Plan for UK ID cards loses popularity
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17:17 15/06/2005
Plans to introduce identity cards in the UK have suffered a serious setback with the publication of a poll that discovered increased public opposition to the scheme. Ministers argue that the measure...
Immigrants to UK lower inflation, says bank boss
17:18 14/06/2005
The Governor of the Bank of England warned that UK inflation will be higher if eastern European workers stop coming to the UK. There is a fear that the large flow of immigrants in the past year was a...
Now easier for UK businesses to send staff to Australia
18:23 10/06/2005
UK companies planning to create a branch or office in Australia do not need to have an office in Australia before transferring an employee to Australia for employment. Current Australian migration...
UK announces changes in consular and visa fees from 1 July 2005
18:18 10/06/2005
The fees for passports, visas and chargeable consular services provided by British consular posts overseas are to change from Friday, 1 July 2005. On the same date, the fee for legalisation services...
Immigration to UK doubled over ten years: report
16:48 09/06/2005
The number of people who migrated to the UK was 512,600 in 2003, compared with 328,400 in 1991. The 2003 figure is nearly double the 1993 figure of 265,100. The UK's Office of National Statistics...
Immigrants using Zambia as a gateway to UK
10:46 09/06/2005
Foreign nationals are using Zambia as a gateway to the United Kingdom and South Africa . Zambia's Immigration Department deputy public relations officer Greenwell Lyempe said the department has...
