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Immigration Information     Australia to hire thousands of Filipino workers in 2010Thousands of skilled overseas Filipino workers (OFW) are expected to be employed in Australia next year with the scheduled signing of a labour agreement next month, Philippine Labor Secretary Marianito Roque said, GMA News reports. Saudi Arabia was top destination for Filipino workers in 2009The government agency which regulates the deployment of overseas Filipino workers (OFW’s), reports that the number one destination for workers is still Saudi Arabia. Border and Immigration Minister says new student visa system is an improvementImmigration Minister Phil Woolas has defended the government’s new points based visa system for foreign students against claims it is easy to abuse, the BBC reports. Immigration Matters 2009 round upIn the last Immigration Matters article of the year, and the decade, we reflect on the events of 2009 and contemplate what we might expect in 2010. Weekly Immigration News Round up 15 November 09Weekly Immigration News Round up 15 November 09 Home Office defends immigration policyThe Home Office has issued a strong rebuttal of weekend newspaper reports claiming insufficient consideration of 337,000 visa applications made in the early 2000s (prior to the formation of the UK Border Agency). Weekly Immigration News Round up 8 November 09Weekly Immigration News Round up 8 November 09 Crime suspect returned to the USA wanted man on suspicion of assaulting his daughter in Arizona has been removed from the United Kingdom by UK Border Agency officers at Gatwick airport, the Home Office has revealed. Earning the right to stay under new UK citizenship rulesNew citizenship proposals outlined in the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration ACT, which became law on 21 July, will make it harder to settle in the UK. Weekly Immigration News Round up 1 November 09Weekly Immigration News Round up 1 November 09 Share                                                 |