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Foreign Nationals Detained in UK for Violating Immigration Laws

United Kingdom Border Agency (UKBA) has detained five foreign nationals working illegally in the country and the business could face up to £50,000 for violating UK immigration laws by employing foreigners without authorization to work. The detainee will be removed from the UK. The UKBA official has said in a statement that businesses breaking the [...]

December 4, 2012No CommentRead More

UKBA Online Appointment Booking System will be Unavailable on November 28 and 30

November 28, 2012 No Comment

United Kingdom Border Agency has announced through a statement about the unavailability of its online appointment books services on November 28, 2012 and on November 30, 2012 for the applicants in the United Kingdom. Following is the schedule of the closure of the service for maintenance: November 28, 2012: 19:00 to 23:00 November 30, 2012: [...]

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United Kingdom Relaxes Immigration Rules for Foreign Skilled Professionals

November 23, 2012 No Comment

United Kingdom (UK) has introduced new reforms in the immigration policies in order to attract foreign professionals, particularly from non-European Union (EU) countries, to come and work in the country. On Thursday November 22nd, 2012, the UK Home Secretary, Theresa May, issued a statement in the UK House of Commons which included initiatives to relax [...]

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UK is Streamlining Visa Procedures for Chinese Tourists

November 21, 2012 No Comment

Officials in the United Kingdom are working on changes in the UK immigration policies for Chinese tourists, which will streamline visa procedures for what experts claim to be one of the largest contributors to the country’s tourism sector. According to media sources, the chief executive officer of the UK Border Agency (UKBA), Rob Whiteman, will [...]

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Survey Indicates Obtaining UK Study Visa is Easier after Reforms

November 20, 2012 No Comment

A worldwide survey, conducted on visa agents, has shown that students willing to study abroad are facing fewer problems while applying for a visa to study in UK universities as compared to last year’s figures. According to the facts presented in the ‘i-graduate ICEF Agent Barometer 2012’ survey, visa agents are claiming that international students [...]

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London Mayor Calls for Reconsideration of Immigration Policies

November 16, 2012 No Comment

The Mayor of London has asked the government to immediately consider changing its tight immigration policies, which he says are damaging the country’s economy very badly. Mayor Boris Johnson told local news agencies that he will be working to increase skilled and qualified immigration to the UK, even if it is from South Asian countries. [...]

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EU to Consider Further Relaxing Immigration Controls in the Continent

November 15, 2012 No Comment

The European Union (EU) will be considering measures to further relax the immigration regulations in the continent, particularly in the countries which are suffering from labor shortages and skills shortages. Earlier this week, EU officials announced that the Euro MPs are to consider a proposal to loosen the border controls in several EU member countries, [...]

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Bangladesh Foreign Ministry Challenges UKBA’s Bank list for UK Visa

November 15, 2012 No Comment

Government officials in Bangladesh have objected to the list of banks released by UK’s immigration authorities, whose documents will be accepted by them with the UK visa application forms. According to local media sources, the foreign ministry officials in Bangladesh said that they will not accept the list of banks provided to them by the [...]

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UK Select Committee claims UKBA Backlog Cases Increasing at Alarming Rate

November 10, 2012 No Comment

The United Kingdom (UK) immigration has once again been alleged of mismanaging immigration cases leading to massive backlogs in application processing. The UK Commons Home Affairs Select Committee has claimed that the current backlog cases in the agency, most of which are of illegal immigration, are increasing at an alarming rate, and the agency is [...]

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UK Experts Oppose Revised Pay Thresholds for Immigrant IT Professionals

November 9, 2012 No Comment

UK Experts are expressly opposing the revised pay thresholds for immigrant Information Technology (IT) workers in the country, which were recently published in a report by a committee. Salary Services/Jobadswatch, an organization having expertise in such matters, has criticized the new salary thresholds for IT professionals, claiming that they are ill-conceived and impractical in nature. [...]

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