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December Visa Statistics: USA

USA, State Group 1 (Los Angeles): Covers Alaska, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Louisiana, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington State and Wyoming Tier 1 Highly Skilled (formerly HSMP) 54% of applications processed within 5 Days 82% of applications processed within 10 Days 96% of applications processed within 15 […]

December Visa Statistics: Canada

Canada, Edmonton Tier 1 Highly Skilled (formerly HSMP) 46% of applications processed within 5 Days 100% of applications processed within 10 Days 100% of applications processed within 15 Days 100% of applications processed within 30 Days 100% of applications processed within 60 Days Total Monthly Decisions: 13 Tier 2 Skilled (formerly Work Permit) 91% of […]

December Visa Statistics: Australia & New Zealand

Australia, Canberra Tier 1 Highly Skilled (formerly HSMP) 65% of applications processed within 5 Days 81% of applications processed within 10 Days 95% of applications processed within 15 Days 100% of applications processed within 30 Days 100% of applications processed within 60 Days Total Monthly Decisions: 49 Tier 2 Skilled (formerly Work Permit) 96% of […]

Samsung Job Creation may drive demand for cutting edge Software Engineers

The Managing Director of Vertex Solutions, Mark Beard, told The Recruiter “There is a lot of competition in the slate marketplace where Apple’s iPad is dominant. Twenty-five thousand is a huge number. If they were looking to do that in Europe, it would be very challenging and nigh on possible without making an acquisition. A […]

Pace of NHS Reform may cause ‘brain drain’

The Health Select Committee report said that “While such a ‘surprise’ approach is not necessarily wrong, it does increase the level of risk involved in policy implementation. It allows less time to understand complexity and detail, and less time to develop and explain policy; and it leads to less understanding of objectives by staff, patients […]

Business Secretary Reassures Indian Businesses Over UK Immigration Policy

At a speech to the Confederation of Indian Industry Mr Cable said that \”I recognise there have been concerns expressed in some quarters in India that changes to British rules on migration might be detrimental to Indian firms, but I would like to state for the record that the Government has exempted Intra-Company Transfers from […]

IPPR says UK Immigration figures not expected to show drop in 2010

The IPPR said that its forecast for 2011 was based on: The UK economy continuing to perform better that Eurozone countries including Spain, Portugal and Greece, AND An influx of people coming to the UK from Ireland. Some forecasts have hinted that the UK could see an influx of some 120,000 Irish nationals who are […]

Boris Johnson says Immigration Cap will make the UK uncompetitive

Mr Johnson said that \”There is a risk that the necessity of putting up a public show of rhetoric will do possible damage to London\’s competitiveness. I think there is a case for flexibility and I think the government understands that.\” Many UK businesses have criticized the Immigration Cap proposals, with significant concerns registered over […]