Tag Archives: Immigration

During the debate, which focused on foreign policy although touched on Immigration, David Cameron once again put forward his plans for a cap on immigration in the ‘tens of thousands, rather than the hundreds of thousands’. However, Mr Cameron was unable to say how many migrants would be allowed to enter the UK each year […]

The issue of immigration turned out to be one of the more significant subjects of the night, even though the majority of points had been covered in the previous week’s debate. In response to the attacks Nick Clegg, the leader of the Liberal Democrats, said that his party was “the only party honestly facing up […]

The Liberal Democrats have said that ‘the UK Immigration system is in chaos after years of incompetent management’ and that the Government has ‘failed to plan properly for new migrants, making it harder for people to integrate’. Unlike the Conservatives the Liberal Democrats do not believe in the idea of an arbitrary cap on immigration […]

UK viewers can catch all of the action on Sky News. International viewers can tune in to C-SPAN (the US political website) which will be streaming the debate live on C-SPAN 3. The result of the General Election will be of major significance to UK Immigration policy. David Cameron has said that if the Conservatives […]

In a notice on the UKBA website the organisation ask individuals to retain proof of planned travel that would have enabled them to leave the UK before the expiry of the visa. Further information will be provided as the situation develops the UKBA say. If you were due to leave the UK and your visa […]

Employers sponsoring workers under Tier 2 of the Points Based Scheme (formerly UK Work Permit) are advised to inform the UK Border Agency of any delay to a workers start date via the Sponsor Management System. A report by Sky News says that scientists in Hvolsvollur are trying to monitor whether the intensity of the […]

Last nights broadcast was historic due to the fact that it was the first time the leaders of the three biggest British political parties debated key policies openly prior to a General Election. The ITV broadcast was the first of three 90 minute face offs, with Sky news and the BBC taking on the remaining […]

Changes to Tier 1 (Highly Skilled) Bachelors Degree Qualifications have been reintroduced into Tier 1 General after a 12 month absence. In April 2009 following challenging economic conditions the UK Border Agency increased the minimum requirements for Tier 1 General from a Bachelors Degree to a Masters Degree. This change not only reduced applications from […]

In order for an individual to apply for Settlement in the United Kingdom he or she must demonstrate satisfactory knowledge of English Language and Life in the UK. To do this the applicant can either: Pass a ‘Life in the UK’ Test, OR (if the applicants level of English is below ESOL Entry Level 3) […]

The Computers Services Corporation and VFS Global (American and Swiss organisations respectively) are responsible for providing localised Visa processing centres, checking that all application forms have been completed properly, checking basic supporting documentation has been provided, taking the biometric information of applicants and submitting all documentation to a British Diplomatic Post for assessment. Between them […]