UK committee claims IRIS money would be better spent on immigration staff
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13:24 11/04/2012
The UK Home Affairs Select Committee has criticized the money UK Border Agency's (UKBA) has spent on the IRIS biometric scanning system saying it would have been better used to pay for more...
UKBA launches priority UK visa service for Thai applicants
18:25 10/04/2012
The British Embassy in Bangkok introduced this week a priority visa service for Thai citizens applying for UK visitor visas. The visa service allows eligible applicants to pay an additional fee in...
UKBA resumes visa service in Libya from 5 April
9:37 09/04/2012
The UK Border Agency announced that from 5 April 2012 they will resume full visa services in Libya. The UK visa service was originally closed in February 2011 due to increased violence at that time...
UKBA announces marriage ban on Olympian visas
17:30 04/04/2012
The UK Border Agency (UKBA) has confirmed that visas granted to visiting athletes, coaches and other officials for London's Olympics Games will bar them from forming any civil partnerships or from...
Increased funds required for UK Tier 2 visa applicants from 14 June 2012
10:27 04/04/2012
The UK Border Agency (UKBA) announced that they will increase the funds required to satisfy the maintenance requirement for Tier 2 visas applicants. The changes go into effect from 14 June 2012. This...
Immigration changes mean many migrant nurses can't stay in UK
12:55 28/03/2012
From 6 April 2012, migrants from outside the EU earning less than £35,000 will not be allowed to settle in the UK. Critics have accused ministers of risking patient health in favour of a "crude"...
