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Junior0300 wrote:I believe this forum is sponsored by Workpermit.com. Its time for them to come forward and point us all in correct direction.
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Moderators and Sponsors are welcome to debate.
Yes.
http://www.workpermit.com sponsors this forum.
We are more than willing to let members inform, help, debate each other. Occasionally we step in.
However, as an organization, we do not directly involve ourselves in advocacy.
Our business model is to understand the immigration systems of over 30 countries and provide assistance and resources for persons wishing to travel &/or immigrate between nations.
The United Kingdom is one of our major destinations, but we are in no position to petition the government regarding its laws.
Also, it is only one of many countries that we have to read up on legislation and guidances daily.
Immigration reform is taking place throughout the world today .. nearly every country is altering their laws and procedures.
In our view, Britain is merely taking one more step along the path of reforms that have been in the works for years. There are many more due over the next three years. Prepare yourself by studying and knowing what is on its way.
In Britain, the over-all system is moving toward a more streamlined and objective criteria and process. Agreed, there are growing pains, but there is real progress toward a simpler and more objective system.
As in all countries, some people will benefit by the changes, others will not.
In all countries, immigration changes constantly as more information and statistics are revealed and studied. Countries that don't do that tend not to be very desireable places to live.
Our business is helping people with the laws as they are implemented.
Involving ourselves in activism or policy making is not something we have the time for.
One final note, just in case you might be taking in a breath to tell me what-for (
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Just about every member of our organization is an immigrant, from more than a dozen countries and located in four currently, with more planned. Some of us have gone the citizenship route, some are long-term employees, a couple by marriage, some (myself among them) started up our own independent businesses to sponsor ourselves for work permits and residency.
We have sympathy. We feel your pain.
But.
We have what we consider to be a larger picture of it. We cannot spend our resources on advocacy in Australia, South Africa, Sweden, France, Canada, the United States, Italy, Germany, Russia, the Ukraine, the Netherlands, Romanis, Turkey, India, etc etc etc.
My personal advice to all: study all information on work permits and immigration routes carefully. Your time wil be well-invested since you will be focused on long-term success.
The Admin
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On EDIT : many of us worked an 80 hour week last week and are about to finish up 60 to 70 hours for this week to get on top of the announced changes and separate them from rumors ... in addition to our normal jobs. Some, myself among them, work more than one job. I'll be finishing my second 100 hour week sometime during the weekend.
Too bloody tired to be "shocked." ]
