two years by...

US warns prospective migrants over immigration reform measures

US warns prospective migrants over immigration reform measures
In a statement mainly aimed at cross-border immigration in the south, US official have warned would-be migrants that any immigration reform measures will not apply to them. The bill passed by the US Senate and yet to be cleared by the House of Representatives stated that its proposed path to citizenship would only apply to illegals who...

How to avoid being ripped off when buying your retirement home overseas

How to avoid being ripped off when buying your retirement home overseas
As the UK hunkers down for one of the worst winters on record after one of the worst summers, retirees’ thoughts turn to havens in the sun and a new life. If you’re planning to emigrate and buy a home in cheaper, sunnier climes, it pays to keep common sense to the fore and investigate all the tiny details which may trap you into making...

Archbishop condemns UK immigration rules for separating British families

Archbishop condemns UK immigration rules for separating British families
The most senior UK Catholic cleric is accusing the new immigration rules of splitting up British families and forcing children to live with a single parent. Archbishop of Westminster Vincent Nichols stated, during an extraordinary political intervention, that immigration’s financial requirements for UK citizens with non-EU spouses were...