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UK immigration chief defends UKBA on sponsorship registration

9:36 21/12/2012
Rob Whiteman, the head of the UK Border Agency (UKBA) has said that he thinks that the UK Border Agency's (UKBA) system of checks on UK employers who register to sponsor overseas workers for UK visas...

UKBA introduces priority visa service in Ghana

13:20 02/08/2012
The UK Border Agency has introduced a priority visa service in Ghana. The priority visa service is available to UK visa applicants who pay an additional fee to have their visa application placed at...

Court ruling on UK immigration rules prompts emergency action from UKBA

12:50 24/07/2012
The UK Home Office announced immigration rule changes after a recent supreme court ruling threatened to render illegal thousands of decisions made under the UK's skilled migrant programme. The...

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 is changing the UK marriage visa rules

11:11 23/03/2009
The UK Border Agency is changing the rules for marriage visas . The UKBA says that this is to protect people against forced marriage and help newcomer integrate into British life. An overseas...