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British Government Think Tank Suggests Going Outside The EU To Recruit Temporary Farm Labor
As Romanians & Bulgarians get full access to the UK for work at the end of this year, the MAC suggest it may be needed to recruit temporary labor from outsde the European Union to cover fruit & vegetable picking.
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UKBA TNT Raids See 112 Arrested
Updated News: More arrests notified for last Thursday's raids taking the total to 135, see below main story for details and more photos
The UKBA could get over £1 million in penalties from employers of illegal workers after mass raids last Thursday
A Filipino arrested in Newcastle in the North East of England is among 112 detained on one day of immigration raids last week by the UK Borders Agency (UKBA)..
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Immigration News: Protecting Yourself Against Scams & Frauds
The British Government's UK Borders Agency (UKBA) have published a very good advisory for people in an attempt to stop anyone getting duped by fraudsters pretending to be officials from the UKBA.
This type of fraud has been going on for several years, with fraudsters commonly claiming to be employed by, or connected with the UKBA, who can "facilitate" visas and work permits for a "fee".
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Immigration News Round-Up 13 February 2013
London Landmarks: A tall ship passing under Tower Bridge decorated for the London Olympics in August 2012. Photo credit: Cmglee
Home Office to crack down on human rights immigration appeals
Home Office arrest sham wedding suspect
UKIP Leader Nigel Farage wants to stop EU immigration to UK and warns of ‘Romanian criminals' in London
Home Office changes to the requirements for settlement and naturalisation applications from October
Home Office lose appeal against drug dealer illegal immigrant who wins right to remain in UK
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UK Immigration News Round-Up 23 April 2013
London Landmarks: Egyptian Avenue at Highgate Cemetery, London's most iconic burial ground, see below for more details. Photo credit: John Armagh
UK falling behind in global race to recruit talent workers
FLR (O) FORM NOW INCLUDES PRIVATE LIFE IN THE UK AND FAMILY LIFE AS A PARENT
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg calls for US immigration reform
Immigration Appeals where UKBA withdraws original decision may not always be good news for appellant
Former UK Border boss blames previous Labour Government for immigration control fiasco
New UK Immigration application forms - 6 April 2013
And history of Highgate Cemetery
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UK Immigration News Round-Up 6 April 2013
London Landmarks: The Prospect of Whitby riverside pub in Wapping dates from 1520. Photograph by Kevin Thompson
Students Should Seek Immigration Advice Even If They Have Overstayed Their Visa
Romanian and Bulgarian immigration - ‘No need to panic'
Higher Immigration Fees from 6 April 2013
Home Office to go on strike this week
Banning immigration ‘would cost UK £18bn'
UK Border Agency to deport Ugandan female rape victim
Full details and history of the Prospect of Whitby:
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Immigration News Round-Up 3 April 2013
Albert Bridge on the River Thames at night
‘Not fit for purpose' UK Border Agency to be scrapped, but same people doing same jobs for the same bosses
Visa Fee Increase 6 April 2013
Abu Qatada wins latest deportation appeal
EU students run away without repaying millions in loans to study in UK universities
UK to toughen benefits rules for Romanians and Bulgarians
Student Visitor Visa Route to Study in the UK
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Judge Gives Heavy Jail Terms Over Fake College
Three people who ran a fake college have been jailed for a total of 22 years, following an investigation by the UK Border Agency.
Judge says total fraud may never be known but at least £3 million - Principals continued fraud while on bail
4,000 fake student registrations made
Sohail Akhtar, 42, of Vicarage Farm Road in Hounslow, Noasheen Muhammed, 36, of the same address, and Waqar Bhatti, 36, of Avondale Drive in Hayes, were all found guilty of conspiring to assist a breach of immigration law following a 3 month trial at Harrow Crown Court.
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[More & Details]Work & Study In Vancouver, Canada
Vancouver, the Pearl of Canada's Pacific Coast is a great place to live, study and work in - now the Vancouver Institute of Professional Management can help Filipinos get there
More than half of people around the world say they would abandon their homelands and emigrate to Canada if they could. 53 per cent of adults in the world's 24 leading economies said they would emigrate to Canada, a survey by the Historica-Dominion Institute concluded recently.
[More]Bangladeshi Visa Fraudster Gets 8 Years
Shuhel Chowdhury gets 8 years at Croydon Crown Court for visa fraud
Tandoori restaurant owner made at least £120,000 from visa fraud
An East London man who used false documents to secure visas for foreign nationals was jailed for eight years Monday 18 March at Croydon Crown Court.
Shuhel Chowdhury, 48, of Arragon Road, Newham, in east London was arrested by the UK Border Agency's South London Criminal and Financial Investigation team at his home address in September 2011.
[More]Immigration News Round-Up 18 March 2013
Crisis Shortfall of 250,000 Primary School Places Blamed on Immigration
Immigration Rule Changes Announced by UK Border Agency
Immigration Rules to be changed to allow elite university graduate students to stay in UK for 12 months
Deporting illegal immigrants costs UK £100 million a year
Illegal immigration out of control says Cobra King
Abu Qatada deportation appeal circus rolls on.
[More]UKBA NEWS: Guide For Skilled Workers
The United Kingdom Borders Agency (UKBA) have published a brief guide aimed at skilled workers and employers with, or hoping to get, visas for them to enter Britain.
This is in the week major changes have been announced to British immigration laws.
[More]UK Immigration News: UKBA New Changes In Major Document
Changes have been made again to British immigration rules.
Below is a list, which is in three parts,
- The basic outlines
- The ministerial statement to parliament
- An explanatory memorandum
At the end is a link to the PDF document which gives the complete changes (it is 195 pages, so will be expensive to print off).
Law Firm's Analysis Of Home Office Changes To The Immigration Rules For Skilled Migrants From April
Changes to the Immigration Rules applying to skilled migrant workers coming to the UK from outside of the European Economic Area will take effect from April, the Home Office has announced
(Originally published by Pinsent Masons in their Out-law.com website)
The Home Office has published a statement of intent setting out changes, which will be made to the Codes of Practice for workers entering the UK under Tier 2 of the points-based system (PBS).
British law firm Pinsent Masons conducts an analysis of these changes
[More]Immigration News Round-Up 10 March 2013
Cheeky Girls defend Romanian immigrants who are not benefit seekers
Abu Qatada arrested over ‘bail condition breach' days before appeal case
Are immigration restrictions damaging Britain's economy?
Student visitor visas are not the immigration issue
UKBA changes to restricted certificates of sponsorship (RCoS) application process from 6 March 2013
Proxy Skype weddings allow immigrants to gain U.S. citizenship
Victims Of Domestic Violence Can Apply For Residency
Temporary concession in the Immigration Rules for Syrians
Vietnamese nail bar sham marriage racket busted
Romanian Foreign Minister Accuses Britain Of Political Point-Scoring Over Immigration
[More]UKBA NEWS: Important Changes To The Restricted Certificates Of Sponsorship (RCoS) Application Process From 6 March 2013
The United Kingdom Border Agency (UKBA) have just announced they are making very important changes to the codes of practice for skilled employers. This includes updating the list of skilled occupations to reflect the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) 2010 system.
This transition means that they are adjusting the arrangements for restricted certificates of sponsorship (RCoS) in March, April and May 2013.
Immigration News Round-Up 3 March 2013
UK net migration falls by a third as international students sacrificed to meet targets
UK refuses to remove overseas students from immigration targets, despite losing millions in revenue
EU immigrants to be denied legal aid in court battles says Prime Minister David Cameron
Senior Immigration Judge defies Theresa May over human rights rules as row escalates
Canadian man age 84 died at Harmondsworth immigration detention centre
Immigration fees to rise again
[More]UKBA Putting Up Prices For Visas & Immigration Applications
United Kingdom Border Agency (UKBA) hike visa & immigration application prices by around 3% - Full list of price rises in article
Today, Immigration Minister Mark Harper laid a written ministerial statement proposing fee increases for visa applications made overseas, and applications made in the UK.
[More]Immigration News Round-Up 24 February 2013
Home Secretary slams judges for ‘ignoring' deportation law on Article 8 Human Rights grounds
Immigration Rules change following Pankina and English UK
Romanians in UK at risk of ‘racist attacks' Ambassador Jinga warns
Are Bulgarian and Romanian workers really ‘nine times better off' living in UK?
Illegal workers detained pending removal from UK
New super priority visa service for India announced
UK shortage occupation list reduced - less jobs available to Tier 2 foreign workers
UK Border Agency visa appointment slots 'sold for cash'
Sham marriage immigration advisors and Solicitor guilty in £20m scam helping 2,000 foreign men live in Britain
[More]Immigration News Round-Up 20 February 2013
UKBA help abused Filipina gain ILR in spite of British husband's efforts to force her to reurn to PHL- and other stories
In a recent ‘domestic violence' case, involving an abusive British husband punishing his Filipino wife and son by refusing to sign their form for permanent residence (Indefinite Leave to Remain/ILR), the UKBA not only approved her subsequent application, but made the decision in just four weeks.
Normally the UKBA is under critical scrutiny, but sometimes it gets it right.
[More]UK TB Visa Checks In Force End Of February
Visa applicants to Britain will require a tuberculosis examination from the end of February - checks will cost PhP 3,200 for the certificate
The UK Border Agency has today announced the arrangements for the introduction of pre-entry tuberculosis (TB) screening in the Philippines.
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Immigration News Round-Up 20 February 2013
UKBA help abused Filipina gain ILR in spite of British husband's efforts to force her to reurn to PHL- and other stories
In a recent ‘domestic violence' case, involving an abusive British husband punishing his Filipino wife and son by refusing to sign their form for permanent residence (Indefinite Leave to Remain/ILR), the UKBA not only approved her subsequent application, but made the decision in just four weeks.
Normally the UKBA is under critical scrutiny, but sometimes it gets it right.
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Immigration News Round-Up 9 February 2013
Asylum seeker claims he was assaulted during deportation from UK
Elderly woman died after care agency closed by UKBA, 2 Filipinos connected with agency arrested
International university student applications rise
Bulgarians and Romanians should be denied benefits says MP
UK...‘open for business' for Chinese visitors, say UKBA
British MPs vote for gay marriage
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Immigration News Round-Up 2 February 2013
Tier 1 Entrepreneur Visa changes announced to curb abuse
79% want to ban EU migrants from UK, poll suggests
MP's urge Prime Minister to exclude overseas students from immigration targets
Romanian and Bulgarian immigration - UK Government strategy ‘farcical', MP...says
UKBA announce new Life in the UK handbook
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Immigration News Round-Up 27 January 2013
Canary Wharf, built in the old London Millwall docks is London's new financial district Photo Credit:Shcha
Convicted child sex offender cannot be deported because his tribe is ‘persecuted'
Six overstayers arrested as UKBA ‘cleans up' in raid on Barking laundry
Further 16,000 immigration application backlog going back 10 years discovered by Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration
What to do if you receive a ‘go home' message from Capita on behalf of UKBA
Filipino students scammed in Tier 1 Entrepreneur Visa scam
Illegal immigrants and overstayers pay £1,500 to be smuggled out of UK
Sham marriage gang flew Czech women to Pakistan to wed immigrants bound for UK
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Immigration News Round-Up 20 January 2013
Regularise your visa before you get arrested and detained or deported
Six arrests in immigration raid on London care company, 2 are Filipinos
UKBA statement on Capita's text messages to overstayers
MP calls for variation of free movement treaty and limits on EU Immigration from Romania and Bulgaria
Romanian and Bulgarian influx will cause housing shortage
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