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LATEST IMMIGRATION NEWS
UK IMMIGRATION NEWS
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| Enhancement of Tier 2 eligibility criteria | ||
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The UK Border Agency ('UKBA') has announced a range of enhancements to their Tier 2 skilled worker or work permit scheme. |
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| Migrant Baby boom prompts call for new schools. | ||
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A report released by a cross-party group on UK migration has suggested that up to 96,000 new school places would be required by 2013 to manage a migrant related baby boom. |
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| New UK Visa route for Turkish business people | ||
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The UK Border Agency ('UKBA') has announced a new visa route for Turkish nationals applying to establish a business in the UK under the European Community Association Agreement ('ECAA'). |
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| Temporary concessions for students on education visits or exchanges | ||
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The UK Border Agency ('UKBA') has agreed to a temporary concession or arrangement for students coming to the UK for student exchanges or visits. |
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| International fingerprint exchange confirmed | ||
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The Home Office has confirmed that it has commenced sharing the fingerprint data of suspect migrants with countries outside the European region. |
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| UK visa rules hit rugby league clubs | ||
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The UK's Rugby Football League ('RFL') has voiced fears that further players could be deported from the UK in the wake of the Celtic Crusaders visa scandal. |
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| UK Business Calls for Points-based immigration system reform | ||
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Business leaders and immigration lawyers have accused the UK government of harming business with their Tier 2 Skilled Worker points-based immigration system (PBS) – the replacement for the former work permit scheme. |
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| Migrant workers still crucial to recession-hit UK | ||
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UK employers are continuing to recruit overseas workers despite the global recession, recent research from the CIPD (Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development) has shown. |
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| Points based system for UK citizenship | ||
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Plans to introduce a points based eligibility system for UK citizenship were unveiled by the Government this week. |
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| Failed asylum seekers to get free NHS care | ||
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Free NHS ('National Health Service') treatment will soon be available to thousands of failed asylum seekers in the UK due to a government change in access eligibility criteria. |
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