An Australian index measuring the number of jobs available for skilled workers rose 1.1 percent in January from December.

Jobs for professionals, including docto...

New immigration fees, funding sweeping changes to border security over the next 12 months, have today been announced by the Government.

The...

A ban on non-EU unskilled workers may have to be lifted if preparations for the 2012 Olympics are running late, a committee of peers has been told.

Such workers are currently facing...

The introduction of compulsory identity cards for foreign nationals in Britain will take at least three years to complete, ministers are to confirm this month.

Despite repeated promis...

A new requirement to fingerprint people applying for visitor visas to the United Kingdom does not apply to Australians, the British High Commission says.

The measure is aimed at cou...

Britain's immigration system is "fitter than it was" after a shake-up in the way it works, the head of the border and immigration agency has told MPs.

Lin Homer said more foreign ...

The global rollout of fingerprint checks on all visa applicants is complete three months ahead of schedule, and millions under budget, the Government announced today.

In a wide rang...

The next time when you apply for a visa for Britain, you will have to furnish your finger scans and digital photographs.

The British High Commission is set to introduce biometric dat...

Curry restaurants are facing an "unprecedented crisis" due to tough new immigration laws, First Minister Alex Salmond has been told.

Enam Ali, the founder of the British Curry Awards,...

MSPs were today discussing the ending of Scotland's competitive advantage under its flagship scheme to keep talented overseas students in the country.

The Fresh Talent sche...

A government campaign will warn bosses that they face large fines and prison sentences if they are caught employing illegal migrant workers.

The Home Office will run radio and print a...

Relatives of foreigners who outstay their visas could face imprisonment, under plans being considered by the Conservatives.

Damian Green, the shadow immigration minister, sai...

Britain continued to be the biggest source of immigrants to WA in 2007, accounting for more than a third of migrants to the State.

Department of Immigration and Citizenship figures sho...