UK will limit immigrants' right to challenge immigration decisions
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18:57 30/04/2013
Chris Grayling, the UK's Lord Chancellor, (as the justice minister is called in the UK) has announced changes to the justice system which will limit the right of people to use the courts to challenge...
UK immigration runs pilot of visa expiry 'reminder' service
18:57 18/04/2013
The UK's immigration authorities have announced a new scheme to remind foreign nationals in the UK when their visa is close to expiry. The pilot scheme has already started. The Home Office will run...
Former UK immigration boss says system has been out of control since 2000
19:10 17/04/2013
The former head of the UK Border Force (UKBF) Tony Smith says that Britain lost control of its immigration system between 2000 and 2003 under the Labour government of Tony Blair. He said 'There was a...
UK immigration staff to strike
9:43 15/04/2013
The UK's Home Office has warned that there is likely to be disruption to the UK's immigration system at some point between 16th and 19th April 2013. The disruption will be caused by industrial action...
Think tank says scrapping UK immigration authority could be a mistake
17:16 05/04/2013
The Institute for Government, a London think tank which aims to encourage more effective government, has questioned whether the abolition of the UK Border Agency (UKBA) announced last week is a good...
MPs quiz civil servants about UK immigration and visa services
13:25 03/04/2013
On Tuesday 26th March 2013, a committee of MPs interviewed two senior civil servants about the way the UK's immigration services will be run in future. The interview came just minutes after the Home...
