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50 percent hike in Canada airport fee

by Christine M - February 28, 2010

Canada, February 28: A 50 percent increase has been announced in airport security fee by the Canadian government.

Fall in the UK immigration numbers from Central and Eastern Europe by Harleen Kaur
UK Home Office implementes changes to UK Tier 4 Student visa by Mary Jones
Majority of H-1B workers get temporary employment by Mary Jones
Positive effects of immigration on national economies by Christine M
UK immigration figures are wrong-----COUNCILS by Mary Jones

Immigration Frauds

Niagara chef school shut, Indian student chefs asked to return to India for getting tuition refunds

by Guneet S - March 2, 2010

Ontario, Canada, 2nd March: Province has shut down Niagara chef school following raids by Canada ministry and border patrol.

UKBA warns smugglers, traffickers, forgers by Mary Jones
Border Agency warns forgers,smugglers, and traffickers by Mary Jones
Quebec announces tougher rules on unethical immigration consultants by Harleen Kaur
Unauthorized Indians in US increased by 64 percent in last 10 years by Christine M
UK immigration system is ineffective by Guneet S

Current Affairs

58 percent increase in the UK passport for foreigners

by Harleen Kaur - February 27, 2010

United Kingdom, February 27: As per the latest figures, there has been an increase of 58 percent in the number of UK passports issued to the foreigners in the year 2009 as compared to the figures for the year 2008.

Immigration a curse for the economy by Christine M
High demand for Skilled IT professionals in New Zealand by Christine M
77 percent Brits want immigration cut by Mary Jones
Three-fold rise in Indians seeking New Zealand study visas by Christine M
New rules introduced for temporary foreign farm workers by Christine M

Immigrating to Canada

State Department proposes fee hike for US Passport

by Guneet S - February 28, 2010

United States, 28th February: Planning for a trip abroad? Hurry up and get your passport made or renewed now or you will need to shell out more for your US passport for visiting or immigrating to the US.

Australia to spend $69 million on new tougher biometric visa checks by Harleen Kaur
Process of getting a Green Card in US by Christine M
Canada opening new office in India for recognition of degrees by Harleen Kaur
Canadian immigration to accelerate residency for professional immigrants to Quebec by Harleen Kaur
Australian residency attracts international students by Guneet S

Health & Lifestyle

UK tightens noose on foreigners’ access to health care

by Guneet S - February 27, 2010

United Kingdom, February 27: The UK government announced that it will tighten access of overseas visitors to stated funded health care.

UK faces brain drain in the next decade by Guneet S
Immigrants in Canada concerned about failing health by Harleen Kaur
Tough rules to address Canada’s housing boom by Mary Jones
Canada health care ranks poor-Study by Harleen Kaur
US Immigrants health care costs lesser than natives-Study by Christine M

Money & Investments

Fraud protection tips by CSA for Canadians suffering huge finances in investment schemes

by Harleen Kaur - March 3, 2010

Canada, 3rd March: Seeing a high rate of finance-related frauds among Canadians, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has offered fraud protection tips to help save Canadians from investment-related frauds.

Reverse Mortgage- an attractive option for Senior Citizens by Prachi J
Use formal means to send money- UK government urges workers by Guneet S
High debt threatening for retirement by Guneet S
Beware of fraudulent real estate seminars by Harleen Kaur
Punjab fails to win NRI’s faith for investment by Harleen Kaur

Jobs

New 22,000 Canadian jobs usher optimism for consumers and businesses

by Harleen Kaur - March 2, 2010

Canada, March 2: Last week of February ended on a note of optimism for Canadians in terms of increased spending power for not just
businesses but also for consumers.

Three-fourth of Canadian work visa holders struggle to find work by Guneet S
Temporary Australian visa holders earn huge salaries by Harleen Kaur
Large numbers of doctors, nurses immigrating to Australia by Guneet S
Skills shortages likely in Australian hospitality industry by Guneet S
Australian job scenario brightens up for immigrants by Harleen Kaur

CIC Announcements

Canadian newcomers to benefit from expanded on-line services, outreach workers

by Mary Jones - March 3, 2010

Canada, 3rd March: If you a newcomer to Canada and don’t know where to begin from? Don’t worry, because you can get help from new
on-line resources and outreach workers in Canada.

US’s E-Verify fails to check half of undocumented immigrant workers by Christine M
CSIC Announces New Initiatives to Combat Ghost Immigration Agents by sanam
Fast-track visa for Canada attracts overseas students by Mary Jones
Wait time for Canada to increase up to 10 years by Guneet S
Canadian colleges see a significant increase in the number of Indian students by Mary Jones

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