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  • UK: New policy guidance on the marriage visa age of 21
  • Russia to finalize visa deal with U.S. in November
  • More Federal Skilled Workers for Canada in 2012
  • India: U.S. Consulate Moves to New Facility in Bandra Kurla Complex
  • USCIS Improves Processing for Naturalization and Citizenship Forms
  • USCIS Redesigns Employment Authorization Document and Certificate of Citizenship to Enhance Security and Combat Fraud
  • New UAE Embassy building opens in Manilla
  • UK: Reduction in jobs available to migrants
  • France tightens immigrant language requirements
  • UK: Immigrants will be tested on British history
  • USCIS Announces "Entrepreneurs in Residence" Initiative
  • UK: ‘Health tourists’ will pay the price for their NHS debts
  • Russia, US to simplify visa formalities
  • Taiwan: Burkina Faso to grant Taiwan visa-free entry
  • CNMI: USCIS eases exit requirements for INA visa applicants
  • Canada: Government to Refocus Resettlement Efforts
  • Canada: Lifting of Direct Access in Designated Geographic Areas
  • Ukraine hopes for liberalization of visa regime with Greece
  • USA: November 2011 Employment Based Visa Bulletin
  • Netherlands expands visa-free treatment for Taiwanese travelers
  • Nigeria to reopen San Francisco consulate next year
  • Sri Lanka: Hassle free online VISA for foreigners
  • Ukraine: Visa-free regime with EU possible in 2-3 years
  • Poland announces visa revolution
  • U.S. to streamline visa issuance for Chinese, Brazilians, and Indians
  • USCIS Seeks Public Comments on Proposed Rule Impacting Certain Pending Immigrant Investor (EB-5) Applications
  • Canada: New Consulate-General for Calgary
  • Australia: Millionth maritime crew visa granted
  • Local Americans pan US immigration rules
  • Azerbaijan has cancelled visa regime with Colombia
  • Ukrainian government approves agreement on visa-free travel with Serbia
  • US Labor Department postpones revising wage calculations for H-2B program
  • Britain to introduce gender-free passport
  • San Diego Immigration Attorney about Relief Provided to Thousands of Victims of Crimes
  • USCIS to Welcome More Than 27,000 New Citizens During Annual Constitution Day and Citizenship Day Celebration
  • UK: Reforming family migration to promote better integration
  • USA: Deadline for filing a Form I-360 visa petition
  • Poland liberalizes Schengen visa obtaining procedure for Ukrainians
  • Canada: Minister Kenney calls for smooth transition to the ICCRC
  • USCIS Begins Implementation of Enhancements to the EB-5 Program
  • USA: October 2011 Employment Based Visa Bulletin
  • Kenya opens embassy in Oman to pep up its tourism potential
  • Canada : Report citizenship fraud via new tip line
  • US to grant citizens of South Sudan protected status for first time
  • Australia:Enterprise Migration Agreement submission guidelines released
  • Number of tourists visiting Turkey up by 11 percent
  • Britain is suffering from Brain-drain due to loss of talented people
  • hundreds walk out of "inSecure Communities" forum in VA
  • UK: Highly Trusted Sponsorship for Tier 4 Sponsors - proposed criteria
  • USA: United States Dedicates New Embassy Compound in Valletta, Malta
  • Kenya: New requirements for travelers to USA
  • USCIS Announces End of Parole Program in Moscow
  • Spain: Aims to welcome one million Chinese tourists in 2020
  • UK visa: Changes to student visa rules are now in force
  • Indonesian Embassy in Baghdad Reopens
  • UAE: Three-year visa for property owners
  • Ireland: The Short-stay Visa Waiver Programme
  • New Zealand: Visa holders disrupted by Chilean ash cloud
  • Canada: Tougher rules governing immigration consultants enacted
  • UK Border Agency: Clarification for Tier 4 sponsors
  • Israel visa-free entry for Taiwan
  • India liberalizes Business/Tourist visa rules for Russian nationals
  • USA Immigration: Information regarding 2012 Diversity Lottery Program
  • Significant drop in European visitors to Russia
  • Govt. of Rwanda: New Immigration Law
  • Indian visa facilitated to Sri Lankans
  • Albania grants Taiwan visa free privilege
  • Immigration Reform: Germany to open doors for engineers, doctors
  • Rwanda: EAC single tourist visa may delay
  • Taiwan: In-person passport application program to begin next week
  • United States Dedicates New Embassy Compound in Suva, Fiji
  • SCHENGEN VISAS IN FOUR AFRICAN COUNTRIES
  • U.S. Embassy Consular Services to be Temporarily Suspended
  • Taiwan: U.S. visa waiver talks on course
  • India: Canada to issue 10-year visa from mid-July
  • Australian online tourist visa for Maldivians
  • Brazil: Super Saturday Visa Program
  • Ukraine: Internal passports to be replaced with ID cards next year
  • Single tariff for visas set in Ukraine
  • Australia welcomes highly skilled Indians, with Indian degrees
  • UK Immigration: Next set of changes to student visa rules is announced
  • USA Visa Bulletin: Employment based Visa
  • Canada allows 10-year multiple entry visas to Indians
  • UK Government sets out proposals for breaking the link between temporary and permanent migration
  • European Parliament vote on Romania, Bulgaria joining the Schengen Area
  • Taiwan-France working holiday program to be launched soon
  • India: Progress of Tourist Visa on Arrival Scheme
  • Estonia Requests a Visa Waiver From Thailand
  • Emirates ID card must for children under age 15
  • Ukraine, Russia extending consular presence
  • Kosovo to introduce visas for Russian, Chinese nationals
  • H-1B, L1 visa fee increase impact US firms too
  • China's first e-passports to take effect in July
  • Russia, EU agree on five-year visas
  • USCIS new H-1B filing rules may bring 'false H-1B demand'
  • UKRAINE, SERBIA ABOLISH VISA REGIME FOR SHORT-TERM TRAVEL
  • Saudi Arabia to limit foreigner work permits to generate more employment for its nationals
  • Philippines: Visa or Study Permit is must for students
  • UK Parliament may assist Azerbaijan in simplifying visa regime
  • Russia, U.S. to agree on three-year multiple entry visa soon
  • US state department reviewing norms for B-1 in lieu of H-1B visa
  • USA: Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs New J-1 Visa Exchange Visitor Program Website
  • NEW IMMIGRATION LAW TAKES EFFECT IN MEXICO
  • CBP Reminds Travelers about Requirements for Admission into U.S. and I-94 Permit Process
  • From Russia to Poland visa-free
  • Australia: Student Visa English Language Requirements
  • Canada: New proof of parentage requirements for a child's travel document application
  • UK: Unnecessary immigration appeals to end
  • South Korea plans to open embassy in Georgia
  • UK Border Agency is closing its Los Angeles office
  • Ukraine: Biometric passports proposed
  • USCIS Proposes Significant Enhancements to EB-5 Visa Processing
  • USCIS Centralizes Filing of Form I-130: USA
  • Government eases visa process for business execs: Costa Rica
  • Estonia Opened Fifth Honorary Consulate in Denmark
  • USICE announces expanded list of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) degree programs: USA
  • No Entry Visa between Sudan and Eritrea
  • Skilled Migration Reform to Support Australia's Growing Economy
  • UAE puts new limits on unskilled expatriate labour
  • European Commission won't remove visa-free regime for Western Balkans
  • Norway: Considers outsourcing of visa service
  • Adopted Stricter Control of Immigrants: Panama
  • Australian varsities: Ease visa restrictions for India, China
  • U.S. extends visa term for Georgian citizens
  • Georgia introduces visa-free regime for few countries
  • Korea: New visa for foreign spouses to be issued
  • Russian visa centers to open in Finland
  • Taiwan: Draft amendment passed to simplify foreign residency applications
  • Man sentenced for impersonating ICE officer and attempted extortion
  • Counting the undocumented in L.A.
  • How to Minimize Visa Troubles
  • Immigration Firms can benefit from using Mac Software
  • EU gives green light for Liechtenstein to drop passport control
  • Naturalization information session set for March 19
  • Indian embassy in U.S. launches Facebook page
  • Moscow is starting visa-free system with Abkhazia and "South Ossetia"
  • Philippine Embassy in Washington DC to conduct Consular Services in Atlanta, Georgia
  • Iraq Visa Requirements Change
  • China, Russia agree on mutual exemption of visa requirements for Heixiazi Island
  • U.S. appoints Guaranty Trust for visa fee collection in Nigeria
  • US Embassy announces new visa appointment service in Ghana
  • Turkey, Malaysia agree to lift visa requirements
  • India's new move of 'eMigrate' to keep track of every emigrant
  • Turkey, Georgia agree on passport-free travel
  • Australia opens its Honorary Consulate in the Bahamas
  • EU Blue Card: Bulgaria too get benefited
  • Changes to Australian Skilled Sponsored Visas
  • No SAARC visa for 19 categories
  • Finland opens state-of-the-art visa centre in St. Petersburg with 83 service counters
  • Turkey, Kyrgyzstan to lift visa in late 2011
  • Visa help to find skilled workers in Calamity-hit-Australia
  • Medical tourists will need special medical tourist visas in India and the Philippines
  • Syria lifts visa restrictions on Iraqis
  • H-1B Visa reforms: Firms may have to reveal about new hires
  • Philippine Immigration Regulations On Travel Of Foreign Minors
  • British migrants continue to pour into Australia
  • Foreign workers required to obtain work permits to Vietnam
  • Survey reveals 80 per cent of Brits want less immigration
  • Bulgarian Parliament passes amendments to the Foreigners Act
  • Bill in Congress seeks temporary protected status for Pakistanis
  • Philippine Embassy in Riyadh announces tentative schedule for the year 2011
  • Work and holiday agreement for Australia and Bangladesh
  • 11,000 H1-B visas available even as year ends
  • ID card to be made mandatory for a string of services in UAE
  • Nepal to distribute machine readable passport
  • Russia signs law easing visa rules for foreign specialists
  • Number of Chinese residents in S. Korea tops 600,000
  • Sweden to close five Embassies
  • Indonesia Embassy to provide consular services in Belait
  • USCIS Reminds Haitians to Register for Temporary Protected Status
  • UK Tier 1 (General) to close overseas and new interim limit set for Tier 2 (General)
  • Ukraine approves draft visa facilitation with Switzerland
  • UK High Court decides that immigration cap is unlawful
  • UAE to implement new work permit rules from 2011
  • Ghana High Commission in UK to automate visa, passport applications
  • US embassy consular outreach clinic in Phuket
  • Points-based system - new versions of application forms and guidance
  • Great deal for the military and young illegal immigrants!!!
  • San Diego-born boy tied to beheadings for Drug Cartels
  • Belarus to open embassies in Brazil, Nigeria
  • Canada lifts visa requirement for visitors from Taiwan
  • Vietnam’s first consulate opens in Japan
  • European security standards needed for visa-free travel to EU
  • UK immigration panel recommends up to 25 per cent cut in non-EU entries
  • Canadian immigration to accept Immigrant Investor applications again
  • New Australian immigration points test in July 2011
  • Special Cross Border Agreements for Cambodia and Thailand
  • New Zealand: Clearer rules for immigration sponsors
  • Finland to open visa centre in Tatarstan
  • European Parliament grants Taiwan visa-free access
  • Zambians travelling to Ethiopia urged to use VISAs
  • South Africa introduces N120,000 visa caution fees
  • Nigerian Govt. extends deadline on MR passport to April 30, 2011
  • Canadians needs to obtain visas to enter UAE
  • U.S.-India Economic and Trade Relationship: Indian Investment in the U.S.
  • UAE : Ministry denies visa policy has changed
  • NZ to open an Embassy in Vienna
  • Taiwan's U.S. visa-waiver inclusion: MOFA
  • Saudi Arabia- Haj Terminal gets equipment to check visa forgeries
  • UK unveils 'enterprise visa' plans
  • Drugs Seized in Tunnel Near Border with San Diego
  • UK Border Agency restarts issuing successful Tier 1 (General) applications
  • US report details frauds in H2B visa programme
  • India simplifies visa procedures for ASEAN citizens
  • New visa rules to protect Canadians
  • Finnish Immigration Officials Mull Citizenship Test
  • 25 States Considering Arizona-style Immigration Laws
  • Russia is considering simpler border passage for Kaliningrad residents
  • Taiwan moves closer to Europe visa exemption
  • Mauritius, Switzerland sign agreement on short-stay visa waiver
  • Sweden opens online student visa service
  • USCIS Redesigns Naturalization Certificate to Enhance Security
  • Over 100,000 Nigerians given UK visa last year
  • Job visas only for highly skilled, salaried foreigners: Govt. of India
  • Visa-free regime for BiH, Albania
  • Russia hopes to join ranks of top tourist destinations
  • Immigration NZ trials ID biometrics facelift
  • Canada: Immigrants can boost innovation
  • UK faces legal challenges in implementing migration cap
  • Poland supports Bulgarian bid to join Schengen travel zone
  • Iraq opens embassy in Afghan capital
  • Germany Supports The Bulgarian's Bid to Join Schengen Zone
  • Kosovo Visa Liberalization Process
  • Hungary is going for strict immigration rules
  • New settlement checking service launches today in UK
  • U.K. Nobel laureates protest UK immigration cap
  • Barbados opens Embassy in Cuba
  • New US consulate to open in west Jerusalem
  • New high tech electronic passports of Canada
  • Australian Citizenship Day Celebrated in a unique way
  • Canada develops new website in 11 languages
  • Canada could rethink visas for Grenadians
  • Did Meg Whitman hire an Illegal?
  • Fiji Dual Citizenship
  • Iraq to abolish entry visa fees for Iranians
  • UK Immigration Cap under attack from within Government
  • Iraq to open embassy in Armenia
  • Hong Kong sees record 3.4 million visitors in August
  • Kuwaitis, Saudis to use smart cards instead of Passports
  • Singapore tops expat income
  • Collin Powell and Immigration Reform
  • UAE Work permits will be processed online
  • Korea Reaches an Agreement with Russia to Ease Immigration Restrictions
  • Sarajevo confident of visa-free travel deal in December
  • UK Immigration Minister speaks on UK immigration policy changes
  • Visa exemptions make Hainan more accessible
  • New Zealand to open second Visa Facilitation Office in India
  • Ukraine approves visa-free regime with Israel
  • Russia-Norway Deal on visa-freedom to be signed in November
  • Canadian Immigration Minister visit to include India, China and Philippines
  • Britain doles out most passports in EU
  • UAE to open embassy in Azerbaijan
  • Ghana Ministry To Open More Passport Application Centres
  • Immigration New Zealand's Response to the Canterbury Earthquake
  • US Imposed New Tourist Tax On Travelers From Visa-Waiver Countries
  • New versions of forms and guidance for points-based system applicants
  • Canadian Immigrant Investor scheme suspended - Investment requirements to double
  • Plunging visa numbers threaten Australian universities
  • Number of illegal immigrants in US now declining
  • Czech Republic To Close Embassy In Costa Rica
  • No visa-on-arrival in Lanka except for Maldivians and Singaporeans
  • Taiwan to simplify visa procedures for Hong Kong people
  • Immigration jumps in Britain amid surge in student visas
  • Visa free entry eases Eid visits to Syria
  • Immigration Officials moving to dismiss some deportation cases
  • Minister Kenney announces improvements affecting temporary foreign workers, including live-in caregivers
  • British passport services in India to move to British High Commission in New Delhi
  • IT Firms in a bind As H1B Visa Fees go up and up....
  • UK Naturalisation and Citizenship applications reconsiderations will require a fee
  • UK Student Tier 4 Visa Review Again
  • South Africa facilitates visas for journalists to promote tourism
  • Malaysia abolishes visa-on-arrival
  • Kuwaitis given 20,000 British tourist visas in June-July
  • Canada supports world-leading research and creates skilled jobs
  • San Diego Immigration Lawyer - Man accused of defrauding Somali immigrants
  • UK English Language test for spouses, partners and Tier 4 visa
  • Canada immigration funds Toronto program for minorities
  • U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - 9 sentenced in Ohio marriage fraud scheme
  • UK to set new immigration quota
  • Changes to Canadian Visa Rules
  • Canadian Immigration - Changes announced concerning the Federal Skilled Worker program
  • Finland: Drop in Asylum Seekers
  • Online visa issuance - Angola
  • UK immigration caps not to hurt Foreign Investors seeking business
  • Dubai plans new visa to attract start-up talent
  • New UK student visa restrictions overturned by court
  • Changes to US visa fees announced
  • Canadian Immigrant Investor Visa - Hike in Investment requirements
  • UK Immigration Tier 1 Visa Cap
  • Indians tops the list having one third H1B visas to U.S.
  • NEW FEE STRUCTURE FOR US NONIMMIGRANT VISAS
  • Earn $23,591 annually for employment visa: Govt.of India to foreigners
  • New changes to Canadian immigration
  • Indian students worst hit by new Australian new changes in Visa laws
  • Visa Agreement between Canada and China for tour groups
  • New UK Immigration Norms to hit Non-European Union skilled immigrants
  • Developments on UK immigration policy
  • H-1B Cap update
  • Australian immigration authorities considering for 'TOEFL'
  • Canada immigration authorities considering tightening Marriage visa rules
  • UK Govt. policies after the General Election on May 2010
  • Gov. Jan Brewer Signs Controversial Arizona Immigration Bill
  • Canadian work visas for Indian investors
  • Arrest due to fake UK marriage visa
  • South African visa now needed for transit through to other countries
  • EB-5 Investor Visa Program of US
  • Calderon condemns border killing, ties it to Arizona immigration law
  • Canada continued to welcome high number of Immigrants in the year 2009
  • New Visa-on-Arrival by Govt. of India
  • Heathrow drugs find leads to Australia arrests
  • FIFA World Cup
  • New Green Cards
  • Nine police chiefs to challenge Arizona immigration law
  • No need to fear immigration law
  • Why the Major Leagues Should Boycott AZ
  • Breaking News: Obama takes immigration reform off agenda
  • Attorney General Eric Holder to challenge new Immigration Law in AZ
  • San Diego Immigration Attorney - French Gourmet bistro hit with immigration charges
  • Will others follow Arizona's lead on immigration?
  • Arizona immigration bill expected to become law
  • Immigrants: The key to Social Security Reform
  • Mexico Quake and Haiti Survivors Freed From Immigration Jails
  • Colorado Town Calls For Immigration Reform Now
  • F1 Student Visas - Student visa fraud ring found at Fla. school
  • State Senator targets illegal immigrant inmates
  • County now runs fingerprints through immigration database
  • Sheriff Joe Arpaio's boys will undergo training to target illegal immigrants
  • U.S. Jews and Latinos form unlikely bond over immigration
  • Massachusetts Election: Death Blow for Immigration Reform?
  • San Diego Immigration Attorney - Fleeing Violence, Immigrants and Restaurants Move From Tijuana, Mexico to San Diego
  • Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Intersection of Immigration and Civil Rights
  • Immigrant rights advocates V. the Arizona Anti Immigrants Sherrif
  • Singapore Visas - Expat increase creates Economic Fears
  • Haiti Earthquake and Immigration Reform
  • Should legal immigrants be deported for drug possession?
  • No texting Immigrants before raids - you may get criticized!!
  • What do you do in order to speed up Immigration Reform - put on your running shoes!
  • Ilegal Work in the US, price may be too high
  • Washington prepares for immigration fight?
  • San Diego Immigration Lawyer - Drone aircraft will be used to nab illegal immigrants on California-Mexico border
  • Is Santa checking the Immigration status of kids? - Some Charities do
  • Immigration and economic growth go hand in hand
  • What are the Odds for Immigration Reform next year?
  • San Diego Immigration Attorney - Arrests of illegal immigrants along border drop 25%
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