Calls for higher minimum investment to qualify for tier 1 (investor) visas
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10:14 09/10/2012
The number of applicants for Tier 1 (investor) category visas rose to a record high in the year ending on 30th June 2012. The UK Border Agency received over 400 applications during this period. This...
UK considers imposing visa controls on EU nationals
13:33 08/10/2012
The UK's Prime Minister, David Cameron MP, has hinted that his government may introduce measures to limit the level of EU immigration into the UK. The UK Home Secretary Theresa May MP has told a...
UK immigration authorities admit laying off too many staff to save costs
18:15 11/09/2012
Dame Helen Ghosh, the civil servant who is Permanent Secretary to the Home Office, has said that the UK Border Agency (UKBA) and the UK Border Force (UKBF) had persuaded too many staff to leave with...
UK immigration minister lays out plan to fight illegal immigration
18:18 29/08/2012
The United Kingdom's Immigration Minister, Damian Green MP, has announced a range of measures to cut immigration to the UK. He said that, during the last Labour government, which ruled from 1997 to...
UK immigration raids warehouse in crackdown on student visa abuse
18:26 23/08/2012
We remind you that penalties for illegal working remain severe. A UK Border Agency spokesman told The Daily Telegraph on 22 nd August 2012 that UK immigration authorities have removed 2,000 illegal...
Australia cracking down on student visa violations
9:38 01/11/2011
Australian immigration authorities have cancelled 15,066 student visas in the past year; This is due to students violating the terms of their visa - an increase of 37 percent from 2009. The crackdown...
