Archive for August, 2008

Health Care Jobs No Longer on UK’s National Shortage List

Saturday, August 30th, 2008

Over the past few years, one of the most important industries included on UK’s national shortage list is health care. United Kingdom seeks foreign professionals to accept health care jobs their. By August, 2008, there will be around 38 jobs under the healthcare category to be removed from the country’s National Shortage Occupation List or [...]

Montreal Needs More Skilled Migrants

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008

In a recent paper prepared by Montreal International or MI (a group committed to supporting the economy of the country especially that of Montreal) the group talks about the necessary steps that the city must take in order to attract more skilled migrants and retain them in the country. The paper was part of the [...]

Do You Know about Researcher Visas across Europe?

Saturday, August 23rd, 2008

Most countries in Europe provide a separate type of visa for researchers. This includes scientific research and similar types of work. Researcher Visas are the fastest option to enter most of the countries in Europe for people who need to do scientific researches. There are only a few requirements that you must meet in order [...]

Will UK Tourist Visas Be Cut to 3 months?

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008

The Immigration and Borders Agency of the United Kingdom has proposed to cut the validity of UK tourist visas from 6 months to 3 months. They have published a consultation paper that will cut the period of stay by 50 percent. On the other hand, they have also proposed a related condition that the families [...]

US Working Visa Cap To Be Increased

Sunday, August 17th, 2008

The H-1B visa is the type of visa sought after by highly skilled migrant employees who have been given employment offers by companies in the United States. In order to work in the US, one must have an employment offer and be petitioned by that employer to come to work in the US. During the working visa [...]

Applying for a UK Visa

Friday, August 15th, 2008

There are certain nationalities that may require a UK visa to enter the country. However, there are also other ally countries that enable their citizens to enter UK without one. If you belong to a nationality that needs a UK visa, then you will need to follow a few steps.
There are various types of UK [...]

How Do I Bring My Fiancé to the US?

Monday, August 11th, 2008

When you plan to marry your fiancé in the US, you may bring them to the country using a fiancé visa or a K1 visa. Only the K1 visa is available to enable your fiancé to enter the United States. If your fiancé enters the country with a tourist, student, or business visa, then their [...]

UK Tier 1 Visa for the General Highly Skilled Migrants

Friday, August 8th, 2008

The new Tier 1 system for the General Highly Skilled Migrants Programme or HSMP visa holders takes effect on 31 March 2008. For those who are looking to extend their leave to remain in the United Kingdom, or for those who wish to switch to the Tier 1 classification, the new system will prevail. If [...]

Australia Is In Need of More Skilled Migrants

Wednesday, August 6th, 2008

Australia is among the countries that are expressing their need for more skilled migrants to live and work in their country permanently. Immigration is the answer to the country’s labour force demands. In order to meet this great demand, Australia uses various programs to attract even the low-skilled employees to fill their job shortages.
Based on [...]

Europe Needs Blue Card Skilled Immigrants

Monday, August 4th, 2008

The United States of America has what they call the green card. On the other hand, the European Union has proposed a European counterpart which is the blue card. The proposed Blue Card was modelled after the Green Card of the United States. This has been dominating most of the meetings of the European Union [...]