Out of work UK-trained doctors are urged to consider immigrating to Australia. Australia is experiencing a shortage of doctors and Australian immigration law provides an opportunity for foreign...

Jamaica evaluating immigration and employment benefits afforded to citizens of other Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM) nations. Concern over loss of employment opportunities for locals...

A closer look reveals how immigration benefits outweigh costs to the United Kingdom. Although immigration impacts jobs, health, housing and the economy, the benefits are still greater. For example,...

A new California state law prevents local governments from enacting laws that punish landlords who rent to foreign nationals unlawfully in the United States. In the US, a number of cities have enacted...

The Philippine Bureau of Immigration now issues a one-year visa-free authorization to live in The Philippines to returning Filipinos and their spouse and children. Called "balikbayans," the...

A US federal judge issued a preliminary injunction temporarily preventing the US government from implementing a new regulation that would impose stricter rules on employers. The regulation would have...

Ever so polite, New Zealand's Immigration Service iBranch received a Telecommunications users Association award for the personalized text messages and emails it sends to foreign nationals,...

The Moscow Department of the Federal Migration Service (FMS) suspended the acceptance of applications to obtain permission to hire foreign labor. The 2007 quota set for the number of visas for foreign...

The Immigration Department of Tanzania announced plans to issue national identity cards in 2009. The stated goal is to control illegal immigrants by issuing identities to all Tanzanian citizens. The...

The United States Departments of Homeland Security and Labor are reviewing federal regulations for the H2A seasonal agricultural workers visa to help the farming sector meet labor needs, especially at...

In a poll published last week by the Pew Research Center, the general public around the world were reported in favor of tougher immigration laws. The only exceptions are South Korea, the Palestinian...

The United Kingdom Border and Immigration Services raided a number of takeaway outlets operated by the Caspian Fast Food chain as part of an immigration crackdown on illegal workers. Four foreign...

Immigration to the United Kingdom is predicted to increase by 45,000 more than previously expected per year over the next 20 years. As recent as 2005, an average of 145,000 migrants to Britain per...

Nigeria is reforming its immigration laws. The Nigeria Immigration Service announced plans for the reform of immigration laws were last written in 1963. New rules are predicted before the end of the...

European Union Franco Frattini encouraged member states to develop immigration policies to attract migrant labor at a conference in Portugal. Germany, Italy, and Hungary were cited as the EY countries...

If you are worried about the lose of jobs to global outsourcing, you may be somewhat reassured to learn that at least some Indian jobs are being outsourced to the United States and many other...

Proposed amendments to South African income tax laws will increase taxes on expatriate workers on assignment in that country. The tax change focuses on housing provided to expatriates. Currently, the...