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London Metropolitan University banned from teaching foreign students

18:17 30/08/2012
The United Kingdom Border Agency (UKBA) has stripped London Metropolitan University (LMU) of its Highly Trusted Sponsor Status (HTS). This means that it can no longer provide overseas students with...

UK offers visa fast track for Bangladeshi applicants

16:18 03/07/2012
From 1 July 2012, the UK Border Agency will offer two new fast track services for Bangladeshi UK visitor visa and Tier 2 visa applicants under the Business Express Programme. The Business Express...

EU proposes rules to suspend passport-free travel in parts of Europe

16:56 13/06/2012
Under newly proposed rules, European Union countries would be able to suspend passport-free travel in parts of Europe for up to two years. There are currently little or no border controls between the...

Taiwan's visa-free access to EU is proving beneficial

18:37 30/04/2012
Since Taiwan's was granted visa-free access to the European Union in January 2011, the links between Taiwan and Europe have grown and could lead to an increase in Taiwanese investment in the region,...

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-...

French president wants to reduce immigration further if re-elected

16:35 12/03/2012
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has claimed that there are too many immigrants in France and the system for integrating them is "working worse and worse". During a recent television debate on 6...

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