Search News
News Categories:
- Australia
- Braindrain
- Europe
- Gates
- High risk countries
- Identity cards
- Identity theft
- Illegal workers
- Immigration
- Immigration, visa, HSMP
- International students
- IT shortage
- Migrant workers
- New Zealand
- NRL
- Points based system
- Recruitment
- Sham marriages
- Skills
- South Africa
- Sport
- Study abroad
- Tier system
- UK
- UK Economy
- Visa
- Web 2.0
- Youth Mobility Scheme
Latest Immigration News
February 2009
24.02.09
UK to tighten Points Based System
In an interview with the BBC’s Andrew Marr on Sunday, the Home Secretary, Jacqui Smith, suggested the UK Government will introduce even tougher measures for non-EU migrants to enter the UK under Tier 1 of the new points-based system (PBS).
November 2008
27.11.08
Tier 2 goes live despite concerns over ill-prepared employers
The launch of Tiers 2 and 5 of the new points based system has been a hot topic over 2008 and was recently opposed by the Tories as it was thought many employers were not sufficiently prepared. However, last night the UK Government voted in favour of these changes, meaning the launch went ahead as planned yesterday.
26.11.08
ID cards and nincompoops
This week, the BBC reported the UK Government’s controversial ID card scheme is now live. The first people to receive the cards will be non-EU students and husbands, wives or partners of permanent residents who apply to extend their stay. Officials say these two categories are those who are most likely of abusing immigration rules. The cards will include the individual's name and picture, their nationality, immigration status and two fingerprints.
24.11.08
LOTW: A review of interesting UK immigration stories from the week
Last week saw some interesting, useful and rather arrogant UK immigration stories emerge.
The first of these was reported on iol.co.za and looked at the efforts of the Home Affairs Department in South Africa to stop the UK Government imposing visa requirements on SA residents in the future.
October 2008
30.10.08
Tier 2 & 5 will go live on 27 November 2008
The UK’s Border and Immigration Agency recently announced that the next step in their immigration overhaul is due to be implemented on the 27th November 2008. What this will mean is that the long awaited Tier 2 – the points based system’s ‘flag ship’ Tier – and the Tier 5 schemes will come into operation on this date.
28.10.08
UK extends working holidays for Kiwis
The National Business Review is reporting a story about extending working holidays in the UK for Kiwis.
You are viewing page 1 of 1.
<< Previous page 1 Next page >>
