Almost 5 million Migrants Granted UK Residence Under EU Settlement Scheme

Almost 5 million Granted UK Residence Under EU Settlement Scheme

Despite warnings of a mass ‘Brexit exodus’ of European migrants, it has emerged that just under five million people were granted the right to live and work in the UK under the EU Settlement Scheme so far, according to official estimates.

Home Office figures reveal that, as of the end of June, some 4,908,760 EU citizens had been granted an immigration status to remain in the country as full freedom of movement to live and work in the UK came to a close following Brexit transition.

EU citizens – as well as people from Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland – and their families were invited to apply to the scheme by the June 30 deadline.

Quarterly data published this week showed that the Home Office had processed 5.5 million applications for settlement by the deadline, with the highest numbers of applications coming from Polish, Romanian and Italian nationals

The latest figures are much higher than the official estimate of how many EU nationals are living in the UK. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) indicated that in mid-2020 this was 3.5 million.

More than six million applications (6,050,860) were submitted between the launch of the scheme in March 2019 and the June 30 2021 cut-off date.

Over 2.8 million applicants were granted settled status, allowing them permanent leave to remain in the UK.

A further 2.3 million (2,327,850) were granted pre-settled status, meaning they need to reapply after living in the country for five years to gain permanent residence or indefinite leave to remain in the UK.

Included in this number, immigration status was granted to 295,890 people from countries like India, Pakistan and Brazil under the scheme, which allows family members who are not EU or European Economic Area nationals to also apply.

The Home Office said: “Across all nationalities, the highest numbers of applications received were from Polish, Romanian and Italian nationals. This has been the trend throughout the life of the scheme.”

There were 109,430 applications refused, 80,600 withdrawn or void, and 79,730 were deemed invalid, where the Home Office decides someone is not eligible to apply or has failed to provide sufficient proof of residence.

The Home Office said 8% of the applications were from “repeat applicants” (472,220).

Among the applications were more than one million from children (1,002,280).

Some 772,260 of the applications from under-18s finalised by the end of June were granted an immigration status, while 32,870 requests were refused, withdrawn, void or invalid, the figures indicate.

In London, Newham saw the highest number of applications to the scheme (142,120). Outside London, the highest number was in Birmingham in the West Midlands (138,490).

It is still not known how many people in the UK are eligible for the scheme but could remain in the country undocumented.

Anyone who has not yet applied may have lost their lawful immigration status after the deadline, although late applications can be made under limited reasonable grounds and the Government has said there is no cut-off date for doing so.

Those who applied before the deadline but have yet to receive a decision are protected under existing rights, subject to the outcome of the application and any appeal.

Anyone who does not apply and continues to live in the UK without being able to prove their immigration status could face enforcement action. Most migrating EU citizens will in future need a work permit to live and work in the UK.

The UK has one million job vacancies including a shortage of lorry drivers and builders, much of which has been blamed on Brexit. However, the latest Home Office settlement figures appears to contradict this claim.

The mainstream media keep spreading rumours that there will be empty supermarket shelves this Christmas because of the lorry driver shortage and Brexit, yet everywhere I look there’s a lorry or van thundering down my street!

You can’t move for delivery vans dropping off goods to people who for whatever reason prefer not to go to a shop.

Finally, if most of our food is imported, would that not be delivered by a lorry from the country from which the food is being sent? Of course it would! That’s why our motorways are clogged up with juggernauts from Spain, Netherlands, Romania, Poland and just about every other EU country.

Trending

·        Tensions rise as China denounces AUKUS Pact between US, UK and Australia

·        Highest price rises since CPI records began as inflation hits 3.2% - https://youtu.be/wv7-WPv-mHs

·        Emma Raducanu becomes instant millionaire at 18 and could earn £150m! - https://youtu.be/koAbiFVlgqg

·        Time to get out of stocks and shares? Market Warning - https://youtu.be/_vOblIQYxqo

The new world order is here

The world of business has changed and unless you adapt your business will decline like it has for thousands of small businesses as well as companies like Debenhams and Gap.

What can you do to take advantage of the changes rather than hoping things will go back to ‘normal’ again? They won’t.

The biggest revolution is the explosion in online trading and social media marketing.

Businesses which have adapted have boomed while others are no longer in business.

Can you make money on social media?

I notice that kids are very good at creating videos and posts on social media. Unlike me, they have grown up with IT and social media, but that doesn’t mean us oldies can’t get in on the act!

We can all learn to not only how to use social media,

but also how to make money on social media…

"Stop Wasting Time On Social Media And Start Making Money Instead"

You can learn how to make money on social media from my mentor Paul O’Mahony, founder of the ReThink Academy, who has made millions online starting from nothing.

In this FREE webclass you're going to see:

·        How to​ use the time you're already spending on the internet to build a digital business in your spare time.

·        How to​ get a product to sell if you don't have one already and... how to get it for nothing.

·        The exact strategy​ "he used to make my first million and quit my job permanently without a big budget, or any experience with social media."

You'll discover all this and more when you watch the webclass below.

I'M READY TO WATCH THE FREE TRAINING NOW!

WATCH THIS TRAINING IF:

·        You own a business.

·        You want to own a business without quitting your job yet.

·        You are serious about building a profitable online business.

·        You're tired of wasting time on social media and want to make money instead.

·       "Stop Wasting Time On Social Media And Start Making Money Instead" (even if you lack time, resources, experience, or expertise).

I'M READY TO WATCH THE FREE TRAINING NOW!

CLICK HERE TO WATCH https://bit.ly/38rzLvZ

Spots Fill Up Fast - Limited Seats Available!

 

 #eusettlement #immigration #makemoney #socialmediamarketing #makemoneyonline #euimmigration #ukresidence #workpermit

Canada to recruit 400,000 new immigrants a year to boost economy

Canada has announced that it will increase immigration into the country and simplify the process in order to help the economy recover and grow

Canada aims to accept over 400,000 permanent residents each year under the 2021-2023 Immigration Levels Plan. The focus of the new plan will be geared towards economic growth, with the Economic Class accounting for 60% of new admissions.

The new Canadian migrant visas are aimed at increasing numbers of people through the following programmes:

·        Self-Employed Persons Program

·        Federal Skilled Trades Program

·        Federal Skilled Worker Program

·        Canadian Experience Class  

·        Start-up Visa

In recent years, Indians have made up the largest nationality to obtain permanent residency in Canada. Migrants have been helped by a more straightforward path to citizenship, as well as schemes aimed at attracting entrepreneurs and highly skilled workers.

According to immigration analysts, the main reason behind increased migrants from the US to Canada is the confusion surrounding the H-1B scheme, as well as the extremely long waiting times for a US green card for Indians.

Immigration is critical for Canada, not only for surviving the pandemic, but also to short-term and long-term economic recovery and growth

Marco E. L. Mendicino, Minister of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship said, “As we look to the future, newcomers create jobs not only by providing our businesses with the skills they need to thrive, but also by starting their own businesses.” He added, “Our plan will help to address some of our most pressing labour shortages while also increasing our population to keep Canada competitive on the global stage.”.

To fill critical labour market gaps and remain competitive on the global stage, the 2021-2023 levels plan aims to welcome immigrants at a rate of about 1% of the Canadian population, including 401,000 permanent residents in 2021, 411,000 in 2022, and 421,000 in 2023.

While Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) continued to accept and process applications throughout the pandemic, global travel restrictions and capacity constraints resulted in a shortfall in admissions in recent months.

In my Money Tips Podcast this week, I interviewed Toronto native, Jas Takhar, co-founded the REC and real estate firm Royal LePage.

Jas, who runs one of the leading real estate companies in Canada and is the author of the book Real Estate Intelligence, pointed out that around three times more homes will need to be built to accommodate new arrivals as well as fast-growing local demand in a hot property market.  

Canada has been a popular destination for migrants from all over the world including Hong Kong, India, The Philippines, Africa and European countries. This is due to a number of factors, such as Canada’s strong economy, migrant friendly policies and healthcare, but especially because their route to permeant residency and Canadian citizenship is so much faster easier than in other countries.  

The UK is also opening up new immigration routes post-Brexit having abandoned former Prime Minister David Cameron’s 2010 target of cutting net migration to the “tens of thousands”.

However, the UK government has pledged to clamp down on illegal immigration with plans to reduce the number of appeals against deportation.

UK lockdown slowly coming to an end giving hope to a battered economy.

See also:

Immigration Rule changes opens door to recruit overseas health and senior care staff to work in the UK

Why Migrate Abroad When You Can Make Money From A Risk-free Online Business

Have you ever tried to start an online business, but were then let down by software and web developers, or found web building software, such as Wordpress, too difficult to use? I certainly have.

I recently discovered a new system that changed everything for me. GrooveFunnels software is helping me in my online marketing business – and I was able to setup a website in a matter of hours instead of weeks and months…

It’s easy to use, it works and free to use and get started.

Yes, free Access to GrooveFunnels - the new best way to build better funnels and web pages that sell!

Take a closer look at it yourself, and pick up your free account while you’re there:

https://groovepages.groovesell.com/a/uy9VcdqIvopT

Canada wants 400,000 new immigrants a year to boost economy

Canada has announced that it will increase immigration into the country and simplify the process in order to help the economy recover and grow

Canada aims to accept over 400,000 permanent residents each year under the 2021-2023 Immigration Levels Plan. The focus of the new plan will be geared towards economic growth, with the Economic Class accounting for 60% of new admissions.

The new Canadian migrant visas are aimed at increasing numbers of people through the following programmes:

·        Self-Employed Persons Program

·        Federal Skilled Trades Program

·        Federal Skilled Worker Program

·        Canadian Experience Class  

·        Start-up Visa

In recent years, Indians have made up the largest nationality to obtain permanent residency in Canada. Migrants have been helped by a more straightforward path to citizenship, as well as schemes aimed at attracting entrepreneurs and highly skilled workers.

According to immigration analysts, the main reason behind increased migrants from the US to Canada is the confusion surrounding the H-1B scheme, as well as the extremely long waiting times for a US green card for Indians.

Immigration is critical for Canada, not only for surviving the pandemic, but also to short-term and long-term economic recovery and growth

Marco E. L. Mendicino, Minister of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship said, “As we look to the future, newcomers create jobs not only by providing our businesses with the skills they need to thrive, but also by starting their own businesses.” He added, “Our plan will help to address some of our most pressing labour shortages while also increasing our population to keep Canada competitive on the global stage.”.

To fill critical labour market gaps and remain competitive on the global stage, the 2021-2023 levels plan aims to welcome immigrants at a rate of about 1% of the Canadian population, including 401,000 permanent residents in 2021, 411,000 in 2022, and 421,000 in 2023.

While Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) continued to accept and process applications throughout the pandemic, global travel restrictions and capacity constraints resulted in a shortfall in admissions in recent months.

In my Money Tips Podcast this week, I interviewed Toronto native, Jas Takhar, co-founded the REC and real estate firm Royal LePage.

Jas, who runs one of the leading real estate companies in Canada and is the author of the book Real Estate Intelligence, pointed out that around three times more homes will need to be built to accommodate new arrivals as well as fast-growing local demand in a hot property market.  

Canada has been a popular destination for migrants from all over the world including Hong Kong, India, The Philippines, Africa and European countries. This is due to a number of factors, such as Canada’s strong economy, migrant friendly policies and healthcare, but especially because their route to permeant residency and Canadian citizenship is so much faster easier than in other countries.  

The UK is also opening up new immigration routes post-Brexit having abandoned former Prime Minister David Cameron’s 2010 target of cutting net migration to the “tens of thousands”.

However, the UK government has pledged to clamp down on illegal immigration with plans to reduce the number of appeals against deportation.

See also:

Immigration Rule changes opens door to recruit overseas health and senior care staff to work in the UK

Why Migrate Abroad When You Can Make Money From A Risk-free Online Business

Have you ever tried to start an online business, but were then let down by software and web developers, or found web building software, such as Wordpress, too difficult to use? I certainly have.

I recently discovered a new system that changed everything for me. GrooveFunnels software is helping me in my online marketing business – and I was able to setup a website in a matter of hours instead of weeks and months…

It’s easy to use, it works and free to use and get started.

Yes, free Access to GrooveFunnels - the new best way to build better funnels and web pages that sell!

Take a closer look at it yourself, and pick up your free account while you’re there:

https://groovepages.groovesell.com/a/uy9VcdqIvopT

Build Better Websites & Funnels

 In this day and age, any business that wants to thrive must go online.

With so many things going on around the world, and global changes that will forever impact the way people live and do business, going online is no longer just an option.

Not only to maintain their success, but even just to survive.

Sure, there are tools that are already available that any business can use to run their entire company and processes digitally.

However, any minimum amount of research will tell you that most of these products are expensive, complicated and limited in customization.

In other words, not very user-friendly, and definitely not suitable for all business owners, especially those who are less tech-savvy and might even be on a budget.

I mean, who can afford to invest thousands of dollars a month into a bunch of complicated tools, and on top of that, hire employees to manage the systems, right?

Well, if this sounds familiar in any way, I have some good news for you.

As an online marketer and blogger myself, I am always looking for new solutions for these everyday challenges we face as business owners.

Today, I am very excited to introduce you to my latest discovery.

GrooveFunnels is, by far, the best way I have found to be able to build websites, sales funnels and sell digital products online.

The best part? It’s FREE.

But the free value does not end there…

You see, GrooveFunnels is not just a website and sales funnel builder.

The co-founder of GrooveFunnels, Mike Filsaime, is actually a veteran in the Internet marketing space, and has put all his experience and expertise into one of the best suite of marketing tools I have ever seen.

I’ve also signed myself up for an account (it’s free), and for the past few days, I’ve had the chance to play around with it.

And you know what?

I can definitely tell you that this 100% free tool is perfectly capable of running your entire business, maybe even better than some of the expensive complicated tools out there.

I’m not exaggerating by any means…

From what I’ve seen so far, GrooveFunnels includes everything that I need to run my online business, all for absolutely free.

Here’s just a quick list of what I’ve gathered so far:

FREE sales, page and funnel building platform

Ability to create full product funnels

Possible to build my own branded websites with full navigation

Can integrate with my own custom domain name

Able to sell my products with what they call a 1-click upsell

Capability to integrate upsells, downsells, and order bumps

Even has a way to create my own powerful affiliate program for my products!

And that’s just for starters, because there is so much more for me to explore!

I’m not even joking when I say that I am planning to change my ENTIRE online business over to GrooveFunnels!

I mean, why wouldn’t I?

It’s FREE, and it’s probably the BEST suite of marketing tools I have ever seen in my life.

By the way, there’s more…

I didn’t even mention some of my favorite benefits of GrooveFunnels.

As a member, I’ve also received a TON of community benefits.

I’ve been able to join their private Facebook group, connect with marketing experts inside, get help with all my problems, access private training within their own academy, ask questions through their helpdesk, and meet other like-minded entrepreneurs just like me to make the best use of these tools.

So, if you’re like me… Striving to grow your business, looking to learn more about marketing and getting to know some of the best in the industry at a more personal level, then you won’t want to miss out on this opportunity.

Sounds great, right?

But you might be asking… what’s the catch?

The catch is that GrooveFunnels is free, but for a limited time only.

GrooveFunnels is in its pre-launch phase, which means that many of the products have still yet to fully launch.

When they do, and as the products continue to get upgraded, GrooveFunnels may no longer be free anymore.

This means that now is the time to sign up for your free account, which would also qualify you for the additional software upgrades that they make as time goes on.

Awesome deal, right?

It’s called being at the right place, at the right time.

And that’s where we’re at right now :)

Don’t wait any longer, because I’m honestly not sure when this free offer is going to go away.

Do yourself a favor and sign up for your free GrooveFunnels account right now, and I will see you inside of the Facebook group.

https://groovepages.groovesell.com/a/uy9VcdqIvopT

No points based system for EU migrants says PM as plans unveiled for £1.9 million wall at Calais

UK Prime Minister Theresa May has ruled out introducing an Australian-style system to cut migration, one of the key promises of the ‘out’ campaign in the June Brexit referendum.

Actually, Britain already has a version of the Aussie-style points-based system introduced in 2008 as the answer to Home Office prayers, at a cost of several billion pounds, by the outgoing Labour government.

The five-tier points system has since been watered down by the Cameron government (under which Mrs May served as Home Secretary) in a bid to get immigration under control and slash net migration to the ‘tens of thousands’.

The points system suits Australia, which needs to attract migrants and has a twice the immigration rate as a proportion of its population than Britain. The Aussie points system, similar to the Canadian immigration programme, were designed to allow workers to move to Australia before they found jobs.

Only Tier 1 of the British or the Highly Skilled Migrant Programme, now abolished, allowed this kind of migrant for non-EU citizens. The vast majority of people migrating to the UK did so under the work permit (Tier 2) or on a Tier 4 student visa.

If you have job offer in Australia which fits their requirements, you can migrate there on work visas. Others can apply for entry to come and look for work if they get enough points on the basis of age, education and so on.

Although open for skilled immigrants and students, Australia has an extremely tough system for dealing with refugees and asylum seekers who are sent back to their countries of origin before their claims are assessed or shipped offshore detention centres, such as the island of Nauru.

Think tanks and organisations like Migration Watch, are calling for vastly reduced UK migration levels from Europe and a work permit system for EU migrants, which they claim will reduce net migration by 100,000.

In the meantime, the UK government wants to build a massive multi-million pound wall around the port of Calais in France to stop illegal immigration through the channel tunnel.

Unfortunately, migrants are being exploited by traffickers who charge them thousands of dollars to smuggle them into the UK illegally on the back of a lorry or in an unsafe boat. Many of these victim end up in Calais.   

It would actually be cheaper, and a lot safer, to come to here legally on a student visa and study in the UK. Better still, why not study online at a British or American university at a fraction of the cost or invest in your own business and become an internet entrepreneur.  

Anyone can now set up a home based internet business - from almost anywhere in the world - working from home, trading or selling goods online. Companies like Amazon, eBay and Upwork offer everyone an opportunity to earn a living and even make a fortune working from home and living the laptop lifestyle.

You can set up an Amazon account and start a business today at no cost. No premises, no rent, no staff! It has never been as easy as it is right now to set up an online business.

Did you know that with a Amazon seller App you can scan and upload thousands of products from books to electronics, including stuff lying around in your own home. Yes, you could be sitting on a small fortune right now.

See: 7 Steps to making money online with Amazon.

I work from home. In the past, you needed a lots of technical knowledge and skills to set up websites and marketing ability to work online. Now there are companies which do it all for you.

Fortunately, the internet has opened up a new world of learning, working, socialising and doing business. We no longer need to go back to school or university to learn new skills. We can work from home, start a business or find a new life partner all from the comfort of our home.

At the click of a mouse, you can now find everything from a short instructional video to a full degree course online. If you would like more information on a free course on how to survive and thrive in the digital economy and discover the truth about how to make money online, click here.

Convicted Asylum seeker criminal can’t be deported - no country will have him

An asylum seeker with 14 convictions for 17 crimes cannot be deported back to his native Algeria, or anywhere else, because no other country will have him, a High Court Judge was told.

The 31-year-old Algerian repeat offender presents 'high risk of harm to the public' and has committed 'numerous criminal offences' including violent and drug crime.

Since arriving in the UK from Africa in 2003, the man has been convicted of 17 offences over a seven-year period, but has lodged a compensation claim against the UK Government claiming he has been unlawfully held in a detention centre.

High Court Judge Martin McKenna saw through his story and ruled in favour of the Home Office dismissing the claim, but had to release him from immigration detention after deportation attempts failed.

Judge McKenna said the man, who has a history of alcoholism, drug use and homelessness and cannot be named, had been born in a refugee camp in southern Algeria, claimed that he was 'stateless'.

He said Home Office staff had approached authorities in different parts of Africa - in a bid to deport - but officials abroad had refused to provide travel documents to the man.

In his ruling, Judge McKenna said: 'The claimant entered the United Kingdom in 2003 and claimed asylum in June 2003.

'In 2005 the claimant began to develop a mental health disorder. He has been treated as an inpatient in hospital since that time both on a voluntary and involuntary basis under mental health legislation.

'He has had periods when he has been drinking heavily and periods when he has been street homeless. He has had periods when he has been suicidal and periods when he has self-harmed. He has been prescribed medication for his mental health condition.'

Judge McKenna added: 'The claimant is a serial offender. Between April 7 2005 and September 10 2012 he acquired 14 convictions for 17 separate offences including attempted robbery, criminal damage, drugs and numerous convictions for shoplifting.

'He was assessed as posing a high risk of harm to the public.'

Judge McKenna said the man had subsequently been detained under immigration legislation pending deportation.

The man had claimed that he had been unlawfully detained between January and November 2015, but Home Office officials disputed his claim and said he was a 'serial absconder' and had committed 'numerous criminal offences'.

Staff said he had been held at a time where there had been a prospect of deportation - and they said reasonable deportation steps had been taken. 

The man, who has a history of mental health problems and was not named in the ruling, claimed that he had been unlawfully detained and wanted compensation from the Home Office.

Judge McKenna dismissed the compensation claim but described the man as a 'serial offender' - listing convictions for attempted robbery, criminal damage, drug crime and shoplifting - and said he had been assessed as 'posing a high risk of harm to the public'.

The Human Rights Act could be abolished and replaced by a British Bill of Rights in a move to end unpopular judgements allowing criminals and suspected terrorists to remain in the UK - typically on grounds such as the article 8 ‘right to a family life’ - thwarting Home Office efforts to deport them.

If you are still stuck or unable to migrate, have you considered working from home or setting up a home-based business? Anyone can now set up a home based Internet business working from home or selling goods online. Companies like Amazon, eBay and Upwork offer everyone an opportunity to earn a living and even make a fortune working from home and living the laptop lifestyle.

It has never been as easy as it is right now to set up an online business. I work from home. In the past, you needed a lots of technical knowledge and skills to set up websites and marketing ability to work online. Now there are companies which do it all for you.

See: 7 Steps to making money online with Amazon.

The internet has opened up a new world of learning, working, socialising and doing business. We no longer need to go back to school or university to learn new skills. We can work from home, start a business or find a new life partner all from the comfort of our home.

At the click of a mouse, you can now find everything from a short instructional video to a full degree course online. If you would like more information on a free course on how to survive and thrive in the digital economy revolution and discover the truth about how to make money online, click here.

Post Brexit update as low pound attracts UK tourist spending boom

The fall in the British pound following the vote to leave the EU has attracted even higher levels of tourists to the UK on shopping sprees, causing a leap in tax-free spending by overseas visitors, according to figures published in the Guardian.

Leading tax-free shopping company Global Blue said visitors from Asia and the US have been taking advantage of how much further their own currencies will go in the UK since the June referendum. It reported a 7% year-on-year increase in UK international tax-free shopping in July.

Countries such as Japan, Indonesia and the US were the nations that accounted for the biggest increase. Spending by Japanese visitors was up 96% in the UK compared with July 2015, while travellers from Indonesia spent 88% more than last year on tax-free shopping.

Chinese tourists’ spending was up just 6% for July, but the country still accounted for the largest portion of spending overall, with a 32% share.

Big Ben, London

The figures mirror advice by the Office for National Statistics last week that there were signs the fall in the pound since the referendum, which has made holidaying in the UK cheaper for overseas visitors, had attracted tourists on shopping sprees for luxury goods. Sales of watches and jewellery in July were up 16.6% on the same month last year, according to those official figures. The tourism boost combined with better sales of summer clothes to help drive an overall bounce in retail sales in July.

London certainly looks busier than ever as UK tourist’s crowd into attractions such as Buckingham Palace, Trafalgar Square and the British Museum.

Even if the hotels are fully booked, you can book accommodation with AIRBNB, which has been gaining popularity in the UK and keeping the hotel owners on their toes!

Despite predictions of doom and gloom by remain campaigners, the stock market is up, the UK economy is surviving and looks set to thrive outside of the EU.

However, people of Irish decent and clamouring for Irish passports and there has been a surge in the number of people applying to emigrate to Ne Zealand.

Over 10,500 Britons have inquired about emigrating to the country since the Brexit vote, the New Zealand Herald has revealed, more than double the number of the same period last year.

During the 49 days following Britain’s vote to leave the EU, 10,647 people from the UK registered with Immigration New Zealand, compared with 4,599 in 2015. On 24 June, the day immediately following the vote, the website received 998 British registrations, almost 10 times as many as the previous day’s tally of 109.

Registering with the New Zealand migration website allows would-be British émigrés to check whether their skills are in demand and if they meet immigration requirements. On the list of immediate skills shortages, New Zealand has urgent vacancies for poultry farmers, bakers, ski instructors, dentists and upholsterers, and others.

In other Brexit news, the majority of Britons – including those who voted to leave the European Union – want EU nationals living in the UK to be allowed to stay in the country after leaving the EU, according to a new poll.

Even though immigration was the main issue put forward by the Leave campaign, 77% of those who voted for Brexit and 78% of Ukip supporters agreed EU nationals currently here should be allowed to remain living in the UK.

Whilst 62% of those polled wanted to see a reduction in the number of unskilled migrants coming to the UK, a majority did not want to reduce the influx of highly-skilled migrants, such as engineers, as well as nurses and doctors needed to fill shortage occupation job vacancies in the NHS.

For information on a free online marketing course on how to survive and thrive in the digital economy and discover the truth about how to make money online, click here.

Which country has the best ‘visa-free travel’ passport? It's not UK or USA

The EU referendum could change in how easily British citizens can travel within the rest of Europe without the need for a visa, however, Europeans were freely travelling around France, Spain and Germany for decades.

There has been a surge in Britons applying for Irish passports following the Brexit result in a bid to retain a link with the European Union. But according to a study, Germany has the world’s most powerful passport, with Sweden close behind.

German citizens hold the world’s most flexible and powerful visa-free passport as they can visit 177 countries without applying for a tourist visa, and US tourists can travel to 174. British travellers can currently enter 175, which could change in the next couple of years. 

With a possible score of 218, the visa restriction index by Henley & Partners, a citizenship and planning firm, ranks nations or territories based on the number of countries their citizens can travel to visa-free. The annual report is based on visa restrictions in place on 1 January.

Germany claimed sole possession of first spot this year after three more countries scrapped visa restrictions for Germans, edging Sweden into second place with visa-free access to 176 countries.

After three years in first place, the UK fell to third and was tied with Finland, France, Italy and Spain with a score of 175, up one from 174 last year, while the US shared fourth spot with Belgium, Denmark and the Netherlands.

Afghanistan found itself at the bottom of the table with visa-free access to just 25 countries.

Pakistan was in second-last place (29), just behind Iraq (30), Somalia (31) and Syria (32).

In a statement released earlier this year, Henley & Partners, which has offices around the world, including London and Melbourne, said only 21 of the 199 countries listed in this year’s study remained in the same rank as last year.

It said: ‘No country, however, dropped more than three positions, indicating that overall, visa-free access is improving around the world.

‘Somalia, Iraq, Pakistan and Afghanistan meanwhile, continue to hold the bottom four positions on the index, and thus have again been labelled the worst passports in the world.’

Timor-Leste, in Southeast Asia, had the biggest leap, climbing 33 spots to 57th place, followed by Colombia and Paula, which jumped 25 and 20 spots, respectively. Hungary is back in the top 10, while Malaysia was squeezed out.

Henley & Partners, which has produced an annual index in co-operation with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) since 2006, said: ‘There continues to be a huge disparity in the levels of travel freedom between countries, despite the world becoming more mobile and interdependent.

‘Generally, visa requirements reflect strongly on each country’s relationships with others, and will take into account diplomatic relationships between the countries, reciprocal visa arrangements, security risks and the risks of visa and immigration rules violations.’ 

The table illustrates the degree of restrictions citizens of poorer nations have when travelling, something we in the West take for granted. Due to the risk of overtsaying, applying for a visa to visit the UK or U.S. can be a monumental task for citizens of third world countries.

There have recently been a number of hoax articles claiming that the UK has given visa-free status to the Philippines and various African countries.

Full list of results countries:

1. Germany - 177

2. Sweden - 176

3. Finland, France, Italy, Spain, UK - 175

4. Belgium, Denmark, Netherlands, US - 174

5. Austria, Japan, Singapore - 173 

6. Canada, Ireland, Luxembourg, Norway, Portugal, South Korea, Switzerland - 172

7. Greece, New Zealand - 171 

8. Australia - 169

9. Malta - 168

10. Czech Republic, Hungary, Iceland - 167

11. Slovakia - 165

12. Liechtenstein, Malaysia, Slovenia - 164

13. Latvia - 163

14. Estonia, Lithuania - 162

15. Poland - 161

16. Monaco - 160

17. Cyprus - 159

18. San Marino - 156

19. Chile - 155

20. Hong Kong - 154

21. Brazil, Bulgaria, Romania - 153

22. Andorra, Argentina - 152

23. Brunei Darussalam - 151

24. Croatia - 149

25. Israel - 147

26. Barbados - 141

27. Bahamas - 140

28. Mexico - 139

29. Taiwan, Uruguay - 137

30. Antigua and Barbuda, Vatican City - 134

31. Seychelles - 133

32. St. Kitts and Nevis, Venezuela - 132

33. Costa Rica - 131

34. Trinidad and Tobago - 130

35. Mauritius - 128

36. Panama - 127

37. Paraguay, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines - 125

38. United Arab Emirates - 122

39. Grenada - 121

40. Macau - 120

41. Dominica, Honduras - 119

42. Guatemala - 116

43. El Salvador, Serbia - 115

44. Samoa - 112

45. Macedonia - 111

46. Nicaragua, Tonga, Vanuatu - 110

47. Montenegro - 107

48. Russia - 105

49. Palau - 104

50. Colombia - 10

51. Turkey - 102

52. Bosnia Herzegovina, Moldova - 101

53. Albania - 98

54. South Africa - 97  

55. Belize - 94

56. Peru, Solomon Islands - 86

57. Guyana, Kuwait, Timor-Leste, Tuvalu - 82

58. Ecuador, Fiji, Ukraine - 81

59. Maldives, Nauru - 80

60. Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Qatar - 79

61. Jamaica - 78

62. Papua New Guinea - 77

63. Micronesia - 75

64. Suriname - 74

65. Bahrain - 73

66. Bolivia, Botswana - 72

67. Oman, Thailand - 71

68. Namibia - 70

69. Lesotho, Saudi Arabia - 69

70. Kenya - 68

71. Belarus, Gambia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Malawi, Swaziland - 67

72. Tanzania, Tunisia - 65

73. Ghana - 64

74. Zambia - 63

75. Azerbaijan - 62

76. Cape Verde, Philippines - 61

77. Uganda - 60

78. Benin, Cuba, Morocco, Zimbabwe - 59

79. Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan - 58

80. Armenia - 57

81. Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Mongolia - 56

82. Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Togo - 55

83. Dominican Republic, Sao Tome, Principe - 54

84. Tajikistan - 53

85. India, Mali, Uzbekistan - 52

86. Bhutan, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Sierra Leone - 51

87. Cambodia, China - 50

88. Chad, Egypt, Gabon, Turkmenistan - 49

89. Algeria, Central African Republic, Haiti, Madagascar, Rwanda - 48

90. Comoros, Jordan, Laos, Vietnam - 47 

91. Guinea - 46

92. Angola, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria - 45

93. Congo (Republic of), Djibouti - 44

94. Liberia - 43

95. Burundi, North Korea, Myanmar - 42

96. Bangladesh, Congo (Democratic Republic of), Lebanon, Sri Lanka - 39

97. Kosovo, South Sudan, Yemen - 38

98. Eritrea, Ethiopia, Iran, Nepal, Palestinian Territory, Sudan - 37

99. Libya - 36

100. Syria - 32

101. Somalia - 31

102. Iraq - 30

103. Pakistan - 29

104. Afghanistan - 25 

Source: Henley & Partners.

If you would like information on a free online marketing course on how to survive and thrive in the digital economy and discover the truth about how to make money online, click here.

See also:

Uber offering free English courses to migrant worker drivers

Immigration Act 2016 - main highlights in a nutshell

Special Report

Buy Property With None Of Your Own Money....

Mark Homer explains the strategies that have helped thousands of people buy property with none of their own money.

You can obtain the report free, by clicking here...

Is this the end of the EU?

The EU is in turmoil following Brexit vote

French and Italian leaders plot against Merkel to force end German austerity measures

UK could deport 500,000 non-qualifying EU citizen migrants

Could this be the start of a EU meltdown?

Leaders of several EU nations have ‘had  enough’ of Chancellor Angela Merkel and German domination. Could this be the trigger that sets in motion the breakup of the European Union as we know it?

Greek, Spanish, Italian and even French leaders are plotting to take more control of the budget from Germany, the most powerful European nation, in a bid to end tough austerity measures in Southern Europe.

Greece, Portugal, Spain and Italy are suffering from poor economies and mass unemployment, which is one of the reasons why the UK had over 180,000 migrants from the EU last year. However, France has been a strong German ally even though its economy has been sluggish for years.

The UK has jobs. For instance, NHS has recruited thousands of Spanish and Portuguese Doctors, Nurses and Healthcare Assistants, and London’s bars and restaurants are full of EU workers. Hospitals are now recruiting non-EU Nurses from the Philippines to fill thousands of NHS vacancies.

European nations, along with the German people, are not happy with Merkel’s open door immigration asylum policy. Merkel’s open invitation caused the mass migration of millions of refugees desperately marching across Europe and dying in rafts on the Mediterranean last year.

The revolt against Germany, coupled with the UK Brexit vote, could lead to a collapse of the current EU format where richer countries prop up ailing economies which mismanage their money and produce little of value other than tourism and agricultural produce.

A new report last week warned that half a million migrants from the EU, could be forced to leave Britain following the Brexit process, sending a shiver of fear down the spines of European and non-EU partner migrants hoping to settle in the UK or exercise free movement rights under EEA regulations.

The immigration Ponzi scheme

The Germans actually need immigrants to boost their low birth-rate population and import younger workers to pay taxes, which support millions of state funded pensioners. In effect, they are mirroring a Ponzi scheme by paying pensions with new money from workers who will also qualify for state pensions in a few years time.

Fraudster Bernie Madoff

A Ponzi scheme is an illegal, fraudulent investment operation where the operator pays returns to its investors from new capital paid to them by new investors, rather than from profit earned from the investments. The scheme, named after the 1920’s fraudster Charles Ponzi, attracts investors by offering high than average returns.

People, it seems have short memories. More recently, the stockbroker Bernie Madoff ran the same Ponzi attracting billions of pounds from the public and celebrity investors before his arrest and subsequent life sentence 2008.   

Other EU countries, including Britain, have similar ‘pension time bombs’ with a falling number of people in work directly funding a growing number of retired people who are living far longer than was expected when state pensions were conceived after the war.

By the time younger taxpayers reach retirement age there will be little left in the pot for them, and private sector employers are no longer providing the blue chip final salary pension schemes the previous generation enjoyed.

Today’s generation will be forced to make their own way in life or work until they drop, and there will be no more ‘jobs for life’. As the famous investor Warren Buffet put it, “If you do not have passive income, you will work until you die”.

People will have to change occupations and retrain several times during their careers, as well as developing a more entrepreneurial mindset. Some may turn to additional part-time work or home-based businesses, such as online marketing, MLM or network marketing to earn extra cash.

Fortunately, the internet has opened up a new world of learning, working, socialising and doing business. We no longer need to go back to school or university to learn new skills. We can work from home, start a business or find a new life partner all from the comfort of our home.

At the click of a mouse, you can now find everything from a short instructional video to a full degree course online. If you would like more information on a free course on how to survive and thrive in the digital economy and discover the truth about how to make money online, click here.

See also:

Half a million EU migrants may be forced to leave UK post Brexit think tank claims

NURSES WHO HAVE TRAINED OVERSEAS AND NOW WORK IN THE UK - I NEED YOUR HELP FOR A RESEARCH PROJECT

Bank of England cuts UK base interest rates to .25% and pumps more money into the economy 

EU at war as France and Italy gang up on the Germans and UK could deport half a million migrants

French and Italian leaders gang up on Merkel to force end German austerity measures

UK could deport 500,000 non-qualifying EU citizen migrants

Could this be the start of a EU meltdown?

Amid reports today that leaders of several EU nations have ‘had  enough’ of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, could this be the trigger that sets in motion the breakup of the European Union as we know it?

The Sunday Express reports that Greek, Spanish, Italian and even French leaders are planning to take more control of the budget from Germany, the most powerful European nation, in a bid to end tough austerity measures in Southern Europe.

Greece, Portugal, Spain and Italy are suffering from poor economies and mass unemployment, which is one of the reasons why the UK had over 180,000 migrants from the EU last year. However, France has been a strong German ally even though its economy has been sluggish for years.

The UK has jobs. For instance, NHS has recruited thousands of Spanish and Portuguese Doctors, Nurses and Healthcare Assistants, and London’s bars and restaurants are full of EU workers. Hospitals are now recruiting non-EU Nurses from the Philippines to fill thousands of NHS vacancies.

European nations, along with the German people, are not happy with Merkel’s open door immigration asylum policy. Merkel’s open invitation caused the mass migration of millions of refugees desperately marching across Europe and dying in rafts on the Mediterranean last year.

The revolt against Germany, coupled with the UK Brexit vote, could lead to a collapse of the current EU format where richer countries prop up ailing economies which mismanage their money and produce little of value other than tourism and agricultural produce.

A new report last week warned that half a million migrants from the EU, could be forced to leave Britain following the Brexit process, sending a shiver of fear down the spines of European and non-EU partner migrants hoping to settle in the UK or exercise free movement rights under EEA regulations.

The immigration Ponzi scheme

The Germans actually need immigrants to boost their low birth-rate population and import younger workers to pay taxes, which support millions of state funded pensioners. In effect, they are mirroring a Ponzi scheme by paying pensions with new money from workers who will also qualify for state pensions in a few years time.

Fraudster Bernie Madoff

A Ponzi scheme is an illegal, fraudulent investment operation where the operator pays returns to its investors from new capital paid to them by new investors, rather than from profit earned from the investments. The scheme, named after the 1920’s fraudster Charles Ponzi, attracts investors by offering high than average returns.

People, it seems have short memories. More recently, the stockbroker Bernie Madoff ran the same Ponzi attracting billions of pounds from the public and celebrity investors before his arrest and subsequent life sentence 2008.   

Other EU countries, including Britain, have similar ‘pension time bombs’ with a falling number of people in work directly funding a growing number of retired people who are living far longer than was expected when state pensions were conceived after the war.

By the time younger taxpayers reach retirement age there will be little left in the pot for them, and private sector employers are no longer providing the blue chip final salary pension schemes the previous generation enjoyed.

Today’s generation will be forced to make their own way in life or work until they drop, and there will be no more ‘jobs for life’. As the famous investor Warren Buffet put it, “If you do not have passive income, you will work until you die”.

People will have to change occupations and retrain several times during their careers, as well as developing a more entrepreneurial mindset. Some may turn to additional part-time work or home-based businesses, such as online marketing, MLM or network marketing to earn extra cash.

Fortunately, the internet has opened up a new world of learning, working, socialising and doing business. We no longer need to go back to school or university to learn new skills. We can work from home, start a business or find a new life partner all from the comfort of our home.

At the click of a mouse, you can now find everything from a short instructional video to a full degree course online. If you would like more information on a free course on how to survive and thrive in the digital economy and discover the truth about how to make money online, click here.

See also:

Half a million EU migrants may be forced to leave UK post Brexit think tank claims

NURSES WHO HAVE TRAINED OVERSEAS AND NOW WORK IN THE UK - I NEED YOUR HELP FOR A RESEARCH PROJECT

Bank of England cuts UK base interest rates to .25% and pumps more money into the economy 

Half a million EU migrants may be forced to leave UK post Brexit think tank claims

Half a million migrants from the EU, could be forced to leave Britain following the Brexit completion process, according to Laura Hughes, Political Correspondent for The Telegraph.

In a study by the Social Market Foundation (SMF) it was revealed that 590,000 EU nationals living in the UK may not meet strict residency requirements in order to automatically qualify for the indefinite leave to remain, assuming Article 50 is triggered next year and Britain leaves the EU by 2019.

There are over 3.5 million EU citizens currently living in the UK – three times the population of Birmingham, Britain’s second largest City and half of London’s population – but more than 80% should retain the right to remain in the UK having resided here for five. 

There are unconfirmed reports of a leap in applications for British Citizenship following the Brexit vote in June, as nervous EU migrants rush to secure their stay in the UK.

Prime Minister Theresa May is under pressure to deliver the Brexit will of 17 million voters, and many on the right of the party want EU citizens lose their free movement rights to live in the UK. Mrs May has previously reassured 800,000 Poles living in the UK that she “wants and expects” them to remain in the country after Brexit.

According to SMF figures, 3.55 million EU citizens are resident in the UK, with 1,660,000 coming from the so-called EU14, those countries that were part of the EU before 2004. The remaining 1.5 million come from the eight Eastern European nations that joined 12 years ago.

Many Bulgarians, Romanians and Croatians, who joined after 2007, could miss the cut, having already been subjected to seven year restrictions on working in the UK after becoming EU citizens. Croatia is the newest member of the EU, but its citizens face an uphill struggle to exercise free movement of labour rights in many EU partner countries, including the UK. See Update for Croatians who want to work or study in the UK. 

More clarity will come once the negotiations begin with these countries and the EU as a whole.

Despite the fact that the UK hardly ever features in the top 10 lists of best places to live, everybody seems to want to live here! Half a million EU citizens are not going to leave the UK, unless they have better prospects and living conditions in their own country, even if they do not qualify for a UK passport.

There are an estimated million migrants living in the UK illegally who are not budging despite the best efforts of the Home Office to find and deport them, so the idea that the government is going to have the will to force 500,000 EU citizens to leave is pie in the sky.

Much of the UK's vital services, such as the NHS, could not operate without immigrant workers, although anti-immigration organisations like Migration Watch would argue that we would not need so many nurses and doctors if the migrant population fell.

Millions of UK citizens live in other EU countries, such as France and Spain, most of whom are retired, own their own properties and not dependent on local jobs. 

It is extremely unlikely that even the most arrogant French politician would want to expel hundreds of thousands of Brits, who contribute to their flagging economy and help prop up the French housing market.

Conflicting reports and predictions from so-called experts are emerging about the effects of Brexit on the UK economy. In the meantime, life goes on and the falling pound has attracted more UK visitors and investors.

The Bank of England voted to cut base interest rates from .5 to .25% today, and pump more money into the economy by quantitative easing - printing money to you and me!

If you are still stuck or unable to migrate, have you considered working from home or setting up a home-based business? Anyone can now set up a home based Internet business working from home or selling goods online. Companies like Amazon, eBay and Upwork offer everyone an opportunity to earn a living and even make a fortune working from home and living the laptop lifestyle.

It has never been as easy as it is right now to set up an online business. I work from home. In the past, you needed a lots of technical knowledge and skills to set up websites and marketing ability to work online. Now there are companies which do it all for you.

The internet has opened up a whole new world of learning, working, socialising and doing business. We no longer need to go back to school or university to learn new skills. We can work from home, start a business or find a new life partner all from the comfort of our home.

At the click of a mouse, you can now find everything from a short instructional video to a full degree course online. If you would like more information on a free course on how to survive and thrive in the digital economy revolution and discover the truth about how to make money online, click here.