Category: Work Abroad
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Australia to deport 20 illegal Chinese migrants
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In a major operation against illegal migrants in Australia, the Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) has detained 20 Chinese migrants who were staying and working illegally in the country. DIAC will remove the illegal workers identified in a joint operation with New South Wales Police in the Riverina. Warrants…
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Religious workers can get residence in New Zealand
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Religious workers in New Zealand now stand a chance to gain permanent residence visa, thanks to changes announced by the country’s immigration minister Jonathan Coleman. The change to the immigration policy not only provides a provision for residency for religious workers, but also offers an updated temporary work visa for…
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Employers must keep employment agreements for all staff
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Employment-related issues and employment fraud are two common concerns among new migrants, and a new law change goes a step further to protect employees’ rights. Employers in New Zealand are legally required to have a written employment agreement for every employee. The law now requires every employer to keep a…
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Guidance event for migrants to New Zealand
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Adjusting to a new town, let alone a new country can often be a stressful experience for the casual traveler. But migrants coming to New Zealand face the added stress of having to settle in quickly and re-start their life in a new land. This can be a confusing and long drawn out…
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High commission to accept online visa requests
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The Indian High Commission in New Zealand is about to implement the online visa scheme. From 30 May 2011, the high commission in Wellington will accept only online visa applications. “After this date, the High Commission will not accept manual, handwritten or typed visa applications,” says the high commission. “All…
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Visa free entry for Indians to New Zealand?
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Will Indians get visa-free entry to New Zealand by the end of 2011? If you think it will, you can put your money where your mouth is. New Zealand’s online predictions market, iPredict Ltd, launched stocks to predict whether the Kiwi Government will waive visa requirements for India – an…
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Australia slammed for poor human rights
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Australia’s human rights record has come under criticism by the latest report by Amnesty International. The reports states that three Sri Lankan asylum-seekers were “forcibly returned to Sri Lanka from Australia”, and they “were subsequently arrested and tortured.” In April, the government suspended asylum applications for Sri Lankan and Afghan…
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US Hindus have highest education, lowest divorce rate
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Hindus living in the United States have the highest educational qualification and the lowest divorce rate, according to a recent survey. While national average is 11 percent, almost half of all Hindus (48 percent) in America have post-graduate degrees, followed by Jews at the second place at 35 percent, according…
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UK job market on double-speed
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Jobs in the UK are on the rise, with the private sector showing confidence in hiring more employees. However, the public sector is not joining the party, but rather showing restraint. Also, the private sector companies that are dependent on the public sector are affected by the cost-cutting measures in the…
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Australia to recruit 30,000 Indians
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Australia needs as many as 2.4 million skilled employees over the next four years, and it is looking to India to fill part of this skills shortage. The demand, mostly driven by Australia’s booming mining sector, will be met by training more than 100,000 Indians, and hiring about 30,000 Australia-educated…
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NRIs slow on using voting rights
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Despite the government of India offering the much-demanded voting rights to Indians living overseas, NRIs have been shunning away from exercising this right in the recent state assembly elections in India. For example, not even one NRI has registered to vote in the recent elections in Tamil Nadu. “Even though…
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Singapore to hire 60,000 Indians
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Jobs in Singapore are a big attraction for Indians, since Singapore offers higher pay rates and better living conditions than India. Singapore too is keen to attract more Indian professionals to meet its skills shortage. Jobs in Singapore for Indians are set to increase as there are more than 300,000…
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Indians may compete with foreigners for top jobs
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Soon, Indians competing with foreigners for C-level jobs in India will be a major trend, according to a study. The world will witness reverse brain drain, and the vast vacancies for CXOs in countries like India will be filled not only by returning Indians, but also by Americans and Europeans…
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Kiwis less warm towards Asians
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New Zealanders’ feelings of warmth toward people from Japan, India and China have marginally decreased since 2009, according to a survey. The average warmth rating toward people from all three countries was 70 in 2010, against 72 in 2009, according to the latest survey of New Zealanders’ perceptions of Asia…
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Tips for choosing immigration lawyer for Australia
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With starry dreams of emigrating to Australia and starting a better life in a western country, many Indians have become victims of fraudulent immigration lawyers and consultants. To safeguard the interests of unassuming migrants moving to Australia, the Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority (MARA) have launched a multi-lingual…
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Australia relaxes student visa rules for Indians
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At a time when Australia’s education sector is showing effects of the bad press attracted by racist attacks on Indians, the country’s Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) has made it easier for students from India and 37 other countries to get a student visa to study in Australia. With…
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Why are NRIs so touchy about India?
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Call them NRIs, people of Indian origin (PIOs), or the most recent label – overseas citizens of India, they have one thing in common – their overt patriotism. Does it occur to them that “patriotic non-resident Indian” is an oxymoron? Just like ‘dancer Sunny Deol’, an ‘orator Azharuddin’, or an…
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New Zealanders keen to work in Christchurch
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As many as half a million New Zealanders are willing to work in Christchurch and help rebuild the city destroyed in the recent earthquake. Many of those who left Canterbury also plan to return, as per the findings of the first official poll that estimated the work force available to…
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US visa for an idea
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While getting H-1B visa is becoming difficult for Indians, the United States is opening another door for getting a long-term US visa, thanks to the growing concerns of unemployment and losing global competitiveness. The Start Up Visa Act 2011 brings good news to Indians keen to migrate to the United…
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Infosys faces US visa and tax fraud allegation
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Infosys is facing allegations of violation of US immgration laws, as per a complaint by one of its American employees. The employee has filed a case against Infosys accusing the Indian company of visa and tax fraud, a PTI report says. Jack Palmer, the employee, says that Infosys sent “lower level and…