Archive for June, 2008

What is the Green Card Lottery?

Sunday, June 29th, 2008

There are many ways for a foreign individual to apply for a green card or lawful permanent residence status in the United States. One of the many ways to do obtain a green card is through the green card lottery provided by the US. Each year, there are 50,000 to 55,000 green cards issued by [...]

Danish Green Cards set to Double

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

More and more foreign nationals are considering migrating to Denmark as seen in the statistics for Denmark Green Cards. In year 2007, there were around 1,692 Green Cards issued by Denmark. That is a growth of 342 from the year 2006, a notable 25 percent increase. However, the Green Cards issued are expected to double, [...]

Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program

Saturday, June 21st, 2008

Canada has a temporary foreign worker program that was especially designed to help Canadian employers and businesses to meet their labour force needs. The Canadian ministers Diane Finley of Citizenship and Immigration Canada or CIC, and Monte Solberg of Human Resources and Social Development or HRSDC, both announced revisions to the said program. The changes [...]

What are L-1 Visas?

Thursday, June 19th, 2008

L-1 Visa is a non-immigrant visa document issued by the United States government that allows companies that are in the US and abroad to relocate their employees from their offices abroad to work for their company in the USA. The employee must have been working for the same company, whether for a subsidiary or branch, [...]

The Green Card of the Czech Republic

Monday, June 16th, 2008

The Czech Republic is looking at creating its very own Green Card, having modelled it from the legal permanent residence card of the United States. The country is looking at introducing its green card to attract a number of skilled workers into the country. This green card is intended to attract skilled professionals from the [...]

Foreign Workers’ Spouses Now Allowed to Work in France

Friday, June 13th, 2008

In previous years, international workers or foreign professionals working in France were allowed to bring their spouses. However, they were not allowed to work. Because of the recently passed Immigration and Integration Law in 2006, the country of France now allows family members of the skilled international staff to work.
This proposed policy in 2006 was [...]

Europe Seeks Workers from India

Thursday, June 12th, 2008

The aging population and lack of skilled workers are just two of the main issues that continue to worry the European Unions. They constantly struggle to find skilled and unskilled workers to fill the job positions in their countries. With these in mind, the European Union is already turning its direction to hiring from non [...]

Getting a US Green Card

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008

A US Green Card is the more popular term for LPR or Lawful Permanent Residence. If you are a foreigner and you want to work and live permanently in the United States of America, you must apply for a green card. The Green Card provides official immigration status in the country. Below are the steps [...]

How Easy Is It to Get a UK Student Visa?

Saturday, June 7th, 2008

If you are planning to study in the United Kingdom, then you will need a UK student visa. Getting a UK student visa is a multi-step process. However, it should not be difficult to obtain one, as long as you have the requirements and documents ready.
Individuals who wish to study in the UK should provide [...]

Australian Citizenship Test Gets Reviewed

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

Immigration Minister Chris Evans of Australia has announced that the Citizenship Test must be reviewed. The Citizenship Test results from October 2007 to December 2007 were analyzed and led the immigration department to review the test itself. During this period, there were 10,725 tests completed. Results showed that around 20 percent failed the test on [...]