UK immigration 'must not sell citizenship' say MPs
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17:22 27/03/2014
A committee of MPs has warned the UK's Coalition government against selling Tier 1 (Investor) visas at auction. Last month, the government's independent Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) suggested...
UK to appoint cabinet level Immigration Minister
14:11 24/03/2014
The UK's Prime Minister, David Cameron, is considering creating a new 'Cabinet-level' Immigration Minister post, according to the online newspaper The Huffington Post. The Immigration Minister would...
UK PM caught up in immigration row
10:13 19/03/2014
On Thursday, 6th March 2014, the UK's new immigration minister James Brokenshire made his debut speech as minister. His aim seems to have been to show that the Conservatives Party, of which both Mr...
UK minister blames Indian press for fall in student visas
12:06 04/03/2014
David Willetts, the UK's science minister, has blamed a fall in the number of students coming to study in the UK from the Indian sub-continent on the 'lively' press in India and Pakistan. Mr Willetts...
UK immigration inspector investigates sham marriages
12:44 28/02/2014
The UK's Chief Inspector of Immigration, John Vine, has been conducting research into abuse of the marriage system by immigrants seeking to obtain residence in the UK. Mr Vine has warned that sham...
BBC finds 'systematic fraud' in UK's student immigration system
19:37 18/02/2014
A BBC investigation into the UK's Tier 4 student visa system has found 'systematic immigration fraud'. An investigation for the Panorama documentary programme found immigration consultants offering...
