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• UK's doctors and dentists criticise government's immigration reform plans
  date: 23 May 2013
  The British Dental Association has joined the R...
• Crime levels fall in immigration hotspots
  date: 15 May 2013
  A study carried out by researchers from the Lon...
• UK's student union criticises government's student immigration policy
  date: 13 May 2013
  An officer of the UK's National Union of St...
• UK government announces immigration reform bill
  date: 10 May 2013
  The UK government says that it intends to pass ...
• We can help skilled candidates obtain UK Tier 2 (General) visas!
  date: 03 May 2013
  Are you in the UK on a Tier 1 (Post Study Work)...
• UK's immigration inspector announces plan for 2013-14
  date: 01 May 2013
  The UK's independent chief inspector of bor...
• UK will limit immigrants' right to challenge immigration decisions
  date: 30 April 2013
  Chris Grayling, the UK's Lord Chancellor, (...
• UK Immigration officers demanded payments from visa applicants
  date: 29 April 2013
  A British court has heard allegations that a UK...
• UK immigration minister says UK universities unharmed by Tier 4 visa crackdown
  date: 24 April 2013
  Mark Harper, the UK's immigration minister,...
• MP warns UK Labour Party of 'downward spiral' on immigration policy
  date: 24 April 2013
  Diane Abbott, the UK's first black woman MP...
• UK immigration runs pilot of visa expiry 'reminder' service
  date: 18 April 2013
  The UK's immigration authorities have annou...
• Former UK immigration boss says system has been out of control since 2000
  date: 17 April 2013
  The former head of the UK Border Force (UKBF) T...
• UK immigration staff to strike
  date: 15 April 2013
  The UK's Home Office has warned that there ...
• Airline boss says UK immigration system is putting off foreign businesspeople
  date: 15 April 2013
  Willie Walsh, the chief executive of Internatio...
• UK immigration grants new Tier 4 Sponsorship licence to LMU
  date: 12 April 2013
  The UK's Home Office has issued a new Tier ...
• 2014 H-1B quota reached on April 5th 2013
  date: 11 April 2013
  As workpermit.com predicted, demand for H-1B vi...
• UK PM told to explain benefits of EU immigration
  date: 10 April 2013
  The European Commissioner for Employment has st...
• London mayor says hard-working immigrants out-compete Britons
  date: 09 April 2013
  London Mayor Boris Johnson has said that it is ...
• UK MP warns against immigration 'arms race'
  date: 09 April 2013
  A senior UK MP has warned the leaders of the ma...
• Think tank says scrapping UK immigration authority could be a mistake
  date: 05 April 2013
  The Institute for Government, a London think ta...
• UK ministers considered barring children of illegal immigrants from schools
  date: 03 April 2013
  The Guardian, a national UK newspaper, has rece...
• MPs quiz civil servants about UK immigration and visa services
  date: 03 April 2013
  On Tuesday 26th March 2013, a committee of MPs ...
• Main UK immigration body to be abolished because it is 'not good enough'
  date: 28 March 2013
  The UK's Home Secretary, Theresa May MP, ha...
• UK immigration provides 'unacceptable service'
  date: 28 March 2013
  A committee of MPs has issued a report about th...
• Bishop attacks UK politicians for anti-immigration rhetoric
  date: 27 March 2013
  The Bishop of Dudley, the Right Reverend David ...
• Cameron announces tough reforms to UK immigration
  date: 27 March 2013
  David Cameron, the UK's Prime Minister, h...
• MPs report criticises 'fiasco' at UK immigration authority
  date: 26 March 2013
  A committee of MPs has published a report which...
• UK minister says Romanian UK Immigration estimates are 'meaningless'
  date: 26 March 2013
  Eric Pickles, the UK's Communities Minister...
• Deputy Prime Minister calls for UK immigration 'security bonds'
  date: 25 March 2013
  The UK's Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Cle...
• UK immigration gives new guidance for Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) visa applicants
  date: 22 March 2013
  The UK Border Agency has announced that it will...
• Tier 2 Immigrant nurses face jobs freeze in UK's National Health Service
  date: 22 March 2013
  The UK's Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC...
• TNT Magazine campaigns for UK immigration reform
  date: 21 March 2013
  TNT Magazine, a London-based free magazine aime...
• UK immigration up-to-date with Tier 2 sponsorship inspections
  date: 20 March 2013
  ...
• MAC recommends reduction in UK immigration's shortage occupation list
  date: 20 March 2013
  ...
• UK immigration minister announces changes to Tier 2 visa system
  date: 19 March 2013
  Let us help you with your Tier 2 application n...
• Poll shows UK split on immigration but in favour of limiting benefits
  date: 18 March 2013
  A recent UK poll has shown that a majorit...
• UK government in small U-turn on post study work UK immigration route
  date: 15 March 2013
  On 14th March 2013, The UK's immigration mi...
• UK immigration to introduce premium service for Tier 4 sponsors
  date: 13 March 2013
  The chief executive of the UK Border Agen...
• UK immigration huge fee increase for dependants from April – Apply Now!
  date: 12 March 2013
  We can help you beat the 6th April deadline an...
• Labour's Cooper proposes alternative UK immigration policy
  date: 11 March 2013
  Today, 7th March 2013, shadow Home Secretary...
• UK Labour Party changes approach on UK immigration
  date: 07 March 2013
  The leader of the UK Labour Party has del...
• COMMENT – UK's EU dilemma over Romanian/Bulgarian immigration estimates
  date: 07 March 2013
  By Alex OwenThe UK government ha...
• BBC criticised for being uncritical of UK anti-immigration pressure group
  date: 06 March 2013
  The Migration Matters Trust, a UK group founded by...
• UK immigration figures show fall of one third
  date: 05 March 2013
  The latest immigration statistics have been r...
• UK immigration fees increase from April 2013 – Apply Now!
  date: 04 March 2013
  The chief executive of the UK Border Agency Ro...
• UK immigration issues seven Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) visas in 2011
  date: 01 March 2013
  Figures released by the UK's Home Office sh...
• Cameron says UK Immigration will not be 'a soft touch' for immigrants
  date: 27 February 2013
  David Cameron has given an interview with UK n...
• Immigration solicitor and others jailed for total 35 years for marriage scam
  date: 25 February 2013
  Four London men who worked for the same n...
• Indian Premier tells UK to relax immigration controls
  date: 25 February 2013
  The Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh ...
• Tory MP says UK's 'mixed messages' on immigration will damage trade
  date: 22 February 2013
  Gavin Barwell, the Conservative MP for Croyd...
• UK Home Secretary in showdown with immigration lawyers
  date: 22 February 2013
  Theresa May, the UK's Home Secretary,...
• ALERT - New UK Citizenship Test from 25 March 2013
  date: 19 February 2013
  We would like to remind you that, as of 2...
• UK Prime Minister: No limit on number of Indians who can work in UK
  date: 19 February 2013
  David Cameron the UK's Prime Minister, ha...
• Scottish universities blame UK immigration for fewer Indian students
  date: 14 February 2013
  A group representing Scottish universities has cri...
• UK Prime Minister says he will limit immigrants' right to social benefits
  date: 14 February 2013
  The Prime Minister of the UK, David Cameron, h...
• UK minister calls for looser immigration rules for Chinese nationals
  date: 13 February 2013
  The UK's Business Secretary, Vince Cable M...
• UK venture capital calls for more UK Tier 1 visas
  date: 12 February 2013
  A leading UK investment organisation has issue...
• New rules for Tier 2 (Intra Company Transfer) and Tier 2 General visas
  date: 11 February 2013
  We would like to draw your attention to severa...
• UK 'will leave EU' if it cannot halt Romanian and Bulgarian immigration
  date: 08 February 2013
  The leader of the UK Independence Party, Nigel...
• Latest figures show UK most popular EU immigration destination
  date: 07 February 2013
  Latest figures show UK most popular EU immigr...
• Oxford professor urges UK government to cut immigration red tape
  date: 06 February 2013
  An Oxford professor of economics has written a...
• UK immigration is driving students away, says former ambassador
  date: 05 February 2013
  Sir Christopher Meyer, the UK's ambassador...
• UK MPs ask Prime Minister to remove students from immigration figures
  date: 04 February 2013
  The chairmen and chairwoman of five influentia...
• London mayor calls for a cap on EU immigration
  date: 01 February 2013
  The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has called...
• UK immigration minister announces changes to Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) visa
  date: 31 January 2013
  The UK immigration minister, Mark Harper, has ...
• UK must simplify immigration system says leading Indian businessman
  date: 29 January 2013
  Natarajan Chandrasekaran, the chief executive ...
• UK immigration minister changes nature of citizenship test
  date: 29 January 2013
  The UK's immigration minister has announce...
• UK watchdog finds new backlog of immigration applications
  date: 28 January 2013
  The UK's chief inspector of immigration, ...
• People smugglers charging to smuggle illegal immigrants out of UK
  date: 25 January 2013
  In what may be seen as a sign of the times, it...
• UKBA announces new rules on 'good character' and naturalisation
  date: 25 January 2013
  On December 13th 2012, The UK Border Agency (U...
• Romanian ambassador dismisses UK tabloid immigration fears
  date: 21 January 2013
  The Romanian ambassador to the UK, Ion Jinga, ...
• Poll shows Britons find immigration worrying but welcome immigrants
  date: 16 January 2013
  A new poll conducted by polling company Ipsos ...
• UK ministers refuse to predict immigration levels from Romania, Bulgaria
  date: 16 January 2013
  The UK's Prime Minister David Cameron has...
• Cameron: UK may stop EU citizens from claiming benefits
  date: 14 January 2013
  David Cameron has said that he is considering ...
• Study says almost a million illegal immigrants living in the UK
  date: 11 January 2013
  A new report issued by a leading UK university...
• Universities say UK immigration is deterring foreign students
  date: 11 January 2013
  The chief executive of the umbrella body of UK...
• UK government will not meet immigration target says think tank
  date: 10 January 2013
  The UK government will not meet its target of ...
• UK immigration issues advice for London Metropolitan University students
  date: 09 January 2013
  The UK Border Agency (UKBA) has issued further...
• UK immigration announces changes to visa regime in North European countries
  date: 08 January 2013
  The UK Border Agency (UKBA) has announced that...
• UK immigration instigates TB screening in South Africa and Zimbabwe
  date: 08 January 2013
  We would advise you that, as of 31st December ...
• Private UK immigration contractor tells legal residents to leave the UK
  date: 07 January 2013
  People who have a legal right to remain in the...
• Nobel Prize winner criticises 'stupid' UK immigration rules
  date: 04 January 2013
  A Nobel Prize winning scientist, Sir Andrei Ge...
• London Mayor offers support for pro-immigration pressure group
  date: 04 January 2013
  The Mayor of London has given his support to t...
• Labour peer calls for an end to 'elite consensus' on immigration
  date: 04 January 2013
  A Labour member of the House of Lords has said...
• Former UK Prime Minister Blair criticises successor on immigration
  date: 31 December 2012
  Tony Blair, Prime Minister of the UK betw...
• UK immigration chief defends UKBA on sponsorship registration
  date: 21 December 2012
  Rob Whiteman, the head of the UK Border Agency...
• UK immigration chief promises to return students' passports for Christmas
  date: 20 December 2012
  Rob Whiteman, the head of the UK Border Agency...
• We can help with UK Tier 2 Sponsorship Licence applications!
  date: 20 December 2012
  We would like to remind you that the UK's ...
• UK opposition leader says immigrants must speak English
  date: 19 December 2012
  Ed Miliband, the leader of the UK's Labour...
• UK immigration criticised for wrongfully detaining asylum seekers
  date: 19 December 2012
  The UK's immigration authority has been cr...
• UK minister blames high house prices on immigration
  date: 18 December 2012
  The UK's Home Secretary, Theresa May...
• UK minister announces changes to student immigration system
  date: 14 December 2012
  The UK Home Secretary, Theresa May, has announ...
• UK immigration watchdog says only 13% of failed asylum seekers deported
  date: 13 December 2012
  While appearing before the Home Affairs Select...
• UK immigration provides 'shockingly poor' customer service
  date: 13 December 2012
  The UK's chief inspector of immigration ha...
• Fewer than half of Londoners are 'white British' says census
  date: 13 December 2012
  The latest UK census, completed in 2011, has r...
• Biometric permits now mandatory for all staying in UK for 6 months or more
  date: 10 December 2012
  From 1st December 2012, anyone granted permis...
• Critics attack new, 'morally wrong' UK family immigration rules
  date: 10 December 2012
  Changes to the UK's rules for family migra...
• UK Immigration warns of scams
  date: 05 December 2012
  On 29th November 2012, the UK Border Agency (...
• UK Premier says fall in immigration figure shows policy is working
  date: 04 December 2012
  On 29th November 2012, the UK's Office of...
• Lord Bilimoria says UK immigration policy is 'harming the nation'
  date: 04 December 2012
  Lord Bilimoria, the founder of Cobra Beer, has...
• UK Labour Party signals 'tough' new immigration policy
  date: 03 December 2012
  The UK's Labour opposition will fight the ...
• UK immigration failed to investigate student visa holders
  date: 03 December 2012
  The UK's chief inspector of immigration h...
• UK judge criticises solicitors for worthless challenges in immigration cases
  date: 30 November 2012
  One of the UK's most senior judges has cr...
• UK immigration issues list of unsatisfactory Bangladeshi banks
  date: 30 November 2012
  The United Kingdom Border Agency (UKBA) has i...
• London business group chief says he is hopeful of immigration reform
  date: 30 November 2012
  Speaking during a trade delegation to India, ...
• London Mayor says UK must remove students from immigration figures
  date: 29 November 2012
  Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, has used ...
• Australia sends first asylum seekers to Manus
  date: 29 November 2012
  On 20th November 2012, a charter plane flew f...
• UK PM pledges to curb access to judicial review in immigration cases
  date: 28 November 2012
  David Cameron has announced that the UK gover...
• Tony Blair accused of 'immigration wheeze'
  date: 27 November 2012
  The former Prime Minister of the UK, Tony Blai...
• Inspector condemns UK immigration's failures in asylum cases
  date: 26 November 2012
  The UK's chief inspector of immigration Jo...
• Small protest against immigration held in Boston, Lincolnshire
  date: 23 November 2012
  A small, peaceful protest was held on Sunday ...
• UK lobbyist says hiring immigrant workers to plug skills gaps is 'lazy'
  date: 22 November 2012
  Chris Ball, chief executive of The Age and Emp...
• UK academic attacks government's 'populist' immigration policy
  date: 21 November 2012
  A leading academic has written a letter to ...
• UK supermarket Tesco fined for breach of immigration rules
  date: 21 November 2012
  The UK's biggest supermarket Tesco has be...
• Business chief and mayor criticise UK immigration policy
  date: 19 November 2012
  The Director General of the Confederation of ...
• Oxford University report warns of problems with immigration target
  date: 17 November 2012
  A report prepared at a leading UK university a...
• UK cannot continue immigration controls on Bulgarians and Romanians
  date: 13 November 2012
  The UK's Home Secretary Theresa May MP ha...
• UK cabinet split on immigration policy
  date: 13 November 2012
  There are reports of a growing rift in the UK...
• UK recruiter slams new pay rules for immigrant IT workers
  date: 06 November 2012
  A UK recruitment expert has criticised th...
• UK parliament to vote on limiting migration from the European Union
  date: 05 November 2012
  A Conservative MP introduced a bill to ...
• Former Civil Service chief calls for reform of UK skilled immigration
  date: 02 November 2012
  Lord O'Donnell, the former head of the UK&...
• Heseltine calls for UK immigration reform
  date: 02 November 2012
  On Wednesday 31st October 2012, Lord Heseltin...
• A quarter of UK children born to immigrant mothers
  date: 30 October 2012
  New figures released by the UK's Office f...
• Labour MP calls UK's citizenship test for immigrants 'frustrating'
  date: 30 October 2012
  A Labour MP has caused some controversy by sug...
• Lords debate income threshold for Britons with spouse immigrating to UK
  date: 26 October 2012
  The second chamber of the UK parliament, the ...
• UK immigration force raids law firm in Yorkshire
  date: 25 October 2012
  The UK Border Agency's Criminal and Finan...
• New rules for UK nationality applications
  date: 24 October 2012
  As of summer 2012, those applying for British...
• BBC warns people against using two UK immigration firms
  date: 24 October 2012
  A BBC investigation has revealed that a UK im...
• The Economist attacks UK immigration policy
  date: 22 October 2012
  The world-renowned Economist magazine has pub...
• Lord Bilimoria criticises UK government on immigration cap
  date: 17 October 2012
  The Indian born peer, Lord Bilimoria, the fou...
• UK immigration squad arrests eight in London visa fraud raid
  date: 17 October 2012
  The UK Border Agency (UKBA) has reported that...
• UKBA refuse visas for minor paperwork errors
  date: 17 October 2012
  In 2010, the UK's new Coalition governmen...
• UK universities say student numbers down
  date: 12 October 2012
  The Independent, a UK national newspaper, has...
• BBC to review coverage of migration after accusations of liberal bias
  date: 12 October 2012
  The BBC Trust Chairman, Lord Patten, has announ...
• New cross party group on immigration established in UK parliament
  date: 11 October 2012
  A new cross-party parliamentary group focussing on...
• Conservative MP says UK migration target 'too blunt'
  date: 10 October 2012
  Nadhim Zahawi, the UK Conservative Party's MP ...
• Senior UK academic calls for end to police registration for international students
  date: 10 October 2012
  Craig Calhoun, the new vice-chancellor of the Lond...
• Calls for higher minimum investment to qualify for tier 1 (investor) visas
  date: 09 October 2012
  The number of applicants for Tier 1 (investor) cat...
• UK considers imposing visa controls on EU nationals
  date: 08 October 2012
  The UK's Prime Minister, David Cameron MP, has...
• UK opposition leader says immigration is 'too high'
  date: 08 October 2012
  The leader of the United Kingdom's Labour Part...
• UK's National Union of Students calls for end to police registration
  date: 04 October 2012
  The National Union of Students has called for an e...
• UK Border Agency issues guidance for students at London Metropolitan
  date: 03 October 2012
  The United Kingdom Border Agency (UKBA) has issued...
• UK's immigration tip-offs database goes live
  date: 03 October 2012
  The United Kingdom Border Agency's National Al...
• Headmaster says pupils should be removed from UK immigration figures
  date: 03 October 2012
  A senior member of the Boarding Schools Associatio...
• UK Border Agency warns of 'unscrupulous visa agents' in Thailand and Vietnam
  date: 28 September 2012
  The United Kingdom Border Agency, the UKBA, ha...
• UK Home Office fights ruling that it must disclose 'immigration blacklist'
  date: 28 September 2012
  The UK's Home Office is to appeal against ...
• Anti-immigration group claims most international students are not 'brightest and best'
  date: 26 September 2012
  A study released by Migrationwatch UK has call...
• London Metropolitan students allowed to continue their courses
  date: 26 September 2012
  A High Court judge has ordered that overseas ...
• UK should grant foreign technology graduates tier 2 visas says report
  date: 26 September 2012
  The right wing think tank Policy Exchange has...
• UK asylum system is 'traumatic' for children
  date: 25 September 2012
  A report issued by the Children's Society ...
• Some Tier 2 sponsorship licences must be renewed by 26th November
  date: 25 September 2012
  The first licences for employers to sponsor m...
• Younger Britons less likely to oppose immigration
  date: 20 September 2012
  A survey carried out by YouGov on behalf ...
• UK Border Agency awards contract to outsourcing firm Capita.
  date: 19 September 2012
  The UK Border Agency (UKBA), one of Britain&#...
• UK minister says students should be removed from immigration figures
  date: 19 September 2012
  The United Kingdom's Universities Ministe...
• UK immigration may introduce fast stream passport checks for VIPs
  date: 19 September 2012
  The acting head of the UK Border Force (the U...
• Surveys show UK antipathy towards immigration is growing
  date: 19 September 2012
  Two surveys of UK attitudes to immigration su...
• UKBA to close biometric clinics on Borneo until 2013
  date: 13 September 2012
  The United Kingdom Border Agency (UKBA), one of th...
• Universities minister seeks to protect UK's reputation with foreign students
  date: 13 September 2012
  The universities minister David Willetts today add...
• Army may replace UK immigration staff in event of general strike
  date: 12 September 2012
  Yesterday, the Trades Union Congress, an annual ga...
• UK immigration authorities admit laying off too many staff to save costs
  date: 11 September 2012
  Dame Helen Ghosh, the civil servant who is Permane...
• UK immigration insider predicts more queues at Heathrow
  date: 10 September 2012
  An insider at the UK Border Force has told The Dai...
• Court may postpone UK immigration ban on LMU's foreign students
  date: 10 September 2012
  A senior London lawyer has stated that the decisio...
• UKBA announces new guidelines for 'overstayers'
  date: 10 September 2012
  The United Kingdom Border Agency has announced cha...
• University chiefs warn government that immigration reform will damage sector
  date: 10 September 2012
  Two prominent university vice-chancellors; Sir Ste...
• UK parliament votes to limit population to 70m
  date: 07 September 2012
  UK MPs debated immigration in the House of Commons...
• UK appoints new immigration minister
  date: 07 September 2012
  Damian Green MP, until 5th September the UK's ...
• London business group criticizes UK Home Secretary on immigration
  date: 05 September 2012
  London First, an association of London businesses,...
• LMU 'to commence urgent legal action' against UK immigration
  date: 05 September 2012
  London Metropolitan University (LMU) has stated th...
• UK MPs criticise UK immigration authorities over tier 4 student visa system
  date: 04 September 2012
  The UK parliament's Commons Public Accounts Co...
• Westminster parliament to debate UK immigration
  date: 04 September 2012
  The United Kingdom's parliament will debate th...
• UK immigration warns Thais to apply early for UK visas because of backlog
  date: 04 September 2012
  UK immigration staff are taking longer than usual ...
• UKBA issues guidance for London Metropolitan University students
  date: 03 September 2012
  The United Kingdom Border Agency (the UKBA) has is...
• Former CBI boss says UKBA university decision was 'disproportionate'
  date: 03 September 2012
  Richard Lambert, the chancellor of the University ...
• Come to Canada Wizard web tool has 1.6m visits in first year
  date: 30 August 2012
  The Canadian government's immigration departme...
• London Metropolitan University banned from teaching foreign students
  date: 30 August 2012
  The United Kingdom Border Agency (UKBA) has stripp...
• UK newspaper reports University stripped of UKBA Highly Trusted Sponsor status
  date: 29 August 2012
  London Metropolitan University has been stripped o...
• UK immigration minister lays out plan to fight illegal immigration
  date: 29 August 2012
  The United Kingdom's Immigration Minister, Dam...
• Home Secretary announces crackdown on bogus marriages
  date: 28 August 2012
  The United Kingdom's Home Secretary, Theresa M...
• UK Border Agency to set up database
  date: 24 August 2012
  The United Kingdom's immigration authority, th...
• UK's Office of Budget Responsibility calls for increase in immigration
  date: 23 August 2012
  Projections by The United Kingdom's Office...
• UK immigration raids warehouse in crackdown on student visa abuse
  date: 23 August 2012
  We remind you that penalties for illegal ...
• UK Immigration opens biometric clinics on Borneo
  date: 23 August 2012
  The UK Border Agency has opened two mobile bi...
• Report warns of UK manufacturing skills shortage
  date: 17 August 2012
  A report, published by the UK Commission ...
• UK immigration law deters foreign investment
  date: 17 August 2012
  A recent report by UK Trade and Investment (UK...
• UK Immigration to open biometric clinic in Kazakhstan
  date: 16 August 2012
  The UK Border Agency has announced that i...
• Hunt announces £8m plan to attract visitors to UK
  date: 16 August 2012
  The United Kingdom Culture Secretary, Jer...
• UK immigration service improves China visa service
  date: 16 August 2012
  The UK Border Agency (UKBA) says that it ...
• UK Immigration Agency warns of scams
  date: 14 August 2012
  The UK Border Agency (UKBA) has issued a ...
• Whistle blowers claim untrained UK immigration staff made mistakes
  date: 14 August 2012
  Whistle blowers have claimed that extra s...
• UK Tier 4 visa applicants interviews to confirm english ability
  date: 11 August 2012
  From 30 July, ...
• UK to rollout TB screening requirements for Indians from 16 August
  date: 10 August 2012
  The UKBA...
• We can help with UK Tier 2 Sponsorship Licence applications!
  date: 10 August 2012
  The UK's sponsorship licence system has been i...
• UKBA opens mobile biometric unit for East Malaysians
  date: 08 August 2012
  The UK Border Agency (UKBA...
• Several Olympic athletes have applied for asylum in the UK
  date: 08 August 2012
  With the Olympics in full swing, several athletes ...
• UK Border Force report finding fewer fake UK passports
  date: 08 August 2012
  The number of fake passports detected at UK ports ...
• UKBA introduces priority visa service in Ghana
  date: 02 August 2012
  The UK Bord...
• MPs say UKBA officials should return bonuses until backlog cleared
  date: 31 July 2012
  The ...
• UK immigration staff call off Olympic Strike…for now
  date: 30 July 2012
  The planned 24-hour strike by ...
• UK Government denies plans to recruit 1,100 immigration staff
  date: 30 July 2012
  The ...
• UK opens visa application centre in Kathmandu, Nepal
  date: 30 July 2012
  UK...
• UK immigration officials call off pre-Olympics strike
  date: 25 July 2012
  UK imm...
• Tier 4 visa students stuck in UK awaiting Tier 1 PSW visa
  date: 24 July 2012
  Foreign students currently living in the ...
• Court ruling on UK immigration rules prompts emergency action from UKBA
  date: 24 July 2012
  The UK H...
• UK Border officials strike 26 July affects Olympics
  date: 23 July 2012
  Border officials at British airports are threateni...
• UK Border Agency immigration case work system delayed by one year
  date: 19 July 2012
  The UK Border Agency&#...
• British nationality applications must be submitted to UKBA Liverpool office
  date: 16 July 2012
  From 16 July 2012 if you are applying for British ...
• UK Immigration priority visa service for Tier 4 visas in Malaysia
  date: 16 July 2012
  Beginning 17 July 2012, UK...
• Visit Britain claims the UK is losing billions in tourism revenue
  date: 12 July 2012
  Visit Britain, the UK's main tourism body, say...
• UKBA to begin issuing Tier 5 Youth Mobility Visas to South Koreans
  date: 11 July 2012
  From 6 August 2012, the ...
• High-risk UK Tier 4 visa applicants - tougher interviews from 30 July
  date: 10 July 2012
  UK Imm...
• UK Tier 4 visa applications for Malaysians to be processed in Philippines
  date: 10 July 2012
  The British High Commission has announced that the...
• UK Family Settlement changes go into effect 9 July 2012
  date: 10 July 2012
  As of 9 July 2012, a number of changes to the...
• UK Immigration response to 150,000 illegal immigrants 'missing' in the UK
  date: 10 July 2012
  Following the release of a recent report cla...
• UK Border force under fire again for Heathrow immigration checks
  date: 09 July 2012
  ...
• UK visa overstayers will be refused further leave
  date: 05 July 2012
  From 1 October 2012 if you have overstayed y...
• Lords claim Tier 4 students discouraged from immigrating to UK
  date: 05 July 2012
  Two ...
• UK Citizenship Tests will be overhauled
  date: 03 July 2012
  Immigrants wishing to gain Citizenship in the ...
• UK offers visa fast track for Bangladeshi applicants
  date: 03 July 2012
  From 1 July 2012, the UK Border Agency will offer ...
• UKBA introduces priority visa service for Tier 4 visa applicants in Singapore
  date: 03 July 2012
  UK Immigration has announced from 2 July ...
• British Council to host Tier 4 visa seminars in India
  date: 29 June 2012
  Following recent changes in...
• Former UK Prime Minister speaks out against Labour's new immigration policies
  date: 26 June 2012
  The ...
• UK Labour Party Leader outlines new immigration policies
  date: 25 June 2012
  Leader of the ...
• Head of Syria's National Olympic Committee refused UK visa
  date: 22 June 2012
  The head of Syria's National Olympic Committee...
• UK reassures India genuine Tier 4 student applicants welcome
  date: 21 June 2012
  This week British diplomats in India claimed that ...
• Report claims UK immigration unfairly rejecting visa applicants
  date: 18 June 2012
  A recently released independent report claim...
• Critics claim UK Tier 4 student visa gives "back door" entry to the UK
  date: 14 June 2012
  Migration Watch UK, an anti-immigration inde...
• Critics warn strict Tier 2 visa requirements will hurt UK companies
  date: 14 June 2012
  Critics have warned that stricter ...
• UK immigration adds South Korea to Tier 5 youth mobility scheme
  date: 13 June 2012
  Young people in South Korea will soon be abl...
• UK immigration announces family migration route changes
  date: 13 June 2012
  ...
• Less than 2 months until London Olympics - Apply now for your UK visitor visa!
  date: 13 June 2012
  ...
• Easier UK visas requested for Indian businessmen and students
  date: 08 June 2012
  India's Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai met wi...
• Universities worried about effect of UK immigration crackdown on foreign students
  date: 06 June 2012
  UK...
• Increase in UK visa applications from Jamaicans
  date: 06 June 2012
  The British High Commission has announced that vis...
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  date: 05 June 2012
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  date: 31 May 2012
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  date: 30 May 2012
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  date: 30 May 2012
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  date: 28 May 2012
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  date: 22 May 2012
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  date: 22 May 2012
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  date: 21 May 2012
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  date: 17 May 2012
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• Tourism minister pushing for joint Irish-UK visa
  date: 16 May 2012
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  date: 16 May 2012
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• Report claims that UK Immigration detaining children in "degrading" conditions
  date: 15 May 2012
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• UKBA to offer one-time mobile biometric clinic in Antigua & Barbuda
  date: 11 May 2012
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  date: 07 May 2012
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  date: 04 May 2012
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  date: 03 May 2012
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  date: 03 May 2012
  The UK announced on 30 April that non-European Uni...
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  date: 01 May 2012
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  date: 27 April 2012
  A UK...
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  date: 25 April 2012
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  date: 23 April 2012
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  date: 20 April 2012
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  date: 20 April 2012
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  date: 19 April 2012
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  date: 19 April 2012
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  date: 18 April 2012
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  date: 11 April 2012
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  date: 10 April 2012
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  date: 10 April 2012
  The British Embassy in Bangkok introduced this wee...
• Companies claim closure of UK Tier 1 Post Study Work visa will hurt business
  date: 09 April 2012
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  date: 09 April 2012
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  date: 05 April 2012
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  date: 04 April 2012
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  date: 04 April 2012
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  date: 04 April 2012
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  date: 02 April 2012
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  date: 02 April 2012
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  date: 29 March 2012
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  date: 29 March 2012
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  date: 28 March 2012
  According to a leaked cabinet letter, ...
• Immigration changes mean many migrant nurses can't stay in UK
  date: 28 March 2012
  From 6 April 2012, migrants from outside the EU ea...
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  date: 27 March 2012
  The UK National Union of Students (NUS) have launc...
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  date: 23 March 2012
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  date: 22 March 2012
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  date: 20 March 2012
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• UK immigration outlines new security standards for UK borders
  date: 17 March 2012
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  date: 17 March 2012
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• UK Union argue new Tier 5 visa rules could increase abuse of domestic workers
  date: 14 March 2012
  Unite the Union, Britain's biggest worker'...
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  date: 10 March 2012
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  date: 08 March 2012
  The Chief Registrar, Mr Registrar Baister, announc...
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  date: 05 March 2012
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  date: 02 March 2012
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  date: 02 March 2012
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  date: 02 March 2012
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  date: 29 February 2012
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  date: 28 February 2012
  If you are interested in U...
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  date: 27 February 2012
  UK immig...
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  date: 23 February 2012
  The UK...
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  date: 23 February 2012
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  date: 21 February 2012
  UK Home Secretary, Theresa May, announced this wee...
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  date: 21 February 2012
  British High Commissioner Robert Winnington Gibson...
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  date: 16 February 2012
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  date: 15 February 2012
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  date: 14 February 2012
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  date: 14 February 2012
  The UK B...
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  date: 09 February 2012
  A former ...
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  date: 09 February 2012
  UK immig...
• UK immigration rushes to implement e-gates for quicker immigration checks in time for Olympics
  date: 07 February 2012
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  date: 06 February 2012
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  date: 05 February 2012
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  Beginning 6 April 2012 the ...
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  date: 01 February 2012
  UK Immigration has announced that paragraph 395C o...
• Heathrow airport to build temporary terminal for 2012 London Olympics
  date: 31 January 2012
  Foreigners traveling to the UK for the 2012 ...
• MPs say relaxed UK border checks pilot program should not be scrapped by immigration officials
  date: 24 January 2012
  A breakdown of communication between immigration o...
• UK Tier 4 Student visa & Tier 1 visa changes coming soon - apply now!
  date: 19 January 2012
  The UK i...
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  date: 19 January 2012
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  date: 17 January 2012
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• High Court rules immigrant spouses must speak English before moving to UK
  date: 12 January 2012
  The High Court in the UK...
• Increased UK plane tax could hinder tourism in New Zealand
  date: 12 January 2012
  The UK G...
• Inspection Report published for UK immigration visa processing in New York
  date: 10 January 2012
  A recent report from the Independent Chief Inspect...
• UK officials predict major delays for immigration processing during Olympics
  date: 10 January 2012
  UK immig...
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  date: 10 January 2012
  According to new research half of all foreign prof...
• Taiwanese youth can now apply for the UK's Tier 5 Youth Mobility Scheme Visa
  date: 10 January 2012
  Beginning 1 January 2012, Taiwanese youth can appl...
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  date: 06 January 2012
  The UK's North East Chamber of Commerce (NECC)...
• UK immigration rules results in fall in foreign nurse immigration
  date: 05 January 2012
  A recent study has shown that there has been a sha...
• Report reveals UK immigration numbers expected to fall in 2012
  date: 03 January 2012
  A recent report by the Institute for Public Policy...
• UK visas for Pakistanis issued faster
  date: 03 January 2012
  The UK...
• UK Immigration and Ireland sign agreement for enhanced border controls
  date: 30 December 2011
  The UK and Irish...
• UK immigration to begin processing visitor visas for Olympic Games
  date: 29 December 2011
  The 2012 Olympic Games are fast approaching; It is...
• UK immigration loophole allows Eurostar passengers to skip border checks
  date: 16 December 2011
  The ...
• UK to charge for immigration and asylum appeals beginning next week
  date: 13 December 2011
  UK Immig...
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  date: 13 December 2011
  Please note, beginning 12 December 2011, all ...
• Hospitality sector pushes for UK Visitor Visa reforms to increase tourism
  date: 08 December 2011
  Hospitality and tourism industry leaders are press...
• UK Tier 2 work visa cap raises concerns from London businesses
  date: 08 December 2011
  London businesses are postponing expansion plans a...
• UK introduces online visa checks for migrant workers
  date: 07 December 2011
  UK Immig...
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  date: 06 December 2011
  Foreign students believe that recent policy change...
• No UK visa processing in Iran due to embassy closure
  date: 02 December 2011
  The UK Border Agency announced they will no longer...
• Travelers may experience delays in UK visa processing at UK borders this week
  date: 28 November 2011
  The UK government is r...
• UK immigration to extend work visa restrictions on Romanian and Bulgarian workers
  date: 25 November 2011
  UK immigrat...
• UK education exhibition in Kuwait to present student visa information
  date: 23 November 2011
  British Ambassador to Kuwait Frank Baker announced...
• New documents show extent of relaxed UK Immigration border checks
  date: 21 November 2011
  There have been new developments in the ...
• UK Tier 1 Post-study work visa update
  date: 21 November 2011
  Graduates looking to apply for the ...
• Huge reduction in UK family based immigration proposed
  date: 20 November 2011
  The UK...
• UK Immigration - Shortage occupation list changes now in effect for Tier 2 visas
  date: 16 November 2011
  UK immigration's ...
• UK announces priority visa service for South African visitors
  date: 15 November 2011
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  date: 15 November 2011
  India has the second highest number of emigrants i...
• UK immigration to introduce "fast track" for Tier 2 visa sponsors
  date: 11 November 2011
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• UK Immigration border chief resigns over relaxed border allegations
  date: 10 November 2011
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  date: 09 November 2011
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  date: 08 November 2011
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• UK reinstates minimum age of 18 for foreign spouses
  date: 08 November 2011
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  date: 04 November 2011
  Official projections predict the UK population wil...
• Taiwan to sponsor youth applying for UK Youth Mobility Visas
  date: 04 November 2011
  Following last month's announcement of Taiwan&...
• Hundreds of UK colleges banned amidst visa reform
  date: 02 November 2011
  Hundreds of colleges have been banned from bringin...
• New permanent residence requirements for UK Tier 2 visa applicants
  date: 01 November 2011
  The UK Border Agenc...
• India pushes for visa-free travel to promote tourism
  date: 01 November 2011
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• UK Immigration - Minimum 21 years age requirement for foreign spouses declared unlawful
  date: 26 October 2011
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• Tier 4 Student Visa Changes affect Indian, Pakistani and Philippines students
  date: 26 October 2011
  UK Immigration has ...
• UK Tier 2 Visas: Fewer shortage occupations from 14 November 2011
  date: 19 October 2011
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  date: 12 October 2011
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• EU court judgement helps non-EU caregivers in UK
  date: 28 September 2011
  The UK Border Agency (UKBA) is considering the ...
• UK Immigration issues for Indians raised in UK Minister Kenneth Clarke visit
  date: 28 September 2011
  Indian Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sha...
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  date: 28 September 2011
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  date: 28 September 2011
  India is set to press for a relaxation in visa ...
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  date: 20 September 2011
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  date: 18 September 2011
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  date: 14 September 2011
  The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) has reco...
• UK economy at risk from immigration cap
  date: 07 September 2011
  The UK Government&#...
• MP feels that UK Government is inflating immigration numbers
  date: 05 September 2011
  According to the head of the home affairs selec...
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  date: 31 August 2011
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  date: 31 August 2011
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• Visiting the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games
  date: 17 August 2011
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  date: 17 August 2011
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  date: 16 August 2011
  An Indian woman living in ...
• Tier 1 Exceptional Talent scheme to open 9 August 2011
  date: 31 July 2011
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• MP calls for changes to UK immigration
  date: 19 July 2011
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• MPs warn that immigration curbs will hurt UK businesses
  date: 08 July 2011
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  date: 06 July 2011
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  date: 29 June 2011
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  date: 28 June 2011
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  date: 21 June 2011
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  date: 14 June 2011
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  date: 14 June 2011
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  date: 14 June 2011
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  date: 14 June 2011
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  date: 12 June 2011
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  date: 02 June 2011
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  date: 30 May 2011
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  date: 23 May 2011
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  date: 17 May 2011
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  date: 06 May 2011
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  date: 24 April 2011
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  date: 20 April 2011
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  date: 14 April 2011
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  date: 14 April 2011
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  date: 06 April 2011
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  date: 06 April 2011
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  date: 05 April 2011
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  date: 05 April 2011
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  date: 29 March 2011
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  date: 24 March 2011
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  date: 22 March 2011
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  date: 22 March 2011
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  date: 22 March 2011
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  date: 16 March 2011
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  date: 16 March 2011
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  date: 15 March 2011
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  date: 09 March 2011
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  date: 06 March 2011
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  date: 28 February 2011
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  date: 25 February 2011
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  date: 22 February 2011
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  date: 17 February 2011
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  date: 16 February 2011
  Ignacio Galan, the chief executive officer of I...
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  date: 16 February 2011
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  date: 14 February 2011
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  date: 14 February 2011
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  date: 06 February 2011
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  date: 02 February 2011
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  date: 28 January 2011
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  date: 27 January 2011
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  date: 18 January 2011
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  date: 17 January 2011
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  date: 13 January 2011
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  date: 06 January 2011
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  date: 04 January 2011
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  date: 03 January 2011
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  date: 20 December 2010
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  date: 18 December 2010
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  date: 15 December 2010
  From 10 January 2011 English language students ...
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  date: 14 December 2010
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  date: 10 December 2010
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  date: 07 December 2010
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  date: 26 November 2010
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  date: 23 November 2010
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  date: 23 November 2010
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  date: 21 November 2010
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  date: 08 November 2010
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  date: 01 November 2010
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  date: 27 October 2010
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  date: 16 October 2010
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  date: 12 October 2010
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  date: 12 October 2010
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  date: 08 October 2010
  ...
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  date: 07 October 2010
  ...
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  date: 04 August 2010
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  date: 07 January 2005
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• UK – IBM to supply computerized immigration system
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  date: 23 August 2004
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• UK Home Office's processing dates as of August 16, 2004
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  date: 29 July 2004
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• UK - Update on HSMP Processing Times
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• UK - Update on FLR (IED) Applications
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• UK - Worker Registration Scheme statistics announced
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• UK - New Application Forms issued
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• UK - Science and Engineering Graduates Scheme Delayed
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• UK - ECAA Applications Remain Suspended
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  date: 18 June 2004
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  date: 17 June 2004
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• UK’s Home Office announces Cutting Edge Iris Recognition Technology to Modernize UK Border Control
  date: 15 June 2004
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• UK - Announcement on FLR Applications
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• UK - Delays to Further Leave to Remain (FLR)(IED) Applications
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• UK - Details of Worker Registration Scheme (WRS) Announced
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• UK - SAWS quotas to be reduced under immigration review
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• UK - Change to nationalities exempt from IED charge
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• UK - South African and other citizens can make online visa applications
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• UK suspends visas from Romania and Bulgaria
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• UK - Work visa scheme for graduates announced in 2004 Budget
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• UK - Changes to limited LTR applications from April
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• UK - New measures announced to tackle illegal working
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• UK - Work Permit Fees Will Rise
  date: 10 March 2004
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• UK - Changes to HSMP Criteria
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• UK - Fees introduced for Highly Skilled Migrant Program
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• UK - Home Office Immigration Directorate introduces charges
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  date: 20 June 2003
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  date: 22 May 2003
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  date: 01 May 2003
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• UK Highly Skilled Migrant Programme Results
  date: 13 June 2002
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  date: 24 May 2002
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  date: 22 May 2002
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  date: 20 May 2002
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  date: 01 March 2002
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