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Immigration law

Changes to UK immigration laws to affect students, workers

11:38 16/05/2005
Just a week after being reelected, Tony Blair revealed that changes to the government's immigration laws would affect foreign workers and overseas students . Foreign students overstaying their visas...

US companies want more visas for unskilled foreign workers

15:19 02/05/2005
Small-business owners in the US who rely on international workers say they need more H2B visas to be available for foreign workers. The US government offered 66,000 visas under the H2B program, but...

UK Home Office announces new targets for visa processing times

19:54 04/04/2005
Work Permits UK has announced its targets for how long it should take to process various types of visas. The new standards are as follows: Work Permits and Sector Based Scheme (SBS) WP (UK) aims for...

Work Permits UK to limit number of reviews of refused applications

9:15 31/03/2005
Work Permits UK announced on 23 March 2005 that from 4 April 2005 you will only be allowed a maximum of two reviews of refused work permit and HSMP applications. WorkPermits UK will undertake a full...

Work Permits UK processing times - March 14

12:24 14/03/2005
There have been no significant changes to processing times for WorkPermits UK. Customers can expect the following waiting times: Leave to Remain applications customers should allow up to 20 weeks...

UK - The Proposed Points System under the Five Year Plan

13:25 03/03/2005
We are including an analysis below of one important part of the Government's five year plan announced last month. A single points based system will replace all the different UK work permits and entry...

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