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Work Permits UK processing times - February 10

17:41 10/02/2005
Processing times for work permits have not changed much over the last month. A work permit application in the UK takes up to 5 working days. Applicants under the Highly Skilled Migrant Program (HSMP...

UK visa fees for foreign students set to rise

17:03 08/02/2005
Following the announcement of future plans for the UK immigration system, the British Government has announced that foreign students will have to pay more for visa services, the BBC reports. The UK's...

UK - Labour Government's New Five Year Plan For Immigration

17:41 07/02/2005
The Home Secretary Charles Clarke has today provided full details of a new five-year plan to show how Labour would change the immigration and asylum system if it wins the May Elections. The new plan...

Changes to UK Marriage and Partner Rules

19:38 03/02/2005
As from 1 February 2005, the rules for overseas nationals wishing to marry in the UK have changed. All overseas nationals who wish to marry in the UK (apart from EEA nationals) will now need a...

UK immigration - Blair defends cooperation with EU

17:42 31/01/2005
Prime Minister Tony Blair has said that the UK's cooperation with the European Union on immigration and asylum issues is justified, the Scotsman newspaper reports. OnJanuary 31 a spokesman for Mr...

Poland to enter EU border agreement

13:44 27/01/2005
Further integrating Europe's immigration rules, Poland announced on January 26 that it will join the European Union's Schengen Agreement, the newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza reports. This means that when...

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