France Welcomes Sporns as FTs!

[makapaaa]

Since the Papayas like FTrash so much, let them smell the trash while Sporns can find better recognition elsewhere! Better hurry or the FTrash who are given free pink ICs would use up the quota!


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</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=452 colSpan=2>France says 'oui' to skilled foreigners

By LEE U-WEN
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EVEN as efforts are ramped up to clamp down on illegal immigrants, France is opening up its borders to encourage more highly skilled, qualified foreigners to work there.

<TABLE class=picBoxL cellSpacing=2 width=100 align=left><TBODY><TR><TD> </TD></TR><TR class=caption><TD>Mr Buhler: We hope to see more talented workers consider a life in France </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>The newly relaxed policy, which came into effect in June, is particularly attractive to foreign companies that want to send their employees to work in France, says the French ambassador to Singapore, Pierre Buhler.
It used to take as long as four months for a person to secure a work permit to go to France, but with the new rules in place, 'bureaucratic red tape has been removed' to cut the waiting time down to about a month, making it more attractive to foreigners looking to relocate to France, he told Singapore reporters at his Cluny Park Road residence last week.
The new professional immigration policy, which is targeted at those outside the European Union, is a 'milestone' in many ways, said Mr Buhler.
What's new is that there are different categories of work permits and temporary work visas - most notably a new hire of a foreign person, the transfer of a foreign employee to France for a limited period, and special provisions for high-level employees of international groups.
'We want people to take up any job that can add value to the French economy. There is no quota for any country, the system is very fair. All you need to do is prove that you are qualified, and we assess accordingly. The process is much faster now,' he said.
A shortage of skilled talent such as engineers and technicians in France has been exacerbated by the fall in unemployment over the past three years. Singaporeans from all backgrounds - students, researchers, engineers, etc - are being encouraged to take up this opportunity.
The target for 2011 is to have 50 per cent of immigrants to France there for professional reasons - up sharply from just 7 per cent over a year ago.
'Most of the immigration that we have seen is for family reunions, and while we are highly supportive of this reason, we hope to see more talented workers consider a life in France, as opposed to going elsewhere like the US or Canada,' said Mr Buhler.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy said earlier this year that he wants to shift the bulk of France's immigration from being family members rejoining their relatives to qualified workers willing to fill gaps in the labour market.
Mr Sarkozy, who currently holds the rotating EU presidency until the end of the year, has made unifying EU rules on immigration a key priority.

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[DIVISION1]

Please go if you are a Singaporean or non-Singaporean, moniker makapaaa. It is interesting to see how France's policy turns up by the end of next year.

 

[angry_one]

I wonder what the french PEOPLE think of this. All societies will become hostile to foreigners if too many of them are allowed to enter the cuntry. Take sg for instance.

 

[tonychat]

He must make sure that the Singaporeans who goes there are not sinkies.

 

[The_Latest_H]

I agree huge numbers of migration will intensify the hostility shown by locals to all foreigners. And as such, I believe France will have to set a reasonable quota amount, just like what the other main 5 countries in the west have done.

 

[zhihau]

I wonder what the french PEOPLE think of this. All societies will become hostile to foreigners if too many of them are allowed to enter the cuntry. Take sg for instance.

territorial instincts... i wonder why Singaporeans can be so tolerant... so nice :p:p

 

[Frankiestine]

Please go if you are a Singaporean or non-Singaporean, moniker makapaaa. It is interesting to see how France's policy turns up by the end of next year.

So what is your comment to the sudden u turn in the monetary policy for deposits? Why was that ah neh ill informed on the announcement? As the finance minister why has he not commented on this matter? As he had just made a comment the very exact morning only to be contradicted the very same evening. So what is going on in the party? Is there a conflict? We are very interested to know and I believe since you are one of their internet moles, they would have briefed you on this matters.