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The BBC reports this week that one UK landlord who provided housing for immigrants has been jailed for a year.
Michael Nevin, 36, of West End, Penwortham, Lancashire, admitted 25 charges of facilitating breaches of UK immigration law.
Liverpool Crown Court was told Nevin had provided accommodation for the immigrants, who were from eastern Europe, at two properties in Southport. They were discovered after police raids in April 2004.
The US' H1B visa has frequently appeared in workpermit.com's news section, usually regarding the popular visa's quota of 65,000, which many in the high tech industry wish to raise.
Although the quota hasn't yet been raised, we'd like to take a moment to remind you that if you are planning to apply for an H-1B visa, the time for submitting your application is approaching.
Radio New Zealand International Online reports that New Zealand's Immigration minister is warning people in Fiji to be wary of a company reportedly promising jobs picking apples in New Zealand.
Reports say that "Pooz Travel World" is charging up to two thousand New Zealand dollars in return for a job. Immigration officials say there is no need to go through an employment consultant in order to work in New Zealand, and people would be better off approaching the New Zealand High Commission directly.
The European Union and several eastern European countries are calling on Washington to allow visa-free travel to the US from all EU countries, warning on Feb. 8 that the issue is festering and could poison pro-American public opinion in those countries.
Rotterdam, the country's second-biggest city, last month passed a code that encourages residents to speak only Dutch in schools, at work and on the street as the city struggles to assimilate Turkish and Moroccan immigrants. Now Immigration Minister Rita Verdonk is calling for a similar national measure. Neither move includes penalties for violators.
The influx of workers from central and eastern Europe has boosted Britain's economy, relieved skilled shortages and cut unemployment lines, the European Commission says.
Britain had reaped the benefit of fully opening its borders to citizens of new EU member states, the commission said, and it urged countries that had imposed tough restrictions to follow Britain's lead.