Main UK immigration body to be abolished because it is 'not good enough'
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13:45 28/03/2013
The UK's Home Secretary, Theresa May MP, has told the House of Commons that the UK's main immigration authority, the UK Border Agency (UKBA), is to be split because it is 'not good enough'. She says...
Deputy Prime Minister calls for UK immigration 'security bonds'
9:00 25/03/2013
The UK's Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg MP, has made a speech on immigration in which he proposed the introduction of a system of bond payments in order to prevent people coming to the UK from...
MAC recommends reduction in UK immigration's shortage occupation list
18:23 20/03/2013
Changes to UK immigration are to be introduced on April 6th – read about them here! To come under the Tier 2 (General) visa scheme it is easier if the occupation is on the Shortage Occupation List...
UK immigration up-to-date with Tier 2 sponsorship inspections
12:34 20/03/2013
The UKBA has announced major changes to Tier 2 visa system to come into force on 6th April 2013. The Tier 2 sponsorship system came into being in late 2008, just over four years ago. Because licences...
UK immigration minister changes nature of citizenship test
17:16 29/01/2013
The UK's immigration minister has announced changes to the UK's citizenship test. Mark Harper said that the changes were necessary because the old test tested people's knowledge of 'how to claim...
Universities say UK immigration is deterring foreign students
17:01 11/01/2013
The chief executive of the umbrella body of UK universities, "Universities UK", has said that a series of hostile speeches and policy initiatives from UK government ministers about UK immigration is...
