MPs say UK immigration backlog rose by 180,000 in a year
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14:27 17/07/2013
The total number of cases in the UK's immigration backlog rose by 190,000 in the last three months of 2012 to over 502,000 cases according to the House of Commons' Home Affairs Committee (HAC). The...
Senior civil servant says UK immigration and visa services face cuts
9:07 02/07/2013
One of the UK's most senior civil servants, Mark Sedwill, gave evidence to an influential committee of MPs this month about the future of the UK's immigration services. Mr Sedwill told the Home...
UK immigration to launch pilot 'security bond' scheme for 'high risk' nations
19:05 27/06/2013
The UK's Home Secretary, Theresa May, has announced that UK immigration will launch a pilot scheme in November which will test the effectiveness of making foreigners from 'high risk countries' pay £3...
UK visas and immigration chief answers MPs questions
19:11 21/06/2013
The acting head of the UK's visa and immigration services has appeared before a committee of MPs in Westminster to answer questions about her progress in improving the UK's visa and immigration...
UK's immigration inspector announces plan for 2013-14
12:37 01/05/2013
The UK's independent chief inspector of borders and immigration, John Vine, has released his plan for inspections for 2013-14. He says he will carry out 20 inspections of various parts of the UK...
UK immigration grants new Tier 4 Sponsorship licence to LMU
9:34 12/04/2013
The UK's Home Office has issued a new Tier 4 sponsorship licence to London Metropolitan University (LMU). The Home Office made the announcement on 9th April 2013 and said the licence would be...
