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UK visas move online for Chinese from 16 April 2012

13:42 20/04/2012
The UK Border Agency has announced that from 16 April 2012, all UK visa applications from China must be completed and paid for online. Once you have completed your online UK visa application, the...

UK committee claims IRIS money would be better spent on immigration staff

13:24 11/04/2012
The UK Home Affairs Select Committee has criticized the money UK Border Agency's (UKBA) has spent on the IRIS biometric scanning system saying it would have been better used to pay for more...

UKBA launches priority UK visa service for Thai applicants

18:25 10/04/2012
The British Embassy in Bangkok introduced this week a priority visa service for Thai citizens applying for UK visitor visas. The visa service allows eligible applicants to pay an additional fee in...

UK Tier 2 visa changes from 6 April and 14 June 2012

13:33 10/04/2012
UK Tier 2 visa route changes from 6 April 2012 Due to the UK Government's commitment to reducing overall net migration, they have decided that the Tier 2 (General) limit will remain at its current...

UKBA resumes visa service in Libya from 5 April

9:37 09/04/2012
The UK Border Agency announced that from 5 April 2012 they will resume full visa services in Libya. The UK visa service was originally closed in February 2011 due to increased violence at that time...

UK Immigrant domestic violence support scheme becomes permanent

17:51 04/04/2012
A 2009 pilot scheme set up to help immigrants forced to leave relationships as a result of domestic violence is being made permanent, the UK Home Office has announced. The scheme provides help for...

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