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Law Society criticises UK Government immigration proposals

19:19 18/09/2011
The Law Society has criticised the UK Government's proposal to implement new restrictions on Tier 2 immigration . They feel that new limits would greatly reduce the ability of UK law firms to recruit...

UK economy at risk from immigration cap

15:33 07/09/2011
The UK Government's own advisory committee, the Migration Advisory Committee, has stated that the British economy could suffer permanent damage if the Government continues to restrict non-EU skilled...

MP feels that UK Government is inflating immigration numbers

11:20 05/09/2011
According to the head of the home affairs select committee, MP Keith Vaz, the UK Government's insistence on counting overseas students and seasonal workers is inflating immigration figures. The...

Immigration Advisory Service closure - Reminder to IAS Clients

15:48 17/08/2011
Thousands of people pursuing asylum and immigration cases were left without support after the Immigration Advisory Service (IAS) charity went into unannounced administration on 8 July 2011. This...

British MPs slam UK student visa policy

11:41 27/07/2011
A parliamentary committee has taken the UK Government to task over its recent tightening of student immigration rules, saying that the new restrictions could cost the UK economy £3.6 billion over the...

MP calls for changes to UK immigration

14:11 19/07/2011
A Northern Ireland MP, Jim Shannon, has called for immigration changes that would allow Filipino fisherman to keep on working in Northern Ireland. Under current immigration rules, approximately 70...

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