UK immigration issues seven Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) visas in 2011
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9:06 01/03/2013
Figures released by the UK's Home Office show that only seven Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) visas were issued by the UK Border Agency (UKBA) in 2011. In the year to September 2012, the first year in...
Scottish universities blame UK immigration for fewer Indian students
19:37 14/02/2013
A group representing Scottish universities has criticised the UK immigration authorities for a fall in the number of students studying in Scotland from certain key developing countries including...
UK minister calls for looser immigration rules for Chinese nationals
18:05 13/02/2013
The UK's Business Secretary, Vince Cable MP, says that the UK needs to attract wealthy Chinese immigrants, investors and tourists. To facilitate this Mr Cable said that the UK must simplify its...
UK immigration is driving students away, says former ambassador
16:19 05/02/2013
Sir Christopher Meyer, the UK's ambassador to Washington between 1997 and 2003, has told UK newspaper The Daily Telegraph that the UK Border Agency is driving international students away from the UK...
UK immigration minister announces changes to Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) visa
15:37 31/01/2013
The UK immigration minister, Mark Harper, has announced that there is to be a new system of checks made on those applying for Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) visas. Mr Harper delivered a written statement to...
UK immigration minister changes nature of citizenship test
17:16 29/01/2013
The UK's immigration minister has announced changes to the UK's citizenship test. Mark Harper said that the changes were necessary because the old test tested people's knowledge of 'how to claim...
