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UK opens visa application centre in Kathmandu, Nepal

16:16 30/07/2012
UK Ambassador to the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, John Tucknott, opened the new UK visa application centre in Kathmandu, Nepal this month. "Migration and people to people contact are...

UK Government denies plans to recruit 1,100 immigration staff

10:44 30/07/2012
The United Kingdom's Immigration Minister, Damian Green, has denied that the government intends to recruit 1,100 new staff in its immigration and passport service, as claimed by Mark Serwotka, the...

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...

UK Border officials strike 26 July affects Olympics

15:40 23/07/2012
Border officials at British airports are threatening to strike on 26 July, the day before the London Olympics begin, possibly creating massive delay at major airports like London Heathrow. Members of...

Indians and Chinese largest sources of permanent migrants to Australia

9:38 20/07/2012
For the first time ever, India was Australia 's largest source of permanent immigrants this year, with a total of 29,018 places or 15.7 percent of the total migration program, according to...

US States to access US immigration database to purge voter lists

12:02 19/07/2012
As the 2012 US Presidential election approaches, several US states are working to reach agreements with federal officials to access a US immigration database in order to remove non-citizens from...

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