Vince Cable believes Britain is Keeping Rich Immigrants at Bay with Strict Visa Policies
Most countries, including Australia, Canada and the USA, have already admitted the fact that the Asian region of the world is full of potential rich immigrants, who can bring businesses to their region. However, it seems like Britain still has not given it enough importance, at least that is what Vince Cable believes. In a [...]
United Kingdom immigration watchdog has warned the UK Border Agency for possible abuse of short term student visitor visa (SVV) by foreign nationals. The number of students arriving in the country on Tier 4 visas has dropped by over 25% compared to a rise in student visit visa by over 10% during the same period. [...]
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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 [...]
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immigration inflow in the United Kingdom has reduced to its 20 years record low levels as depicted in a recent report. Over 40,000 less immigrants arrived in UK this year compared to the previous year. The major reason for reduction in the immigrants entering the country is significant reduction in the number of people on [...]
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UKBA Apologize after Immigration Watchdog Alleged UKBA for Misleading MPs
November 28, 2012 No CommentUnited Kingdom Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration, John Vine, has alleged in his report that UK Border Agency (UKBA) provided the information regarding the backlog of the refugee claimant cases to the Member Parliaments which was contrary to the facts. UKBA’s official has submitted apologies and accepted the full responsibility of the errors in [...]
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UK Losing India’s Top Talent due to Immigration Policies – London Mayor
November 26, 2012 No CommentUnited Kingdom (UK) is losing the India’s top talent and global leaders of future to the other countries like Canada and United States due to strict immigration regulations for foreign students. The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson who is in India on a five day visit strongly criticized UK immigration policies which are having damaging [...]
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United Kingdom and Australia are trying to lead the race to attract super rich foreign nationals in a bid to get foreign investment by offering permanent residency with minimum or no restrictions on factors such as age, English language skills or even the time required to be spend in the country. United Kingdom offers residency [...]
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United Kingdom Relaxes Immigration Rules for Foreign Skilled Professionals
November 23, 2012 No CommentUnited 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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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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