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UK MPs criticise UK immigration authorities over tier 4 student visa system

13:03 04/09/2012
The UK parliament's Commons Public Accounts Committee published a report entitled 'Immigration: Points based System Student Route' today, 4th September 2012. The report is fiercely critical of the UK...

UK immigration warns Thais to apply early for UK visas because of backlog

12:55 04/09/2012
UK immigration staff are taking longer than usual to process applications for UK visas made in Thailand, according to a statement made by the UK Border Agency. The statement appeared on the UKBA...

New Zealand immigration minister outlines immigration policy

17:52 31/08/2012
Nathan Guy MP, the New Zealand Minister of Immigration, gave a speech today (31st August 2012) in which he said that New Zealand welcomed immigrants, temporary workers and students. In a wide-ranging...

Come to Canada Wizard web tool has 1.6m visits in first year

18:16 30/08/2012
The Canadian government's immigration department, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) says that the Come to Canada Wizard web tool, which it launched last August, has received 1.6m visits in its...

UN fears that Syria's neighbours may close borders

19:42 29/08/2012
There are fears that countries neighbouring Syria may close their borders following a sharp increase in the numbers of refugees crossing their borders from Syria. Over 214,000 Syrian refugees have...

Australian government launches new leaflet to help immigrants settle

19:00 29/08/2012
The Australian government has launched a new leaflet to help inform recent immigrants to Australia about the government's settlement policy and to inform them of the services that are available to...

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