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UK immigration instigates TB screening in South Africa and Zimbabwe

18:42 08/01/2013
We would advise you that, as of 31st December 2012, people from the following countries: South Africa Lesotho Swaziland Zimbabwe will need to be tested for tuberculosis (TB) before they apply for a...

UK immigration announces changes to visa regime in North European countries

13:14 08/01/2013
The UK Border Agency (UKBA) has announced that it is to change its systems for dealing with visa applications from six European countries in January 2013. The UKBA says that, between 7th January and...

Private UK immigration contractor tells legal residents to leave the UK

19:09 07/01/2013
People who have a legal right to remain in the UK are being wrongly told that they are obliged to leave by a private contractor funded by the main UK immigration control agency. Capita, which...

Nobel Prize winner criticises 'stupid' UK immigration rules

18:06 04/01/2013
A Nobel Prize winning scientist, Sir Andrei Geim, who immigrated to the UK from Russia in the early 90s, has warned that 'stupid' UK immigration policies will hinder UK scientific research. Sir...

Labour peer calls for an end to 'elite consensus' on immigration

15:22 04/01/2013
A Labour member of the House of Lords has said that the government should open up a 'democratic debate' around immigration. Lord Glasman is a professor of politics at London Metropolitan University...

London Mayor offers support for pro-immigration pressure group

12:04 04/01/2013
The Mayor of London has given his support to the Migration Matters Trust. The Trust was established last year but will be officially launched in January 2013. Boris Johnson, the Conservative mayor of...

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