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The Moscow city government's plan to reduce the quota in 2008 on the number of migrant workers from 750,000 to 250,000 has caused a stir in Russia's Federal Migration Service.

South Africa is experiencing an exodus of health workers -- much more than previously thought -- according to a report published by the Southern African Migration Project.

The head of Russia's migration service announced on 11 July 2007 that his country and Uzbekistan have signed three migration

The Moscow Times is reporting that the United Kingdom's embassy in Moscow is currently receiving an average of 100 visa applications per hour. The current application numbers may have been helped by June's traditional high demand and the 50% reduction in cost for certain types of visas.

According to the latest annual report, 'International Migration Outlook 2007,' by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), legal migration to 20 member countries continues to rise. Approximately four million new immigrants entered OECD countries permanently in 2005, an increase of 10 percent from the previous year.

The United States State Department slammed Australia's 457 visa scheme, saying it was possible to be linked to illegal labor trafficking.

The 457 visa scheme is an Australian immigration program that allows employers to bring in workers from overseas for a temporary amount of time if they cannot find workers locally.