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UK increases fee for Worker Registration Scheme

9:38 07/09/2005
The fee for enrolment in the UK's Workers Registration Scheme (WRS) will increase from £50 to £70, starting from 1 October 2005. The Home Office said this change will ensure that the full cost of...

Brussels hopes to control EU immigration

9:17 02/09/2005
Immigrants to Britain and other EU member states will have to swear an oath of allegiance to EU laws and the European Charter of Fundamental Rights, rather than the Queen, under a proposal announced...

Scotland's Fresh Talent plan angers English universities

14:56 15/08/2005
Some English colleges and universities are upset about the success of Scotland's Fresh Talent Initiative . Higher education institutions in England believe the Scottish Executive's Fresh Talent...

New Ukrainian visa rules promote tourism

12:28 10/08/2005
Ukraine authorities, anxious to boost their national tourism sector, abolished visa requirements for nationals of the European Union, Canada, Japan, Switzerland and the United States earlier this...

UK immigration: public opinion needed

19:19 21/07/2005
The UK public is being consulted about a new, proposed immigration system. Legislation going through Parliament will create a points-based entry system with five "tiers" of immigration. The "tiers",...

India to propose global work permit

17:10 14/07/2005
India plans to propose that workers' movement in the services sector be monitored by global work permits not covered under the current immigration or tourist visa quotas in the US and EU. The new...

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