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Scottish government minister criticises UK immigration policy

16:35 03/06/2013
Humza Yousaf, the Scottish government's external affairs minister, has criticised the UK government for its immigration policy which, he says, is damaging the Scottish economy. Mr Yousaf said that...

European Commission sues UK over 'right to reside' test for EU immigrants

18:15 31/05/2013
The European Commission (EC) announced on Thursday 30th May 2013 that it intends to sue the UK government in the European Court of Justice over alleged discrimination against immigrants from the EU...

US immigration reform will require fingerprinting of foreign nationals before exit

9:47 30/05/2013
An amendment to the immigration reform law currently before the US Congress will require foreign nationals to have their fingerprints taken when leaving the country. The amendment to the Border...

Canada seeks to lure high-tech immigrants from US with 'Dragon's Den' visa

12:12 29/05/2013
Canadian immigration minister Jason Kenney will travel to Silicon Valley in the US this weekend to try to tempt high-tech entrepreneurs to apply for a Canadian visa program that could see their...

UK announces fall in net immigration figure

17:57 28/05/2013
The latest figures show that there has been a significant drop in the net level of immigration into the UK. The net immigration figure is reached by calculating the number of immigrants over a given...

US immigration bill is approved by Senate Judiciary Committee

9:07 28/05/2013
Comprehensive immigration reform came a step closer for the US on Tuesday when the US Senate's powerful Judiciary Committee voted 13-5 in favour of a bill that would radically alter almost every...

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