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With at least a partial economic recovery now underway in the United Kingdom it is only a question of time before public sector expenditure is cut by the Government. The Conservatives have said that they will tackle the black hole sooner rather than later, meaning that if they successfully win the next General Election expenditure […]

Since the 1st February 2010 Tier 4 Student has been suspended at the following visa application centres: North India: New Delhi, Jalandhar, Chandigarh Bangladesh: Dhaka, Sylhet, Chittagong Nepal: Katmandu, The suspension has affected thousands of genuine students wishing to study a higher education course at a UK Academic Institution. In the final three months of […]

The Visa Processing Centres that have been affected by the suspension are: North India: New Delhi Jalandhar Chandigarh Bangladesh: Dhaka Sylhet Chittagong Nepal: Katmandu Jeremy Oppenheim, the head of the Points Based System at the UK Border Agency said “The points-based system gives us the flexibility to act to maintain the integrity of the visa […]

The new Earned Citizenship System will be split into 3 parts: Temporary Residence (time spent on Tier 1 (formerly HSMP) or Tier 2 (formerly UK Work Permit)) Probationary Citizenship British Citizenship or Permanent Residence In order for a migrant to progress from the Temporary Residence stage to the Probationary Citizenship stage he or she will […]

Recommendations for Tier 1 General (formerly the Highly Skilled Migrant Programme): A minimum Bachelors Degree qualification should be reintroduced to Tier 1 General, at present applicants require at least a Masters Degree of better: In April 2009 following challenging economic conditions the UK Border Agency increased the minimum requirements for Tier 1 General from a […]