MPs say UKBA officials should return bonuses until backlog cleared
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17:28 31/07/2012
The UK Home Affairs Select Committee has reprimanded the UK Border Agency (UKBA) for its backlog of 276,460 unresolved immigration and asylum cases as being "totally unacceptable". Keith Vaz, chair...
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 Agency immigration case work system delayed by one year
11:14 19/07/2012
The UK Border Agency's new £385 million Immigration Case Work (ICW) system is one year behind schedule and has exceeded its original budget by £28m, according to the National Audit Office (NAO). In a...
UK Immigration priority visa service for Tier 4 visas in Malaysia
18:23 16/07/2012
Beginning 17 July 2012, UK Tier 4 visa applicants will be eligible to use the UK Border Agency's priority visa service in Malaysia. The priority service is available to eligible Tier 4 applicants who...
High-risk UK Tier 4 visa applicants - tougher interviews from 30 July
16:52 10/07/2012
UK Immigration Minister Damian Green announced that a targeted interview system for Tier 4 student vis a applicants will be introduced 30 July and will focus on high-risk applicants. It is not clear...
UK Family Settlement changes go into effect 9 July 2012
14:14 10/07/2012
As of 9 July 2012, a number of changes to the UK Immigration Rules came into effect. These changes affect all non-European Economic Area (non-EEA) nationals applying to enter or remain in the UK...
