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UK MPs criticise UK immigration authorities over tier 4 student visa system

13:03 04/09/2012
The UK parliament's Commons Public Accounts Committee published a report entitled 'Immigration: Points based System Student Route' today, 4th September 2012. The report is fiercely critical of the UK...

UK immigration warns Thais to apply early for UK visas because of backlog

12:55 04/09/2012
UK immigration staff are taking longer than usual to process applications for UK visas made in Thailand, according to a statement made by the UK Border Agency. The statement appeared on the UKBA...

UK immigration minister lays out plan to fight illegal immigration

18:18 29/08/2012
The United Kingdom's Immigration Minister, Damian Green MP, has announced a range of measures to cut immigration to the UK. He said that, during the last Labour government, which ruled from 1997 to...

Australian unions oppose mass visa application

9:25 23/08/2012
An application to grant temporary work visas to 2,062 foreign skilled workers has been submitted to the Australian government. The workers would work in Australian resources projects The application...

US report says unfettered migration would more than double global wages

12:08 22/08/2012
John Kennan, an economist from the University of Wisconsin, has built an economic model which suggests that wages in the developing world would more than double from an average of US$8,903 to an...

UK immigration service improves China visa service

16:21 16/08/2012
The UK Border Agency (UKBA) says that it hopes to increase the number of applications from Chinese nationals for tourist, student and business visas in 2012 after a rapid rise in visa applications in...

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