As of March 1, 2006, the US Embassy in Muscat, Oman will only accept visa application forms that have been filled out online, printed, and signed, says a press note. The forms are the DS-156 (Non-immigrant Visa Application), the DS-157 (Supplemental Non-immigrant Visa Application) and the DS-158 (Contact Information and Work History for Non-immigrant Visa Applicant). Handwritten or typed DS-156/157/158 forms will not be accepted after March 1, 2006.
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Two tunnels have been discovered under the US-Mexico border this week, American immigration agents say.
One was discovered in Arizona when border patrol agents spotted two men taking marijuana out of it.
The other one was found in California after it caved in. Officials said there was evidence it had been used recently.
The discoveries come amid diplomatic tension between Mexico and Washington over a proposal in the US Congress to build more border security fencing.
More than 800 overseas doctors, nurses and other health professionals have expressed interest in moving to South Australia, thanks to successful employment expos held in Great Britain, Europe and India. Please see workpermit.com's information for medical practitioners interested in working in Australia for more information on visas and requirements.
Premier Mike Rann said the level of interest following the expos has been greater than expected. Australia launched its largest immigration drive in 40 years at the end of 2005.
The British government is to offer some asylum-seekers and illegal immigrants more cash to leave the country. The offer, of up to 2000 GPB ($3,500) per person, would run until the end of June and would be available to those who claimed asylum in Britain before December 2005. Immigration Minister Tony McNulty disclosed the package in a written statement to Members of Parliament, The Times reported last week.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced last week that it is starting a second test of its electronic passport initiative next week, as it seeks to curtail the use of bogus passports at international airports.
The e-passports carry biometric identification technologies. The tests will be conducted at San Francisco International Airport, as well as Changi Airport in Singapore and Sydney Airport in Australia. The testing began Sunday, January 15 and continue through April 15, with the help of the Australian, New Zealand and Singaporean governments.
A little over a year ago, Yorkshire, UK electronics engineer Adrian Hill faced the prospect of redundancy or the chance of a job in New Zealand. The Yorkshire Post reports on one man's new life in New Zealand.
Almost 14 months down the line, having moved to picturesque Lower Hutt, on the country's north island, against his every instinct, the 31-year-old now has a lifestyle which he says he would not swap for the world, despite a love of the Yorkshire Dales, Headingley cricket, Tetley bitter and all the usual iconic images of homeland.