UK immigration criticised for Tier 1 decision-making
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13:29 18/09/2013
John Vine, the UK's chief independent inspector of borders and immigration, has released a report which criticises the UK's Home Office for the quality and promptness of its decision making on Tier 1...
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15:37 17/08/2013
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Main UK immigration body to be abolished because it is 'not good enough'
13:45 28/03/2013
The UK's Home Secretary, Theresa May MP, has told the House of Commons that the UK's main immigration authority, the UK Border Agency (UKBA), is to be split because it is 'not good enough'. She says...
