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New Zealand's Department of Labour has released a report, "Migration Trends 2005/06," detailing immigration statistics from the previous year. The report is produced annually to provide information about trends in temporary and permanent migration to New Zealand.
Highly skilled migrants in the United Kingdom are organizing a demonstration against recent changes to the Highly Skilled Migrant Programme (HSMP).
Nine of ten American farmers responded to a recent survey by indicating that they feel an unfair burden on them to prove that their workers are in the United States legally. Some believe that the verification process being required by the law should be performed by the U.S. government.Effectively, current regulations force the employers to perform some of the duties of federal immigration officials.
More than 2,500 migrants are seeking jobs through Ireland's National Training and Employment Authority (FÁS) on any given day, recent information in Ireland suggests.
The figure provoked demands for a change in Government policy from both the opposition and Fianna Fáil backbenches.
NOTE: New workpermit.com page in our United Kingdom section - Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme (SAWS)
The Home Office is planning to limit the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme (SAWS) exclusively to Bulgarians and Romanians by 01 January 2008. Under the current plan, it will remain in place as is until then.
Ireland's Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment has announced major changes to the skilled immigration categories to come into effect from 1 February 2007.