Immigration

The Ascension Island idea was suggested in Whitehall in 2020 at the request of the then home secretary Priti Patel. Photo: The Guardian
World+Biz

UK considering sending deportees to volcanic island

UK Home Office minister Sarah Dines said the proposal to send people to Ascension Island could replace the government’s plan to deport people to Rwanda

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Education

US Embassy holds ‘Super Friday’ for student visa applicants

French riot police officers and emergency personnel work to move a vehicle during the fifth day of protests following the death of Nahel, a 17-year-old teenager killed by a French police officer in Nanterre during a traffic stop, in Paris, France, July 2, 2023. REUTERS/Juan Medina
World+Biz

Shot teenager's grandmother urges end to French overnight riots

FILE PHOTO: Picketers march around the Office of the Prime Minister and Privy Council as approximately 155,000 public sector union workers with the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) continue to strike, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada April 24, 2023. REUTERS/Blair Gable/File Photo
World+Biz

Canada's largest public sector strike leaves thousands in immigration limbo

People walk in front of the Sydney Opera House, Australia, November 2, 2016. REUTERS/Steven Saphore
World+Biz

Australia to overhaul immigration system, smooth entry for skilled workers

FILE PHOTO: A Canadian flag flies in front of the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, March 22, 2017. REUTERS/Chris Wattie
World+Biz

Record international migration spurs historic rise in Canadian population

E-gates ease immigration clearance at Benapole checkpoint
Bangladesh

E-gates ease immigration clearance at Benapole checkpoint

New leader of Britain's Conservative Party Rishi Sunak stands outside the party's headquarters in London, Britain, October 24, 2022. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
Europe

'Enough is enough': UK PM announces crackdown on illegal immigration

Morocco, the most ideal beneficiary of reverse migration this year, has reached the quarter final for the first time. Photo: Reuters
Panorama

What this 'immigrants' World Cup tells us about migration

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Bangladesh

UK visa payment changes for applications in Bangladesh

Asylum seekers talk to a police officer as they cross into Canada from the U.S. border near a checkpoint on Roxham Road near Hemmingford, Quebec, Canada April 24, 2022. Picture taken April 24, 2022. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi
World+Biz

Canada plans record immigration targets amid labour crunch

A person wearing a face mask walks along the harbour waterfront across from the Sydney Opera House during a lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in Sydney, Australia, October 6, 2021. Photo: Reuters
Global Economy

Wage growth, immigration in focus at Australian jobs summit

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern participates in a televised debate with National leader Judith Collins at TVNZ in Auckland, New Zealand, September 22, 2020. Fiona Goodall/Pool via REUTERS/
World+Biz

New Zealand to temporarily boost worker intake amid shortfall