LONDON: Britain on Friday said it would introduce a mandatory digital ID scheme for British citizens and residents starting a new job as a measure to deter illegal immigration.“It will make it tougher to work illegally, making our borders more secure,” PM Keir Starmer said in a statement announcing the move, which had been previously […]
Winston Peters (Pic credit: ANI) NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand is making it easier for migrant workers to live and work in the country through two new residency pathways, as part of efforts to strengthen the workforce and revive the economy. Economic development minister Nicola Willis announced the changes on Tuesday, saying skilled and experienced migrants […]
The United States has announced a steep increase in fees for H-1B visa applications, sparking concern among foreign workers, students, and tech companies alike. The cost for new visa petitions has been raised to USD 100,000, up from the previous range of roughly USD 2,000 to USD 5,000. The move, described by the Trump administration […]
In response to the White House proclamation on H-1B visas, major US firms including Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, and JPMorgan have issued urgent advisories asking employees on H-1B visas to return to the US before the Sept 21 deadline.Microsoft’s advisory, shared shortly after the proclamation, warned of the risk of being denied re-entry into the US […]
The Work Permit Classification is implemented in two phases: first for current non-Saudi workers from July 5, 2025, then new arrivals August 3, 2025/ Representative Image In a major shift from the decades-old, one-size-fits-all work visa system, Saudi Arabia has launched a new skill-based classification for work permits. Effective July 5th 2025, this policy divides […]
US President Donald Trump President Donald Trump on Sunday urged foreign companies to expand investment in the United States and bring in expert personnel to train American workers in advanced manufacturing.In a post on Truth Social, Trump stressed the need for the country to relearn skills in industries such as semiconductors, shipbuilding, and high-tech machinery […]
One month into President Trump’s federal takeover of Washington, D.C., some of the city’s most visible workers have gone into hiding. Hector is one more than a dozen people we spoke to who work for apps like Uber Eats, DoorDash and Grubhub. He and others say they have drastically cut back their hours or stopped […]
HIRE Act proposes 25% tax on companies for hiring foreign workers. Amid MAGA talks of taxing companies for hiring foreign workers or banning them from hiring Indians, senator Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) has introduced the HIRE Act (Halting International Relocation of Employment), vowing protection of American workers from jobs getting outsourced by US companies. The Act, […]
This image from video provided by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement via DVIDS shows manufacturing plant employees waiting to have their legs shackled at the Hyundai Motor Group’s electric vehicle plant. (Pic credit: AP) A Hyundai manufacturing plant under construction in rural southeast Georgia turned into the scene of one of the largest workplace immigration […]
Peter Navarro shared Jack Poso’s post calling for imposing tax on foreign remote workers. US President Donald Trump’s trade adviser Peter Navarro has shared a post by Conservative commentator Jack Poso in which Poso called for tariffing foreign remote workers. Navarro is in the middle of a major row owing to his consecutive statements on […]
