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Number of visas issued for New Zealand decreases.

deyan — Wed, 16 May 2012 15:29:52 +0000

The New Zealand Labor department has prepared a report, which indicates that there is a decline in the number of New Zealand Visas issued in the period between July 2011 and March 2012. In their new report the immigration authorities have written that 13,265 were granted a Skilled Migrant Visa to New Zealand which is almost a 12 percent decline compared with the same period during the previous year.

The reasons for this new development are mainly to be found in the effects of the global economic crisis. In times of high economic uncertainty a lot of prospective highly-skilled migrants prefer to take less risk …

The Australian Immigration Department releases new video to advice overstayers.

deyan — Mon, 14 May 2012 12:54:46 +0000

The Australian immigration has decided to release a video, which will contain some advice useful for people, who have overstayed their visa and do not know what to do. The video will be available in 14 different languages and will contain useful information that will encourage people not to wait, but to resolve their immigration issues as soon as possible. The video will cover all kind of visas including ETA, eVisitor and Working Holiday Visa.

People, who have not left Australia after their visa had expired are usually not sure of what course of action they should take and may therefore be unable …

Canada needs Irish construction workers.

deyan — Wed, 02 May 2012 10:24:54 +0000

The Canadian construction industry is searching for a large number of qualified Irish workers to participate in various constructions and engineering projects across the country. The Alberta-Based Canadian engineering JV Driver, for example, will sponsor the Engineering Village in Job Expo 2012 in an effort to recruit 200 new employees, in order to overcome the severe shortage of skilled construction workers that exist on the local market.

As a result of the abovementioned developments, which are currently happening on Canadian job market Visa First have been contacted from a Canadian Construction company to help in the recruitment of 167 new workers.

Visa First manager Edwina …

Visa First helps recruiting Irish workers for rebuilding Christchurch NZ

deyan — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:41:50 +0000

Various employment agencies and contractors have got in touch with Visa First to ask for assistance regarding hiring qualified Irish workers, who are to participate in the rebuilding of the New Zealand city of Christchurch, which was badly affected by several devastating earthquakes during the years 2010 and 2011.

The increased demand for new workforce has been caused by the fact that a number of insurance companies have released significant amounts of money in order to settle the post-earthquake claims with individuals and businesses from the local community.

Edwina Shanahan, Manager with Visafirst.com, has issued the following statement concerning the issue:

“In June or July …

Flows in the new student visa system in UK bring bogus students

Boyana — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 10:44:35 +0000

The new points-based student visa system in the UK proved to have flows that could have been predicted and avoided, according to Amyas Morse, head of the National Audit Office (NAO).

The new student system allows students from outside the European Economic Area to study in the UK. It appeared, however, that the UK Border Agency that implemented the new system is more lenient towards students with incorrect visa applications and focuses more on illegal immigrants.

With the previous visa system for non-EEA students, the number of students who could attend college was unlimited. They could also move college freely, without notifying the Agency. The …