The United Kingdom census reveals a massive 44 per cent increase in population from year 2001 to 2011 resulting from births of new babies. Furthermore, the population of the England and Wales is at its record high over the past decade with an increment of 3.7 million people mainly due to immigration. The 10 year [...]
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United Kingdom Border Agency (UKBA) has recruited more staff to tackle the problem of lengthy queues at the immigration desks at Heathrow airport. But now officials are concerned regarding the competence of these new recruits. John Vine, the independent chief inspector of borders and immigration, said that instead of improving, the situation is becoming more [...]
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United Kingdom recently adjusted its immigration policy and took it one step further in restrictions. Particularly, UK visa rules for Pakistani students have been made stricter. The United Kingdom Border Agency (UKBA) now handles all the immigration applications. The agency recently conducted a research on the overall percentage in eligibility of foreign students applying to [...]
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It is rightly said that “Learning is what most adults will do for a living in the 21st century” maintains Perelman. Today the world has become a global village where boundaries are crossed with the help of papers called visas. One who wants to study should get a visa and go through an immigration process. [...]
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The new UK immigration rules, recently implemented in the system by the government, would adversely affect Pakistani immigrants in the country, Pakistani analysts and immigration advocates claim. The number of Pakistanis staying in the United Kingdom is more than a million. Any such policy change is bound to have an effect on such a large [...]
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United Kingdom is changing rules to process the applications from the violators of the leave to remain in the country with effect from 1 October 2012. All applicants who want to extend their stay in United Kingdom after the expiry of the initial leave to stay must submit their applications with in 28 days otherwise [...]
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United Kingdom Home Secretary Theresa May has been found Guilty of Contempt of Court as a result of ruling by Judge Barry Cotter, QC, for ignoring a legal undertaking to free an Algerian criminal from immigration detention by June 8, 2012. The judge termed the actions of Ms. May as the “most regrettable and unacceptable behaviour” [...]
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United Kingdom Border Agency (UKBA) Chief Inspector John Vine says visa applications at UK visa office in Nigeria were wrong refused by ‘disregarding or misinterpreting’ evidence. UKBA made also a “serious error” in granting ”indefinite leave to enter the UK” – rather than the usual 27-month limit to 14 visa applicants out of 134 applications reviewed [...]
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United Kingdom Border Agency (UKBA) has announced scheduled maintenance of “Apply Online” service 18:30 on Thursday 14 June 2012 and 02:00 on Friday 15 June 2012. The applicants trying to access the service from within UK may experience some disruption in the Apply Online services between 18:30 on Thursday 14 June 2012 and 02:00 on Friday [...]
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United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister David Cameron unveiled his government’s plan to make it a criminal offence to force someone to marry without consent in England and Wales. The British Prime Minister said, “Forced marriage is abhorrent and is little more than slavery. To force anyone into marriage against their will is simply wrong and [...]
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