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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 06 December 09Weekly Immigration News Round up 06 December 09 Weekly Immigration News Round up 29 November 09Weekly Immigration News Round up 29 November 09 Weekly Immigration News Round up 22 November 09Weekly Immigration News Round up 22 November 09 Weekly Immigration News Round up 15 November 09Weekly Immigration News Round up 15 November 09 Maintenance concession for Tier 4 applicants already in the UK extendedThe UK Border Agency were aware that students already in the United Kingdom would not have needed to show maintenance funds before, so are allowing a longer transitional period for all Tier 4 applications made within the United Kingdom until February 2010. 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). Share                                                 |