UK to start regional skills lists for skilled immigration
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13:08 19/05/2005
Under new plans agreed by the Home Office, every region in the UK will be able to publish a list of skills in short supply and it is up to the governing body in each region to decide on the contents...
Eastern European immigrants in the UK seek better future
13:00 27/04/2005
Thousands of eastern Europeans headed to the UK last year by plane and coach, seeking a better future since their countries joined the European Union on 1 May. A year on, the BBC takes a look at...
Son of Margaret Thatcher denied US visa
19:17 04/04/2005
Mark Thatcher, son of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, was denied a visit visa to enter the US and visit his family. Thatcher called it a result of his guilty plea involving a coup...
Charges proposed to cut UK immigration appeals
18:06 04/02/2005
The UK Government will introduce fees to try to reduce the number of appeals made by immigrants over family reunion applications, the website This is London reported on February 4. According to...
Half a million vacancies in UK for new EU workers
12:15 14/05/2004
A report from an Irish job agency has claimed that there are over 500,000 jobs in the UK for East and Central Europeans to fill. In the report, a representative of this Irish job agency stated that...
UK - SAWS quotas to be reduced under immigration review
13:12 28/04/2004
With the EU enlargement date looming, Prime Minister Tony Blair announced plans to review UK immigration policy. Business leaders were told that abuses of the immigration system will be prevented by...
