Immigration responsible for much of UK population growth
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13:36 13/08/2013
Newly released figures show that the UK's population rose by 419,900 in the year to June 2012. Of this rise, about 40% (165,000) was caused by immigration and the rest by a baby boom in the UK. But...
UK immigration calls on artists to apply for Tier 1 visas
15:30 06/08/2013
A recent UK Home Office report states that they wish to encourage figures from the arts with an international reputation to apply to come to live in the UK under a Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) visa...
Council leader 'horrified' by UK immigration advertising campaign
12:01 26/07/2013
The leader of a local council in London has said he is 'horrified' by the Home Office's decision to pay for mobile advertising boards to be driven around his borough warning illegal immigrants that...
Tier 4 sponsors spend £67m extra in 2012-13 to meet new UK immigration rules
10:32 18/07/2013
A UK education body has called on the UK's Home Office to stop changing in the rules for Tier 4 sponsors. The Higher Education Better Regulation Group (HEBRG) says that the UK's Home Office has...
MPs say UK immigration backlog rose by 180,000 in a year
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...
UK immigration: MP calls for British 'green card' visa for migrant workers
10:16 12/07/2013
Right wing Conservative MP Liam Fox has called for radical reform of the UK's immigration system in favour of skilled workers at the expense of family members of UK citizens. Dr Fox, who was forced...
