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UK announces new immigration rules for 6 month+ visits

14:33 13/07/2005
From 13 November 2005, all nationals from non-EEA member states as listed below who wish to come to the UK for more than six months will need to obtain an entry clearance from a British diplomatic...

UK immigration policy hurting IT industry: businessman

13:04 13/07/2005
Mike Lynch, the UK's first Internet billionaire, is criticizing the UK government for failing to attract the 'brightest and the best' from around the world. Lynch on 12 July said that the UK's IT...

Poll finds world-wide opinions on best immigration destinations

13:22 12/07/2005
A survey carried out on over 17,000 people in 16 countries, asked the question: Suppose a young person who wanted to leave this country asked you to recommend where to lead a good life, what country...

France to change its immigration system

12:37 12/07/2005
French Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy on Monday announced the creation of an interministerial committee tasked with re-evaluating the country's immigration needs and its visa procedures. The...

EU countries agree on illegal immigration issues

11:10 06/07/2005
Ministers from five European Union countries agreed on 5 July to collaborate on repatriating illegal immigrants, according to French interior minister Nicolas Sarkozy. "All together, the European...

Man who lived in Kenya airport gets UK citizenship

15:39 04/07/2005
A man who has lived for more than a year at Nairobi's international airport to protest being denied entry to Britain has finally been granted U.K. citizenship and plans to fly there within days. In a...

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