UK's Heathrow expands Iris Recognition Immigration System test
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16:40 13/03/2006
The UK's Heathrow Airport has extended its use of iris-scanning technology to speed up immigration checks. The Iris Recognition Immigration System (IRIS) is currently being tested at the airport as...
More immigration of single women worldwide
13:39 10/03/2006
Women make up nearly half of the immigrant population world-wide as more and more of them take on greater responsibility for their family's welfare. Of the 180,000,000 international immigrants,...
Home Office updates UK switching rules
16:05 09/03/2006
The Home Office have updated the UK switching rules and are now as shown below. Switching into work permit employment Nationals from non-European Economic Area (EEA) countries may apply to switch...
UK's Blair reassures Indian students about points system
15:24 08/03/2006
UK Prime Minister Tony Blair spoke to Indian studens via a video conference link, assuring them that the new points-based immigration system would make it "easier and fairer" for them to work and...
UK government reveals new immigration points system
18:19 07/03/2006
Details of the UK government's points-based immigration system have been revealed. The system is designed to make it easier for highly-skilled workers to enter the UK, but more difficult for those...
UK Lords reject controversial ID card bill
16:07 07/03/2006
In the UK , Tony Blair's government was defeated by the House of Lords on March 6 over the controversial issue of national identity cards. The peers voted by a majority of 61 to overturn the...
