Thursday 27 June 2013

UK immigration to launch pilot 'security bond' scheme for 'high risk' nations


The UK's Home Secretary, Theresa May, has announced that UK immigration will launch a pilot scheme in November which will test the effectiveness of making foreigners from 'high risk countries' pay £3,000 security bonds to prevent them from overstaying their UK visitor visas.
Mrs May, said that the pilot will target citizens from six countries; India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nigeria and Ghana. The countries have been chosen because many citizens from those countries have been found to overstay their temporary UK visas and remain in the UK illegally.
Anyone coming from one of those countries on a visitor visa, will be required to pay a bond, or security payment, of £3,000. Should the applicant then fail to leave the country at the end of their visa, that sum will be forfeit.
It is not yet clear whether the security bonds will be required from those coming to the UK from these countries with other UK visas such as Tier 4 student visas or Tier 2 (General) skilled worker visas.
UK newspaper The Sun reports that Mrs May said, 'This is the next step in making sure our immigration system is more selective, bringing down net migration from the hundreds of thousands to the tens of thousands while still welcoming the brightest and the best to Britain'.
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Tuesday 25 June 2013

Latest US immigration and visa figures from the OECD


In June 2013, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) issued its International Migration Outlook report for 2013. The report contains summaries of changes in immigration in the 34 member countries of the OECD including the US. The US is not only the most populous country in the OECD, it is also the one that is home to the greatest immigrant population.
Over 40m (40.4m) current American residents in 2011 were foreign-born. This amounts to 13% of the total population. The OECD reports that the number of family and employment based visas granted in 2011 fell, as did the number of asylum claims but the number of refugees and the number of diversity-visa immigrants rose.
The diversity immigrant visa program is also known as The Green Card Lottery. Each year, 55,000 US permanent resident visas (colloquially known as green cards) are distributed in the green card lottery to applicants from countries with historically low levels of migration to the US.
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Friday 21 June 2013

Tech industry lobbies Congress for US immigration reform



Representatives of many of the most famous tech firms in the US have lobbied Congress and urged it to pass the comprehensive immigration reform bill that they will vote on this summer.
Over the last few weeks, representatives of Microsoft, Texas Instruments, Intel, Adobe, Broadcom, Motorola have held meetings with members of the Senate and the House of Representatives. In order for the bill to become law, both houses of Congress will have to vote for it with 60% of votes in favour. The tech firms are trying to persuade as many senators and representatives as possible to vote for reform.
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and other key figures in the industry have founded an online pressure group, fwd.us, to put pressure on Congress to back the reform act.
The Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act 2013 was drafted by eight senators, four Republicans and four Democrats, nicknamed the Gang of Eight. If it is passed, it will alter almost every area of the US immigration system which President Obama has described as 'broken'.
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Thursday 20 June 2013

UK immigration and visa figures for 2012



The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has issued its annual International Migration Outlook for 2013. The report contains summaries of changes in immigration in the 34 member countries of the OECD.
The report finds that the number of people granted citizenship in the UK rose in 2012 to nearly 200,000. The number of successful asylum applications rose slightly to 21,800.
Turning to work migration, the report found that the number of migrants coming to the UK under Tier 1 of the UK's five tier points-based immigration system fell in 2012 after the government closed Tier 1 (Genera) to new applicants in April 2012. Tier 1 of the five tier system is meant to be for 'high value migrants' but the UK's Coalition government said that many people coming to the UK in this category were actually working as taxi drivers or security guards.
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Tuesday 18 June 2013

Latest Australian immigration and visa figures from the OECD


In June 2013, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) issued its International Migration Outlook report for 2013. The report contains summaries of changes in immigration in the 34 member countries of the OECD including Australia.
Australia accepted 219,500 permanent migrants in 2011/12. The majority of these came under the Australian government's skill stream. This stream is reserved for workers and their families. Only 56,200 actual work visas were granted but this amounts to 25.6% of the total, compared to only 6.1% in the US in 2011.
The main source countries for new permanent residents in Australia under the Australian migration programme in 2011/12 were India (29,000) and China (25,500). The OECD reports that seven of the top ten countries of origin for new residents in 2011/12 are in Asia which may reflect Australia's decision to focus on its regional relationships in the coming century.
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Saturday 15 June 2013

Quebec Immigrant Investor Program may reopen on August 1st


The Quebec Immigrant Investor Program (QIIP) is tentatively scheduled to reopen on 1st August 2013. If it does, then Quebec will accept 'a limited number of applications' before closing the program again so, if you are interested, it would be well to begin to prepare your application now.
The QIIP was last reopened on 21st March 2012. At that time, the Quebecois government announced that it would accept 2700 applications before closing the program again. These 2,700 applications were received within one month. So if past experience is anything to go by, investors will need to apply quickly in order to beat the rush.
To qualify for the QIIP, applicants must have net assets of at least CAN$1,600,000 which must have been lawfully acquired. Any money donated to the applicant in the six months before the application is made will be discounted.
They must also have worked in management for at least two years in the last five years in one of the following fields
Farming
Commercial business
Industry
Professional business
International agency
A government, a government department or agency
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UK government to back down on plans to make landlords police immigration



The UK government has backtracked on a major policy initiative designed to combat illegal immigration. In March, the UK's prime minister, David Cameron, announced that all landlords were to be required to check the immigration status of all tenants before allowing them to rent flats. They would only be legally allowed to let to tenants with permission to be in the UK. Any landlord found not to have carried out the test would be liable for a hefty fine, Mr Cameron said.
However, since then, Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has tried to water down the proposals. It has been reported that there were heated scenes in cabinet while Mr Pickles told the prime minister that most landlords in the UK are individuals, not large companies and would find the imposition of yet more 'red tape' (or bureaucratic requirements) difficult to cope with. He said that there were likely to be legal challenges to the proposed checks.
However, despite his objections to the tests, Mr Pickles is understood to be preparing to introduce them in 'high risk areas' where there are large numbers of immigrants. This is almost certain to lead to the government facing charges of discrimination and even racism.
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Australia visa application changes and news in 2013

Australia visa application changes and news in 2013



Australian visa rule and regulation changes usually happen from the 1st of July each year.This year is no different, as there will be a few new changes, as well as the usual changes to quotas and caps for different occupation types.But that can mean that this is a great time to start your Australian visa application.
Some people ask the question ‘when is the best time to start’?
Once you have made the smart decision to go to jobs, Sunshine, optimism and a great country in Australia, then you need to start right away !
Waiting to start an Australian visa assessment or application – whether for any skilled, business or spouse type visa – is risky and useless.
Getting it started and lodged ASAP is the wise choice, so that rule changes and the usual government application fee increases don’t harm your eligibility.
Firstly, to find out your eligiblity, take a free and personal Australian visa assessment with www.global-migrate.com Or Call @ 207 993 4762

Thursday 13 June 2013

UK's Conservatives begin immigration campaign – two years before election

UK's Conservatives begin immigration campaign – two years before election
Theresa May, the UK's Home Secretary and a senior figure in the UK's Conservative Party, has written to Conservative Party members to claim that the UK's coalition government is 'getting immigration under control'. Theresa May, a Conservative member of parliament and the UK's current Home Secretary (the minister with responsibility for immigration and crime) has sent an email to Party members claiming 'we've cut immigration by more than a third since 2010'.
The Conservative Home website, an independent website with strong links to the Conservative Party, says that the email, which was sent on 5th June 2013, was 'drawing the dividing lines with Labour on immigration' and it does seem to be a piece of electoral politics – two years before the next general election which should be held in June 2015.
The email contains a diagram that seeks to draw a distinction between the rising levels of immigration under the former Labour government and the falling net immigration figure under the current government. The graphic suggests that immigration rose by 35,000 under Labour in 2009 and by 54,000 in 2010 under Labour but fell by 37,000 in 2011 and by 62,000 in 2012 under 'The Conservatives'.
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Monday 10 June 2013

Moving To Australia

Moving to Australia can be a great decision. It is a beautiful country, and one that has many draws for people all over the world. If you’re planning a move to Australia, you’ll want to speak to one of Global Migrate immigration specialists.
Your reasons for moving to Australia will determine which type of visa you need. Some visas are intended for family members of Australian nationals, while others are for those who are going to Australia for work purposes.
If you’re looking to move to Australia for work, you might be able to get a visa on the basis of your work experience and training. You can also get an employer to sponsor your visa application. For people aged between 18 and 30, it is also possible to apply for the very popular working holiday visa.
If you have family members who are Australian nationals, you might be eligible to join them. In this case, you would need to apply for a special family visa, or a partner visa.
Our immigration specialists and caseworkers have a wide range of immigration expertise and experience to assist you through the complete process. Fill out our Free Visa Assessment forms or call us NOW to speak to one of our friendly specialists on 0207 993 4762.Start Your Free Assessment Here www.global-migrate.com

Monday 3 June 2013

European Commission sues UK over 'right to reside' test for EU immigrants

European Commission sues UK over 'right to reside' test for EU immigrants

The European Commission (EC) announced on Thursday 30th May 2013 that it intends to sue the UK government in the European Court of Justice over alleged discrimination against immigrants from the EU in the UK's benefits system. The EC argues that the UK's 'right to reside' test, which EU citizens living in the UK must pass in order to qualify for benefits, is discriminatory because it treats EU citizens differently from UK citizens, something which is not allowed under European law.
The UK pensions minister Ian Duncan Smith told the BBC on the afternoon of 30th May that he will vigorously contest the EC's case. Speaking on The World at One show, he said 'The agreement in all the treaties was that this area of social security, social welfare, was a matter that was left to national governments. It was not something that the EC and the courts were meant to get involved in.'
Mr Duncan Smith said that other countries were also concerned that the EC was 'interfering' in welfare policy and characterised the EC's case as 'a land grab'. He said that Germany, Spain, Austria, the Netherlands and Denmark agree with the UK's position. Mr Duncan Smith said 'We are very keen that people can travel Europe and they can seek work. What we are not keen is if we have a system here that allows them to select the better benefit system to come and use and then come to the country for that'.
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Friday 31 May 2013

UK announces fall in net immigration figure

UK announces fall in net immigration figure


The latest figures show that there has been a significant drop in the net level of immigration into the UK. The net immigration figure is reached by calculating the number of immigrants over a given period and then subtracting the number of people leaving the country permanently. In the year to September 2012, 500,000 people immigrated and 347,000 left so the net immigration figure was 153,000. This is 89,000 lower than the 242,000 figure for the year to September 2011; 242,000.
At the UK's last general election in 2010, The UK's current Prime Minister David Cameron promised that he would cut immigration if he was elected. Mr Cameron did become the Prime Minister at the head of a Coalition government. The Coalition said it would reduce the UK's net immigration figure from its then level, about 260,000 per year, to 'tens of thousands' annually. This was taken to mean 'fewer than 100,000'. These latest figures show that the government has made some progress towards that goal. The net immigration figure is the lowest since 2003.
But educationalists expressed concern that a more detailed analysis of the figures shows that much of this drop has been caused by a fall in the number of overseas students coming to study in the UK with Tier 4 student visas. The number of students arriving in the UK to study with Tier 4 student visas fell by over 50,000 from 246,000 to 190,000.
In the past, the government has claimed that its attempts to crack down on immigration have forced 'bogus colleges' to close down but have not harmed the UK's university education sector. In April 2013, immigration minister Mark Harper told an online education magazine, The Pie, last month that the government had closed down colleges that sold 'immigration not education' but said that the numbers of university students coming to the UK had actually risen slightly.
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Thursday 30 May 2013

Canada seeks to lure high-tech immigrants from US with 'Dragon's Den' visa


Tuesday 28 May 2013

Welcoming Games Family Members for the Commonwealth Games

 
 
 
The 20th Commonwealth Games are fast approaching. Individuals needing a visa to prepare for the Games will be able to apply for a Commonwealth Games visit visa from 27 May 2013.The visa will allow multiple entry to the UK, with a maximum stay of 6 months for a single visit. It will be valid until 3 September 2014, with the Games taking place from 23 July to 3 August 2014.
Applying for a Commonwealth Games visit visa
You should apply for your visa on our online application system. You will need to apply for a 'Commonwealth Games visit visa'.If you are unable to apply online you can complete a paper application VAF1C. You can find form VAF1C in the business visitors section of our website. You must state on your form that you are applying for a 'Commonwealth Games visit visa'.
When you apply, you will need to provide a letter from the Glasgow 2014 Organising Committee, to confirm your Games-related role. You will also need to provide biometric information (unless you are normally exempt from this requirement).
We will be publishing more information about the visa process and what you need to do very soon. Please monitor global Migrate for further information.
Visa exemption Accreditation
If you are a Games Family Member (who normally needs a visa to come to the UK) travelling  to the UK on Games-related business between 4 March and 3 September 2014 you can apply for a Commonwealth Games Accreditation card which we will accept instead of a visa. When you travel as a Games Family Member you will need to present both your passport and your accreditation card to the Border Officer when you arrive in the UK.
You will need to provide your biometric information (facial photograph and fingerprints) to apply for an Accreditation card by 16 May 2014. You can provide your biometric information at our visa application centres from October 2013. You will also be able to provide us with your biometric information at some major sporting events such as the Athletics World Championships in Moscow in August 2013 and the African Boxing Championships in Mauritius in September 2013. Full details of opportunities for providing your biometric information will be available on this website from 31 July 2013.
The deadline for applying for an Accreditation card will be 28 April 2014. If you do not meet the Glasgow 2014 Organising Committee's deadline for applying for an Accreditation card, you will have to apply for a Games Family Member visit visa instead.
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Tuesday 21 May 2013

Australia to double fee for '457' temporary work visa in July

Australia to double fee for '457' temporary work visa in July

It has been announced that the fee for each Australian temporary work '457' visa will rise from AUS$455 to AUS$900 from 1st July 2013. The announcement was made by the Australian Treasurer (as the Finance Minister is called in Australia), Wayne Swan as part of his 2013 budget. The change is expected to raise nearly $200m in revenue for the government over the next four years.
Mr Swan delivered his budget on Tuesday 14th May 2013. He said that Australia faced tough times and austerity because of a AUS$17bn hole in the country's finances. The Australian government announced in March that, over the same four year period, it would give $3.4m to the Australian Fair Work Ombudsman to ensure that Australian employers do not abuse the 457 visa system.
Duncan Fraser, president of the Australian National Farmers Federation has said that the increase is likely to make it harder for Australian agriculture to get the skilled labour it needs. He told the Australian broadcaster ABC that the change would make it difficult to 'get skills out to country areas where we can't source those skills locally'.
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Wednesday 15 May 2013

300,000 Temporary Foreign Workers in Canada with TFWP visas

  300,000 Temporary Foreign Workers in Canada with TFWP visas

The latest figures from the Canadian government show that there are now over 300,000 workers in Canada with work permits allowing them to work for one or two years under the Canadian Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP). The number of work permits has grown rapidly in recent years. In order to work in Canada under the TFWP, workers must first apply for a TFWP work permit and then a Canadian entry visa.

 

The number of TFWP workers in Canada trebled between 2002 and 2011. Over 192,000 Temporary Foreign Workers entered Canada in 2011 alone.
TFWP work permits are granted to foreign workers to allow them to work in a variety of different sectors. The sectors for which the most permits were granted last year are as follows:
  • Sales and service – 70,520
  • Primary industries – 42,595
  • Trades, transport, equipment operators – 36,680
  • Art, culture, recreation, sport – 16,300
  • Natural and applied sciences – 14,125
  • Processing, manufacturing and utilities 9,110
  • Management – 3,875
  • Business , finance and administration - 2,885
  • Health - 2,540
  • Social Science, Government, Religion – 2,455
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Saturday 11 May 2013

UK government announces immigration reform bill


The UK government says that it intends to pass legislation that they say will encourage people who want to contribute to the country but discourage those who want to take advantage of the UK's social benefits. The proposed legislation was revealed by Queen Elizabeth II at the state opening of parliament in Westminster on Wednesday 8th May 2013.

The State Opening of Parliament is an annual event at which the monarch reads a speech outlining her government's legislative agenda for the coming year. This year, the immigration bill was one of the major announcements in the seven minute long speech. The speech contained commitments from the government to pass fifteen laws which will deal with matters as diverse as pensions, social care, job creation and immigration.

The Queen announced that the immigration bill would ensure that the UK 'attracts those who will contribute and deters those who will not'. The bill will do the following if it becomes law:
Restrict access to the NHS for foreign nationals in the UK
Require visitors to the UK to make a contribution towards the costs of any treatment they receive from the NHS
Introduce bigger fines for firms which employ foreign workers who do not have the right to work in the UK
Oblige private landlords to check the immigration status of prospective tenants before they rent a property. A failure to do so may result in hefty fines
Require the courts, when considering applications from foreign criminals to remain in the UK under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights, to consider the impact on the victims and on society generally. Article 8 says that everyone has the right to family life. This has been interpreted by the courts in such a way that some foreign criminals have been allowed to stay in the UK because they have fathered a child even after they have committed serious offences.

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Friday 10 May 2013

London Welcomes You this May bank Holiday - Apply for your Tourist Visa now

London Welcomes You this May bank  Holiday - Apply for your Tourist Visa now 





Planning a holiday in Britain? Visiting London or family & friends? Then you’ll need to apply for a UK Tourist Visa.No form filling, no lengthy process times, avoid them all with the help of our full UK Visit Visa application service.
Our priority application service includes:

An assessment of your circumstances to ensure your eligible to apply
Completion of the Visit Visa Application form on your behalf
Allocation of a top UK Tourist Visa specialist from our network of Immigration experts
Organisation of all documents, supplying the necessary information needed to make your case as airtight as possible, giving it the best chance of success
Arranging consultation appointments with Visit Visa Experts
Submission of your completed application form on your behalf
Access to an online case management system
A Fast-Track application service depending on your circumstances
Regular contact giving you all the latest updates regarding your application

How to apply

Complete an online assessment at www.global-migrate.com to see if you meet the minimum requirements of a UK Tourist Visa. If successful a member of our team will call you to help complete the process
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Tuesday 7 May 2013

We can help skilled candidates obtain UK Tier 2 (General) visas!

We can help skilled candidates obtain UK Tier 2 (General) visas!


Are you in the UK on a Tier 1 (Post Study Work) visa? Is that visa approaching its expiry date? Do you want to stay in the UK?

If you are a professional with expertise in a skilled occupation, we may be able to help.

The Tier 1 (Post Study Work) visa was popular among international students at UK universities. It allowed them to stay and work in the UK for two years after graduation. During this period, they were allowed to work. About 45,000 applications were processed every year. Sadly, the category was closed to new entrants on 6th April 2012 by the UK government who were looking to cut immigration numbers.

However, the closure of the Tier 1 Post Study Work visa has made some skills shortages in the UK even more acute than before. Many UK employers are looking to recruit skilled workers from overseas to fill these vacancies. We have well-paid permanent and contract jobs with UK employers for the right candidates.

Tier 1 (Post Study Work) visa holders should call

If you are currently in the UK with a Tier 1 (Post Study Work) visa and are a skilled worker in one of the fields above, we may be able to help. We have teamed up with UK employers who are able to offer sponsorship to suitable candidates.
If you believe that this applies to you, then give us a call on +44 (0) 207 - 993 - 4762 or contact us by email at info@global-migrate.com. and we will arrange for a full assessment.

To qualify for a UK Tier 2 (General) visa, you must be able to score 70 points under the UK's points-based visa system. To do this you must:

Have a valid certificate of sponsorship from a registered UK employer
Be earning more than £20,300 a year
Be able to prove your English language ability (Your UK degree will be accepted as proof)
Satisfy the maintenance requirements.

We can help with Tier 2 (General) applications

If you are currently in the UK with a Tier 1 (Post Study Work) visa and are already working for a UK employer and intend to apply for a Tier 2 (General) visa, then Global Migrate can help you with your application.
We can even reserve an appointment at one of the UK Home Office's Public Inquiry Offices and have your application dealt with promptly, often on the same or the next day, saving you time, effort and aggravation.

Contact Us on +44 (0)207 993 4762 and one of our advisers will be on hand to take your call.

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Monday 29 April 2013

The UK Supreme Court’s judgement in Alvi, given on 18 July 2012, established the following general principle:


The UK Supreme Court’s judgement in Alvi, given on 18 July 2012, established the following
general principle:

The UK Supreme Court’s judgement in Alvi, given on 18 July 2012, established the following
general principle:

‘Any requirement which, if not satisfied by the migrant, will lead to an application for leave to
enter or remain being refused is a rule within the meaning of section 3(2) [of the 1971 Immigration Act]’.

This means any requirements must be agreed by Parliament. This agreement is gained by putting the requirements into the Immigration Rules. After the Alvi judgement, it is unlawful to refuse an application on the basis of requirements not included in the Immigration Rules

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Wednesday 24 April 2013

US Senators release draft comprehensive immigration reform bill

US Senators release draft comprehensive immigration reform bill


The so called 'Gang of Eight' has released details of the draft immigration reform bill it has been working on since January. The Gang of Eight are eight senators, four Democrat and four Republican, who have agreed to cooperate to draft a compromise bill which will reform the US immigration system which politicians on both sides agree is 'broken'.

A summary of the bill was released on Tuesday 16th April 2013. Last week, two of the Gang, Democrat Chuck Schumer and Republican Lindsay Graham had indicated that a deal might be close.

The draft bill is 844 pages long and contains a great deal of detail but the main points are

The Department for Homeland Security (DHL) must submit a plan to secure the US's Mexican border within 180 days of the bill being passed. The DHL plan will have a budget of $4.5bn and will lay out how the DHL intends to secure the entire length of the border using drones, increased numbers of staff, fences, etc.
If the immigration reform bill comes into law, illegal immigrants who have been living continuously in the US since December 31st 2011 can register for provisional legal resident status. They will then be able to work for any US employer and travel in and out of the US freely. They will not be able to claim any social security benefits. They will have to pay a $500 fine for illegally entering the US. They will also have to pay all their back taxes and a fee for processing their applications. Anyone convicted of a major crime (a felony) or three minor crimes (misdemeanours) will be barred from registration.
Those who register will be able to apply for permanent resident status when the border has been secured to the satisfaction of Congress or after ten years, whichever is sooner.
After five years, it will become compulsory for US employers to check all potential employees using the eVerify system before employing them. eVerify allows US employers to check whether potential employees are authorised to work in the US.
A system must be established to allow the US immigration authorities to track people with temporary visas such as H-1B visas, L-1 visas and visitor visas so that it will be clear how many have overstayed their visas.
There will be a new 'W-visa' for low-skilled workers such as agricultural workers. There will be a cap on the number of these visas that can be issued.
There will be a new visa for entrepreneurs who wish to start companies in the US.
The number of H-1B 'specialty occupation' visas issued annually will rise immediately from 65,000 to 110,000 with a possibility that the number could rise as high as 180,000 annually. Firms which rely heavily on H-1B visas such as Indian outsourcing firms will be asked to pay an additional fee of $5,000 to $10,000 per visa, depending on the proportion of their workers which is made up of H-1B visa workers.
Some illegal immigrants brought to the US as children will be allowed to apply for permanent resident status (green card) in five years.
• So will some agricultural workers.
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Friday 19 April 2013

UK Immigration Runs Pilot Of Visa Expiry 'reminder' Service


The UK's immigration authorities have announced a new scheme to remind foreign nationals in the UK when their visa is close to expiry. The pilot scheme has already started.
 
The Home Office has randomly selected a proportion of those whose visas are due to expire in June 2013. It has asked Capita to contact everyone in this sample by letter, email or text message to remind them that their visas will expire soon. The communication will advise the selected visa holders to either apply for a new visa, for a visa extension, or to prepare to leave the country.
Capita will send a further reminder one month before each visa holder's visa is due to expire and another seven days before the expiry date.

Home Office 'will update records' if they are wrong

The Home Office has issued a statement reading; 'we will continue to work closely with Capita to ensure information provided is accurate. If we receive evidence to show that an individual's leave is not due to expire in the next 2 months, they have already applied to extend their leave or they have left the UK, we will update our records."

If you are in the UK with a time-limited UK visa such as a Tier 1 high value migrant visa, a Tier 2 skilled worker visa or a Tier 4 student visa and you need help dealing with a renewal, you should give us a call. We have 25 years of experience dealing with the Home Office and we will be able to advise you about all your options.'

Senior Capita staff told the Westminster parliament's Home Affairs Committee that the emails had been sent to the wrong people because the UKBA had wrongly given Capita the names of people who had leave to remain. The UKBA has since been abolished by the Home Secretary Theresa May who said that the agency was 'not good enough'.

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Wednesday 17 April 2013

Facebook Founder Announces Pro-Immigration Lobby Group


Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of facebook, has announced that he and other tech industry bosses have founded Fwd.us, a group which will lobby for reform of the US immigration and education systems. It has appointed advisors from both the Republican and the Democratic parties and will aim to be politically neutral. The group includes numerous well-known Silicon Valley figures including Marissa Meyer of Yahoo and Eric Schmidt of Google.


Mr Zuckerberg wrote an opinion piece which appeared in The Washington Post on Thursday April 11th 2013 in which he calls for
  • Comprehensive immigration reform 'allowing us to attract the most talented and hardest-working people no matter where they were born'
  • Better education for US students, particularly in technology, engineering and mathematics
  • Greater investment in scientific research for the public good.
Mr Zuckerberg says that the US is a land of immigrants. He is the great-grandchild of immigrants and a great example of the American story. He says 'My great-grandparents came through Ellis Island (the island where European immigrants arrived in New York). My grandfathers were a mailman and a police officer. My parents are doctors. I started a company.'

He continues 'None of this could have happened without a welcoming immigration policy'. He adds 'Today's students should have the same opportunities – but our current system blocks them. We have a strange immigration policy for a nation of migrants. And it's a policy unfit for today's world'.


US needs 'the most talented and hardest working people'

 

He says that it is especially important in today's world to retain the brightest immigrants in the US because 'today's economy is based primarily on knowledge and ideas – resources that are renewable and available to everyone….To lead the world in this new economy, we need the most talented and hardest-working people'.Mr Zuckerberg asks, when ideas are so important,
  • 'Why do we kick out the more than 40% of math and science graduate students who are not US citizens after educating them?
  • Why do we offer so few H-1B visas for talented specialists that the supply runs out within days of becoming available each year, even though we know each of these jobs will create two or three more American jobs in return?
  • Why don't we let entrepreneurs move here when they have what it takes to start companies that will create even more jobs?'
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Tech industry wants to see everyone benefit from knowledge economy

 

Mr Zuckerberg says that the new organisation, FWD.us will work with both political parties and the presidential administration to try to see its goals implemented. He says that it will use 'online and offline advocacy tools to build support for policy changes' and will aim to see 'all members of society gain from the rewards of the modern knowledge economy.

The US tech industry has long been campaigning for reform of the US immigration system. Since 2007, the sector has backed various bills which would have seen
  • More H-1B visas – Temporary work visas which allow foreign graduates to work in the US in a 'specialty occupation'.
  • L-1 visas – L-1 visas are intra company transfer visas that allow international companies to transfer staff from overseas branches to the US.
    • L-1A visas are for managers and
    • L-1B visas are for skilled workers with 'specialized knowledge' of the 'petitioning organization's product, service, research, equipment, techniques, management, or other interests and its application in international markets, or an advanced level of knowledge or expertise in the organization's processes and procedures'.
  • Employment-based permanent resident visas for graduates and entrepreneurs

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Tuesday 16 April 2013

USCIS Holds Lottery To Pick Successful H-1B Applications

The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that it has held a lottery to decide which H-1B applications for the 2014 fiscal year will be approved.

Each year, the US issues 65,000 visas to foreign skilled workers to work in the US in 'a specialty occupation'. The workers should have a degree though an applicant with a range of training and experience amounting to 'degree equivalence' may qualify

The US also issues 20,000 H-1Bs to foreign workers with master's degrees or other postgraduate degrees. Where sufficient applications to meet the cap are received in the first week that USCIS begins accepting them, the rules state that USCIS will then hold a lottery for each category to allocate the visas.

We warned of high demand

Global Migrate warned earlier this year that the number of applications for the 2014 fiscal year was likely to be high. We advised all those seeking H-1B visas to get their applications in as soon as possible after USCIS began accepting applications.

This year, USCIS received 124,000 applications by 5th April. It received enough applications to fill the quota for both specialty occupation visas and advanced degree visas and so it has held two lotteries, one to distribute the 20,000 H-1Bs for advanced degree graduates and one to distribute the remaining 65,000 H-1Bs. The lotteries were held on 7th April 2013. The advanced degree visa lottery was held first. The applications of any applicants who were unsuccessful were then entered into the main H-1B lottery, giving graduates with advanced degree a second bite of the cherry.

Each year, USCIS begins accepting applications for the fiscal year beginning on October 1st on April 1st in the same year (though in the preceding fiscal year). The visas will only be valid from the October of the fiscal year for which they are issued. Every year, the number of H-1B petitions far exceeds the 85,000 visas available. This year the quota was reached in the fastest time since 2008 when it took only two days. In 2007, the cap was reached in one day.

H-1B cap is set too low

Some economists are saying that the fact that the lottery was required for the first time in five years is a sign that the US economy is recovering. But many others say merely that it is a sign that the H-1B cap is set far too low.

The world-renowned Economist magazine carried an article on 6th April which said that 'the cap on visas is entirely arbitrary and unnecessary and almost certainly imposes high economic costs on the country'. The article says that 'skilled immigrant workers are more likely…to create patentable inventions or start new businesses' than are natural-born Americans.

The article warns the US that other countries are seeking to attract skilled international workers and reports that Canada has launched its new 'Start-up visa' which will award a permanent resident visa to any foreign entrepreneur who can attract CAN$75,000 in investment from Canadian investors for a business start-up.

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Monday 15 April 2013

UK Immigration Grants New Tier 4 Sponsorship Licence To LMU

The UK's Home Office has issued a new Tier 4 sponsorship licence to London Metropolitan University (LMU). The Home Office made the announcement on 9th April 2013 and said the licence would be effective immediately. LMU's previous Tier 4 sponsorship licence was revoked on 29th August 2012.

A Tier 4 sponsorship licence allows a UK educational institution to sponsor potential students from outside the European Economic Area to apply for a UK Tier 4 student visa. You cannot obtain a Tier 4 visa unless you are sponsored by a licenced UK educational establishment.
On 29th August 2012, the UK Border Agency, which was until 1st April 2013 in charge of UK immigration control, revoked LMU's sponsorship licence. The UKBA claimed that it had done so because LMU had not put systems in place to ensure that international students
  • Spoke university-standard English
  • Attended lectures while at LMU and
  • Had valid Tier 4 visas entitling them to study at LMU.

Over 2,000 students told to leave

The UKBA decision meant that LMU was no longer allowed to teach international students. Over 2,000 international students already studying at LMU were told that they would have to find new courses elsewhere, obtain sponsorship from the new university and apply for a new Tier 4 visa (costing £716) from the UKBA if they wanted to continue their study in the UK, otherwise they would have to leave the country.

The decision caused considerable controversy. The National Union of Students condemned the decision as did Universities UK, the umbrella body for UK universities. It was rumoured that the decision caused a cabinet rift between Home Secretary Theresa May who supported the UKBA on the one side and Chancellor George Osborne and Business Secretary Vince Cable who opposed it on the other.

The vice chancellor of LMU, Malcolm Gillies, said that the UKBA decision was 'outrageous'. He said that LMU had made every effort to comply with the UKBA rules but said that UKBA rules were self-contradictory and almost impossible to comply with.

Judge allowed students to continue their studies

LMU immediately issued a statement saying that it would challenge the UKBA's decision in court. At an initial hearing in September 2012, the judge, Mr Justice Irwin, made an order that those students who were already studying at LMU should be allowed to continue with their studies for the time being, until the case was heard.

He also ordered that 1,000 students who were about to start courses in October should be allowed to do so, providing they had the correct visa. He barred LMU from sponsoring any further international students until the case was heard. The case is expected to come to court soon.

The UKBA was abolished on 1st April 2013 at the order of the Home Secretary, Theresa May. Mrs May announced her decision on 26th March 2013 and said she had decided to abolish it because it was 'not good enough'. Many people agreed with Mrs May. A committee of MPs, The Home Affairs Committee, whose job it was to scrutinise the work of the Home Office and the UKBA, issued many damning reports about the agency.

The chairman of the committee, Keith Vaz, a Labour MP, welcomed Mrs May's decision saying that it would enable the UK to gain control of its immigration system which has been out-of-control for years.

UKBA dismantled after scathing criticism

Last month, the committee released a highly critical report about the running of the UKBA which said that between July and September 2012, the UKBA processed just 14% of postal applications for Tier 4 visas within its target time of four weeks and just 18% of Tier 1 visa applications. Mrs May announced that it would be abolished it the next day.

The Home Office issued a statement on 9th April saying that it was now satisfied that LMU had put right all the flaws in its systems and so could have a new licence.

The statement read 'Home Office inspection teams looked at areas of concern that led to the revocation of the university's licence last year and have worked with university staff to ensure they have appropriate processes for recruiting and monitoring their international students'.

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Friday 12 April 2013

US Immigration Releases Waiting Times For Employment-Based Green Cards

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has released its March bulletin setting out the 'cut-off priority dates' of the green cards being processed in April 2013. The bulletin shows that there are long waiting times in many immigration categories.

Informing the public of cut-off priority dates is USCIS's somewhat confusing way of letting people who have made their applications for US permanent resident status know how long they will have to wait before they can finally get their 'green card' or permanent resident visa.

There is great demand for US green cards, not least in Employment-based (EB) visa categories, such as the EB-3 category for 'skilled workers and professionals'. The US operates a quota system and only a fixed number of green cards in any immigration category can be granted in any one year. Those that cannot get a green card immediately have to wait in line until one becomes available.

Consequently, some people have to wait a very long time for their green cards, particularly in popular categories such as EB-3. In order to try and keep people informed of processing times, USCIS issues a monthly bulletin which tells applicants what the expected 'cut-off priority date' for that month will be.

Priority dates explained 


An applicant's 'priority date' for an employment based immigrant petition is either the date on which an immigrant petition is filed with USCIS or the date that the Labor Certification application was filed with the Department of Labor.In cases where no Labor Certification is required the priority date is the date when the immigrant petition is filed with USCIS, typically using the I-140 form. In most employment based immigration categories you will need to file a Program Electronic Review Management (PERM) Labor Certification application with the Department of Labor (DOL) which will then be the priority date. Where this is the case, the applicant will usually, assuming successful Labor Certification, file an I-140 petition; the priority date will be the date of the filing of the PERM application with the DOL which is an earlier date than the filing of the immigrant petition with the USCIS.
USCIS usually processes I-140s within six months and then sends the visa to the National Visa Center for 'visa allocation'. However, because demand is so much greater than supply, successful applicants will then often have to wait for many years before a green card becomes available. The USCIS rules state that applicants are not allowed to submit their form I-485 application for 'adjustment of status' to become US permanent residents until a visa is available for them. This, is where the cut-off priority date comes in.
If USCIS says that the cut-off priority date for, say, April 2013, is 1 July 2005, then this means that, if your form I-140 was filed with USCIS before 1st July 2005, then, at the end of April, you should have reached the front of the queue and you will be able to take the next step and send your I-485 form to USCIS. USCIS will then process your form I-485 and adjust your status to become a US permanent resident with a US green card. If you send your I-485 to USCIS before your priority date is current, the USCIS mail room will return your application.

Some progress in eliminating backlogs

 

In its March bulletin, USCIS says it has made some progress in eliminating backlogs but it is still processing some employment based category 3 (EB-3) green card applications that were made over ten years ago.Under the US system, there are caps for each type of employment-based green card. In addition, there is a limit on the proportion of the year's allocation of any type of visa that can go to applicants from any one nation; nationals of a country such as India can receive no more than 7% of the green cards in any of the employment based immigration categories in any year. Because Indians account for many more than 7% of the applications for EB-3 permanent resident visas (or green cards) granted in any one year, applicants from India face longer waiting times than applicants from other countries from where fewer applicants come.
To take the EB-3 category again, there is an annual cap of 41,455 green cards that can be granted to EB-3 applicants. EB-3 green cards go to skilled workers, professionals and 'other workers'. USCIS is currently processing applications from before 1 July 2007 for applicants from most countries – a waiting list of nearly six years. Demand from India is so great that USCIS is currently processing applications from Indians who applied before 8th December 2002, a waiting time of over ten years. Many EB-3 visas are taken by IT professionals and it is because of India's predominance in the field of IT that its citizens have to wait for so long. EB-3 applicants from the Philippines are currently waiting nearly seven years.

Other employment based green card waiting times 

 

There are currently no waiting lists for EB-1 visas for priority workers. Priority workers fall into three categories; people with extraordinary ability in the arts or sciences, skilled academics and managers and executives.Applicants for EB-2 green cards from most countries are processed without delay but USCIS is currently processing EB-2 applications from Chinese applicants who applied before April 2008; a five year wait and Indian applications from before September 2004; a wait of over eight years. There are three sub-categories in EB-2;
  • Members of the professions with 'exceptional ability' in the arts and sciences or business.
  • Those with 'advanced degrees' such as masters' degrees in a subject related to a 'profession' such as architecture, law, medicine, accountancy or engineering
  • Those whose presence in the US would be in the 'national interest' such as doctors who agree to work in areas where there is a shortage of doctors. It is not easy to qualify for the 'national interest waiver' as to grant an EB-2 national interest waiver visa, USCIS will want to be satisfied that it will 'greatly benefit' the USA to do so.
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Thursday 11 April 2013

Australian Government Criticised For Misleading Immigration Figures


The Australian immigration minister has released figures which show that there were 12% more Temporary Work (Skilled) (Subclass 457) visas granted in February 2013 than in the same month in 2012.

Mr O'Connor said that this sharp rise justified the plans of the Australian government to reform the 457 visa system to prevent abuse of the system or 'rorting' as it is known in Australia. Critics say that most 457 visa applications are not fraudulent and that the visas are issued to foreign workers who are filling genuine gaps in the Australian labour market. They also say that the February figures have been taken out of context and are misleading because the number of 457 visas granted has actually been falling since August 2012.


In March, Mr O'Connor said 'Rogue employers are deliberately employing people from overseas without giving a local a chance' and called for a reform of the 457 visa system. On 3rd April, Mr O'Connor said 'The 457 increase continues…which…underlines the need to bring about the reforms so that the 457 visa is used for the purposes it was constructed – which, of course, is to fill temporary shortages'.

Number of 457 visas was dropping 


But figures from DIAC, the Australian government's Department for Immigration and Citizenship show that the number of 457 visas has actually been dropping since last August. They show that the February figure was an anomaly in a generally downward trend.

Australian industry body the Australian Industry Group (AIG) said that the figure does not show that there has been abuse of the system but, instead, shows that the 457 visas system is working. Innes Wilcox of the AIG said 'These latest figures, to us, just demonstrate that this is a system that is working, that is flexible…It (the figure) does move around from month to month and just to pick out one month is slightly misleading. When you have unions themselves using 457 visas to fill skill gaps that makes you realise that we do have a low unemployment rate in Australia. We do have skills shortages in quite specific areas and in quite specific regions'.

Australian employers can only employ a worker with a 457 visa if they are going to perform an occupation which is on the Australian Consolidated Shortage Occupations List, a list of occupations for which, the Australian government says, there is a shortage of trained Australians.

Though Australian unions have been leading calls for a clampdown on rorting of the 457 system, one union has had to admit that it has brought in workers on 457 visas itself. The Transport Workers Union employed three 457 workers as officials. TWU secretary Tony Sheldon told the Australian press on April 3rd 2013 that the union had been unable to find anyone who was able to fill the roles in Australia.

Gillard is 'demonising foreigners' – Abbott

 

The Australian opposition leader Tony Abbott has complained that Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard and her Labor government are attempting to drum up support for the forthcoming election in September 2013 by 'demonising foreigners'. Ms Gillard has said that her party will introduce legislation to reform the 457 visa system and 'put Aussie workers first'.

The Australian opposition immigration spokesman Scott Morrison said that the extra visas issued in February were issued because they were required. He said '457 approvals are a function of demand. It's a demand driven program and the minister seems to completely not understand this'.

Meanwhile in South Australia the state government revealed that of the 1,360 workers in the state on 457 visas, 20% work in the public sector, 93% of them in health services. South Australia's Manufacturing and Innovation Minister Tom Kenyon said 'it's resident medical officers, registrars, nurses and medical practitioners in general. They're skills we may not have to hand immediately and we need'.

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Wednesday 10 April 2013

London Mayor Says Hard-Working Immigrants Out-Compete Britons


London Mayor Boris Johnson has said that it is 'no wonder' that young Britons are being outcompeted for jobs by immigrants who come to the UK from eastern Europe. Mr Johnson says that eastern Europeans are better educated than Britons and more industrious.

Mr Johnson said that it was 'economically illiterate' to blame the immigrants for getting jobs or for 'getting up early and working hard and being polite and helpful'.

Writing in UK newspaper The Daily Telegraph, Mr Johnson tells his readers that he was cycling to work 'the other day' when he met a recruitment consultant called Katie. The woman recruited staff for restaurants in London. Mr Johnson says that he asked Katie what percentage of the posts that she filled was taken by British workers. Katie told Mr Johnson that only about 10% of jobs went to British-born workers.

She told him, he said 'It's the schools, I think. They teach the kids that they can earn all this money but they don't explain that they will have to work hard. The people I recruit have a different work ethic'.

Without immigrants there would be 'fewer restaurants' in London

 

Mr Johnson also argues against the notion that the jobs taken by foreign workers would be taken by UK workers if the foreign workers were excluded from the UK labour market. He says that, instead, it is likely that, if the jobs were not filled by foreign workers 'the chances are there would be fewer restaurants, since the costs would be higher and the service less good and the reputation of London as the world capital of posh tucker (haute cuisine) would be less exalted than it is today'.

Mr Johnson blames the former Labour government of the UK for allowing the UK's schools to deteriorate. He says that about 25% of UK school children leave primary school unable to read, write or do basic maths and this means that UK school leavers will lose out to 'industrious people from eastern Europe who can take down a telephone message correctly.'

Mr Johnson says that the Labour government did not reform the school system and instead used immigration to fill the skilled roles that ill-educated Britons could no longer perform. He says that the current government must reform the education system to enable British workers to do the jobs in future that they cannot do today.

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London mayor says hard-working immigrants out-compete Britons

09 April 2013

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London Mayor Boris Johnson has said that it is 'no wonder' that young Britons are being outcompeted for jobs by immigrants who come to the UK from eastern Europe. Mr Johnson says that eastern Europeans are better educated than Britons and more industrious.
Mr Johnson said that it was 'economically illiterate' to blame the immigrants for getting jobs or for 'getting up early and working hard and being polite and helpful'.
Writing in UK newspaper The Daily Telegraph, Mr Johnson tells his readers that he was cycling to work 'the other day' when he met a recruitment consultant called Katie. The woman recruited staff for restaurants in London. Mr Johnson says that he asked Katie what percentage of the posts that she filled was taken by British workers. Katie told Mr Johnson that only about 10% of jobs went to British-born workers.
She told him, he said 'It's the schools, I think. They teach the kids that they can earn all this money but they don't explain that they will have to work hard. The people I recruit have a different work ethic'.

Without immigrants there would be 'fewer restaurants' in London

Mr Johnson also argues against the notion that the jobs taken by foreign workers would be taken by UK workers if the foreign workers were excluded from the UK labour market. He says that, instead, it is likely that, if the jobs were not filled by foreign workers 'the chances are there would be fewer restaurants, since the costs would be higher and the service less good and the reputation of London as the world capital of posh tucker (haute cuisine) would be less exalted than it is today'.Mr Johnson blames the former Labour government of the UK for allowing the UK's schools to deteriorate. He says that about 25% of UK school children leave primary school unable to read, write or do basic maths and this means that UK school leavers will lose out to 'industrious people from eastern Europe who can take down a telephone message correctly.'
Mr Johnson says that the Labour government did not reform the school system and instead used immigration to fill the skilled roles that ill-educated Britons could no longer perform. He says that the current government must reform the education system to enable British workers to do the jobs in future that they cannot do today.

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