Austria: points card for managers immigrants

Faymann: "We attract qualified staff providing work and residence"

Rome - October 20, 2010 - In Austria, it will be a card, the colors of red-white-red flag, which will govern in future, the 'influx of labor from outside the EU.
 
Registrar for Werner Faymann "The goal is to prevent the recurrence of further errors" as the expulsion of entire families of immigrants. The reference is pointing to recent cases of repatriation of families with children fully included and integrated into society, which have resulted in recent days, protests and indignation of public opinion in Austria and internationally.
 
In parallel, as decided by the Council of Ministers shall be established an office for federal asylum and immigration in order to improve and coordinate the various institutions.
 
The blame is the current legislation, very stiff, just sulla'assegnazione and recognition of asylum. The current law, which is not amended, has served to significantly reduce the number of applications in recent years.

 
The new card will come into operation in stages from May 2011 and will serve to regulate immigration according to the needs of skilled labor.
 
The goal, said Faymann "is to attract qualified personnel with knowledge of German offering work and residence. For those who have the titles, it should be easier to enter and work in Austria. "

Applications will be divided into three categories based on a points system: top managers, managers and "high potentials" (with high potential to become a manager). The score is assigned according to the level of education, age, educational background, knowledge of languages.

The top managers will be admitted immediately with the right to bring your family with you, while managers will be able to get second-class members of the family only after three months of arriving.