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UK visa system computer failure causes delays
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19:27 04/05/2012
On 3 May, the UK Border Agency's main UK visa processing system crashed, forcing hundreds of people to be turned away. Applicants were already queueing at the UKBA's public inquiry office in Croydon...
New rule denies UK Visa for human rights abusers
14:35 03/05/2012
The UK announced on 30 April that non-European Union citizens accused of serious human rights abuses would not be allowed to enter the UK. The new rule, included in the UK Foreign Office's annual...
Group warns of UK immigrants accessing free healthcare
11:53 03/05/2012
Migration Watch UK, an anti-immigration independent think tank, has warned that the UK risks an increase in "health tourism" when it was announced that foreign nationals who arrive in the UK on a...
UK immigration staff told not to apologise for border delays
11:39 01/05/2012
The UK Border Agency (UKBA) has told UK border staff at London's Heathrow Airport to stop apologising for UK immigration delays. UK immigration staff had been handing out leaflets to passengers...
UK universities suggest ways to monitor Tier 4 visa student attendance
11:33 27/04/2012
A UK vice-chancellor has warned that UK universities may be compelled to use swipe cards that monitor foreign student attendance to comply with tough new UK immigration rules. Quintin McKellar, vice-...
UK visa application changes for Philippines, S Korea, and Uruguay
19:02 25/04/2012
The UK Border Agency (UKBA) announced that from 1 May 2012 they will introduce a priority visa service in the Philippines and South Korea. The priority visa service will be available to applicants...
