UK - Visa difficulties may deter foreign students
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9:03 21/02/2005
UK Universities may be suffering due to a higher rate of student visa refusals, the BBC reports. According to the latest figures from the Universities and College Admissions Service (UCAS), the...
UK - Conservative Party promise immigrant health screening
10:38 16/02/2005
The UK's main opposition party the Conservative Party has promised it will introduce mandatory HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis testing for people entering the UK from outside the European Union if they win...
Work Permits UK processing times - February 15
13:23 15/02/2005
There are no significant changes to waiting times for applicationsmade to Work Permits UK. Customers should allow for the followingperiods: Leave to Remain Applications - 13 weeks from the date of...
Work Permits UK processing times - February 10
17:41 10/02/2005
Processing times for work permits have not changed much over the last month. A work permit application in the UK takes up to 5 working days. Applicants under the Highly Skilled Migrant Program (HSMP...
Fee increases likely for Home Office Immigration Applications
13:15 10/02/2005
It is likely that the Home Office fees for a number of immigration applications will go up from April 2005. This represents a huge increase in the fees charged by the Government for most types of...
Australian Working Holiday scheme to stay the same
11:08 10/02/2005
Australia will not make any changes to Working Holidaymaker arrangements for British nationals, despite changes announced February 9 to the UK working holidaymaker program. Australia's Department of...