UK immigration officials call off pre-Olympics strike
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9:58 25/07/2012
UK immigration officers have called off their 24-hour strike planned for 26 July. Immigration staff had threatened to strike this week on the eve of the Olympic Games in a dispute over pay and job...
Tier 4 visa students stuck in UK awaiting Tier 1 PSW visa
18:00 24/07/2012
Foreign students currently living in the UK on Tier 4 visas are upset that they are stuck without their passports for extended periods of time while the UKBA processes their Tier 1 Post Study visa...
Court ruling on UK immigration rules prompts emergency action from UKBA
12:50 24/07/2012
The UK Home Office announced immigration rule changes after a recent supreme court ruling threatened to render illegal thousands of decisions made under the UK's skilled migrant programme. The...
UK Border officials strike 26 July affects Olympics
15:40 23/07/2012
Border officials at British airports are threatening to strike on 26 July, the day before the London Olympics begin, possibly creating massive delay at major airports like London Heathrow. Members of...
Indians and Chinese largest sources of permanent migrants to Australia
9:38 20/07/2012
For the first time ever, India was Australia 's largest source of permanent immigrants this year, with a total of 29,018 places or 15.7 percent of the total migration program, according to...
Increase in US visitor visas applications from Brazil, China, and Mexico
19:23 19/07/2012
The US State Department has announced that it has already processed more than 1 million visas in China this year, a 43 percent increase over the first six months of fiscal year 2011. Visa...
