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E-Verify System Becomes a Formal Employment Requirement in 4 US States from January 2013
From January of next year, the internet-based E-Verify system which is used to check a potential employee’s eligibility to work in the USA will become a formal requirement in Georgia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Tennessee.
E-Verify is a free program which has been implemented by the US government, used to collate information about a...
Overseas Investors: EB-5 Applicants Investing in US Charter Schools to receive Green Cards
Charter schools in the USA have been experiencing a period of uncertainty, with officials across the country closing them due to poor performance. This has sparked concern by financial analysts, who predict an unstable future, and has presented difficulty in allowing start up schools to receive financing.
The answer: foreign...
Asia is the new hub for expat advancement and wealth
Findings from HSBC Bank’s annual expat survey indicate that Asia is becoming the favourite destination for company expat workers hoping to grow their careers and their financial status.
The survey also showed that nowadays Europe is considered mainly as a retirement haven in the sun, with France and Spain popular choices but India and...
Relaxed Cuban exit visa rules ineffective for US travel
In spite of Cuba’s recent decision to allow its citizens easier pathways to travel overseas, it’s still impossible for Cubans to just book a flight to the USA and go.
Potential migrants and even tourists must still get permission from the US government before they can enter the country legally. At the present time, there’s a...
Record number of asylum seekers come to Australia by sea
This weekend saw three more vessels intercepted by the authorities as a record number of refugees attempt to cross the sea to Australia. On Friday night a boat was intercepted to the east of Christmas Island carrying 188 asylum seekers.
On Saturday two more vessels were intercepted, one carrying 104 passengers off the coast of Easter...
Australia grants Mike Tyson visa after New Zealand rejection
The long-running will-they won’t-they saga of Mike Tyson’s Australian entertainment visa has ended in victory for the reformed rapist.
The former world heavyweight boxer booked to tell the inspirational story of his life change after his conviction and sentencing for rape in 1992 will now be allowed to enter the country and star in the...
Immigrants in Australia show more interest in citizenship
A report from the Australian immigration departments shows that immigrants from vulnerable backgrounds are increasingly enthusiastic about obtainingcitizenship.
The recently released Australia Citizenship Test Snapshot has shown an increase in participation and in pass rates for the test, according to Australian Immigration and...
Canada jobs expo tempts young Irish graduates to new life
The previously successful Canada jobs fair known as the Working Abroad Expo is in town again, attracting the brightest and best with jobs in Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
Now showing at the RDS in Dublin, the exposition has already attracted thousands of jobless Irish youth determined to change their lives by migration to a new land....
Scared couple emigrate to Australia after robbery shooting
A couple who were arrested and held in police custody after the husband shot at intruders during a burglary at their cottage have now left the UK to start a new life in Australia. Tracy and Andy Ferrie were arrested a month ago and claim they have been in a living hell ever since. Two men have now been handed four year prison sentences for...
Emigrating to Australia: Introduction of a tougher immigration policy
Australia’s foreign minister has explained to a gathering of business people in New York how his country plans to introduce a tougher immigration policy for those seeking asylum from war zones and poorer countries in Asia. At the same time he explained that it was going to be important for the Australian economy to tap into the market being...
