UKBA to close biometric clinics on Borneo until 2013
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11:40 13/09/2012
The United Kingdom Border Agency (UKBA), one of the UK's immigration authorities, which has responsibility for visa applications made overseas, has said that it is to cease its mobile biometric...
Army may replace UK immigration staff in event of general strike
10:32 12/09/2012
Yesterday, the Trades Union Congress, an annual gathering of UK Trades Unions voted to explore the practicalities of a general strike to protest at the ongoing cuts being imposed by the UK's...
Chinese applications for Australian student visas up by 20%
9:56 12/09/2012
The Australian newspaper reports today 12th September 2012, that applications from mainland China to Australian educational institutions are soaring after several years of decline. A Chinese...
UK immigration authorities admit laying off too many staff to save costs
18:15 11/09/2012
Dame Helen Ghosh, the civil servant who is Permanent Secretary to the Home Office, has said that the UK Border Agency (UKBA) and the UK Border Force (UKBF) had persuaded too many staff to leave with...
Court may postpone UK immigration ban on LMU's foreign students
18:41 10/09/2012
A senior London lawyer has stated that the decision by the UK Border Agency (UKBA) to revoke a university's licence to teach foreign students could be suspended by the High Court for 'many months'...
UK immigration insider predicts more queues at Heathrow
16:55 10/09/2012
An insider at the UK Border Force has told The Daily Star newspaper that long delays are likely at Heathrow Airport from the beginning of October 2012. During the Olympics and Paralympics, extra...
