Search Results for: Tier 2 Visa (formerly UK Work Permit).

Nick Boles calls for £5,000 Public Services fee for Migrants

Recently Mr Boles said that \”We need to make sure people who come here make a financial commitment to the country which they\’ll get back in a few years time.\” However, the highly controversial suggestion would be very difficult to bring into force due to the sheer weight of opposition. Skilled & highly skilled workers […]

Damian Green defends Interim Immigration Cap

In an statement on the UK Border Agency website Mr Green said that “The interim limit was introduced to stop a rush of last minute applications ahead of the annual limit being introduced in April next year and the UK Border Agency has been working very closely with businesses to ensure that these arrangements have […]

New UK Border Agency Visa Processing Fees

Tier 1 General (Postal) – £840 Main Applicant; £129 Per Dependent Tier 1 Investor (Postal) – £840 Main Applicant; £129 Per Dependent Tier 1 Entrepreneur (Postal) – £840 Main Applicant; £129 Per Dependent Tier 1 General (PEO) – £1,095 Main Applicant; £154 Per Dependent Tier 1 Investor (PEO) – £1,095 Main Applicant; £154 Per Dependent […]

Bogus Dentist fools NHS for 9 years

During the period of deception Sharma was employed at hospitals including Wolverhampton, Burton, Southend, Essex, Peterborough, Stamford & Sussex, Basildon and Thurrock Hospital. While working at the hospitals Sharma examined patients, carried out minor surgical procedures and dealt with trauma cases alongside senior Consultants. Although the news will be seen as highly alarming it should […]

Coalition Will Defend Any Legal Challenge Over The Immigration Cap From The JCWI

Mr Green said that “\’We will rigorously defend this challenge and are confident of success. The government has been clear: we will introduce our permanent annual limit on economic migrants from outside the EU from April 2011. While we decide how the annual limit should operate, it is imperative that we have interim measures in […]

Businesses, Lawyers & Bankers Speak Out Against The Immigration Cap

The Deputy Director General of the Confederation of British Industry, John Cridland, said that \”The figures used [to set the temporary Immigration Cap] were artificially low as they were based on numbers at the height of the recession in 2009. As firms are gearing up for growth, some are finding that they are only able […]

August Visa Statistics: Australia & New Zealand

Australia, Canberra Tier 1 Highly Skilled (formerly HSMP) 22% of applications processed within 5 Days83% of applications processed within 10 Days90% of applications processed within 15 Days92% of applications processed within 30 Days98% of applications processed within 60 DaysTotal Monthly Decisions: 80 Tier 2 Skilled (formerly Work Permit) 8% of applications processed within 5 Days95% […]

£700 Million To Be Saved In NHS IT Cuts & Reinvested In Frontline Services

The cutbacks will see much of the remaining parts of the project delivered locally so long as hospitals can ensure that local IT systems fully integrate with national IT infrastructure already developed. Dr Chaand Nagpaul of the British Medical Association said that \”Giving NHS organisations more choice of IT systems makes sense, but we also […]

Letting The Private Sector Pick Up The Slack From Public Sector Job Losses Highly Unlikely

TUC Report Findings: It could take more than 20 years for some regions of the UK to make up for jobs lost in the recession 1.35 million private sector jobs have been lost since the second quarter of 2008 when jobs peaked at over 31 million 2.2 million private sector jobs will need to be […]

London Mayor Speaks Out Against Immigration Cap

In the letter Mr Johnson said that “the Immigration Cap is likely to have a significant negative and disproportionate impact on London which will put the economic recovery at risk by creating skills gaps and placing London at a competitive disadvantage in the global competition for talent and inward investment. The economic harm of limiting […]