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Visa policy of the United Kingdom

UK immigration minister announces changes to Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) visa

15:37 31/01/2013
The UK immigration minister, Mark Harper, has announced that there is to be a new system of checks made on those applying for Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) visas. Mr Harper delivered a written statement to...

Canadian immigration minister says he will reform student visa system

10:08 26/10/2012
Jason Kenney, the Canadian immigration minister, has said that he approves of measures taken by the British government to reform its student visa system and intends to reform the Canadian visa system...

UK considers imposing visa controls on EU nationals

13:33 08/10/2012
The UK's Prime Minister, David Cameron MP, has hinted that his government may introduce measures to limit the level of EU immigration into the UK. The UK Home Secretary Theresa May MP has told a...

UK MPs criticise UK immigration authorities over tier 4 student visa system

13:03 04/09/2012
The UK parliament's Commons Public Accounts Committee published a report entitled 'Immigration: Points based System Student Route' today, 4th September 2012. The report is fiercely critical of the UK...

UK immigration raids warehouse in crackdown on student visa abuse

18:26 23/08/2012
We remind you that penalties for illegal working remain severe. A UK Border Agency spokesman told The Daily Telegraph on 22 nd August 2012 that UK immigration authorities have removed 2,000 illegal...

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...

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