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DOS Beefs Up Consular Services in Brazil, Plans Two New Consulates
The Department of State plans to open two new consulates in Belo Horizante and Porto Alegre, Brazil, which the White House said are important economic and cultural centers for the states of Minas Gerais and Rio Grande do Sul. In remarks to the U.S.-Brazil Partnership for the 21st Century, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said […]
AUSTRALIA: Australian Government Revised Labour Market Testing in the 457 Program
In June 2013, the previous government of Australia decided to undo decades of progressive reform and introduce Labour Market Testing (LMT) into the 457 program. That government was defeated in September 2013 and the new government has substantially watered down the LMT regime with amendments passed on November 23. The subclass 457 visa is the […]
PERU: New Law to Regularize Residence of Foreigners in Irregular Immigration Status
A new law establishes a procedure to regularize the residence of foreigners who are in irregular immigration status. On November 8, 2013, Law No. 30103 was published in the Official Gazette of Peru. The new law establishes a procedure to regularize the immigration status of foreign nationals who entered Peruvian territory before January 1, 2012. […]
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