The changes to UK student visa released late last month will be taken effected from April 21, 2011. This new set of rules will make it tougher for students to qualify for a visa.

Tuesday, April 26, 2011Read More

There have been new changes to the knowledge of language and life (KOL) requirement for those who wish to settle in the UK, according to an announcement from the UK Border Agency.

Friday, April 15, 2011Read More

The UK Border Agency (UKBA) has announced that the government's new annual limit takes effect on 6 April. This is the first major change to reduce immigration to the UK.

Thursday, April 07, 2011Read More

According to the Home Office, UK visa fees will be increased for foreign nationals applying to visit, study, work or immigrate to the UK, and UK employers as well as education providers applying for a sponsor license.

Thursday, April 07, 2011Read More

The finalized details of UK student visa changes have been announced in a statement of changes to the Immigration Rules by the UK Home Office.

Monday, April 04, 2011Read More

Home Secretary Theresa May has recently announced the changes to the student visa system. The changes include tougher entrance criteria, limits on work entitlements and the closure of the post-study work route.

Tuesday, March 29, 2011Read More

The UK Government has recently announced new visa rules which give an extra incentive as a reward for foreign entrepreneurs and investors who contribute to UK economic growth.

Wednesday, March 23, 2011Read More

After closing due to the earthquake, the UK Visa application centre has been re-open in Tokyo, Japan on Wednesday 16th March 2011

Tuesday, March 22, 2011Read More

The removal of eight occupations from the points-based system's shortage occupation list has been recently announced by the UK government.

Monday, March 21, 2011Read More

The UK Worker Registration Scheme will close on 30 April 2011, according to a recent announcement of Immigration Minister Damian Green. This will help overseas workers from countries included in the scheme work and reside in the UK more easily.

Tuesday, March 15, 2011Read More

According to UK Border Agency, they have recently received recommendations from the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) that eight occupations should be removed from the UK shortage occupation list.

Friday, March 11, 2011Read More

According to recent announcement from The UK Border Agency, fees for visa applications in majority of the UK visa categories are set to rise from 6 April 2011 as part of a huge money saving drive.

Tuesday, March 08, 2011Read More

According to a report of John Vine, independent chief inspector of the UK Border Agency, UK immigration Authorities has failed to stop overseas labours working without a UK work permit.

Wednesday, February 23, 2011Read More

Despite the UK government's new immigration cap, 20,000 Indian skilled workers will be allowed to enter the country annually as part of a European Union (EU) trade deal.

Tuesday, February 22, 2011Read More

According to a recent announcement from British Government, non-European Union workers with high earnings are to be excluded from the UK immigration cap which will come into effect in April 2011.

Tuesday, February 22, 2011Read More

It has emerged that thousands of migrants from outside of the European Union (EU) will still be able to find work in the UK as a result of a series of loopholes in the immigration system.

Tuesday, February 22, 2011Read More

As part of a shake up of the immigration system, on the 23rd November 2011, the Home Secretary announced significant changes that would be enforced as part of the government’s pledge to cut migrant numbers.

Tuesday, February 15, 2011Read More

The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC), the independent body which reports to the government on migration and labour issues, has recommended a new shorter list of occupations eligible under UK Tier 2 of the points-based. According to the recommendation, 71 shortage occupations are set to be removed from UK Tier 2 Visa.

Friday, February 11, 2011Read More

The public consultation on the UK student visa system closed and responses are being considered carefully before final decision, according to UK Immigration Minister Damian Green in his speech to the think tank Reform last week.

Tuesday, February 08, 2011Read More

William Hague, British Foreign Secretary said on a recent trip to New Zealand that he wants to continue to see a large flow of New Zealand immigrants to the UK.

Friday, January 28, 2011Read More

In his latest trade mission to Mumbai on 17 January 2011, Business Secretary used the first speech to calm fears of Indian businesses over the UK's immigration cap set to tack effect in April of 2011.

Friday, January 21, 2011Read More

The Home Office has sent UK ministers a proposal for a higher English language skill requirement in order to reduce the number of foreign students coming to the UK.

Monday, January 17, 2011Read More

According to a UK Border Agency announcement, onshore applications for the Tier 1 (General) Visa in the UK will remain open until the end of March 2011, which means that there are only three months left for UK immigrants wishing to apply for Tier 1 Visa from within the UK.

Thursday, January 06, 2011Read More

While waiting for an annual limit on applications for Tier 2 (General) of the points-based system to be set, an interim limit of Tier 2 (General) was announced by UK Border Agency and will apply until 5 April, 2011. According to the interim limit, there will be maximum of 10,382 certificates for both initial and extension applications that can be issued.

Thursday, January 06, 2011Read More

The UK Border Agency (UKBA) will survey thousands of new arrivals as they arrive at various ports across the UK.

Friday, April 09, 2010Read More

Proposed changes to Tiers 1 and 2 of the Points Based System (PBS) by the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) have been accepted by the government. The new rules will take effect on 6th April 2010.

Monday, March 22, 2010Read More

Amidst the recent criticism of migration across much of Westminster, a recent poll of 182 London firms has show that business need migrants to compete.

Thursday, March 18, 2010Read More

According to concerned petitioners, the introduction of the Points Based System (PBS) into the UK Immigration rules has left some academics, artists and authors with fruitless refusals.

Thursday, March 18, 2010Read More

London Mayor Boris Johnson is set to hold a conference on Migration in the capital in the forthcoming weeks. The conference will invite 150 leaders and mayors from across Europe to talk about migration integration in to British Society.

Tuesday, February 23, 2010Read More

Despite the downturn of the UK economy in recent months, employers' remain enthusiastic at hiring migrant workers.

Friday, February 19, 2010Read More

A proposal from the Liberal Democrats at Brent Council aims to convert illegal immigrants into fully fledged citizens - giving them full rights and responsibilities. The council is the sixth in the UK to support the cause.

Friday, February 05, 2010Read More

The UKBA has placed a temporary suspension on Student Visa applications from Bangladesh, Northern India and Nepal; with effect as of February 1st.

Tuesday, February 02, 2010Read More

Labour MP's have called out against Migration Watch and Tory leader David Cameron's suggestion that the UK population will hit 70 million.

Wednesday, January 27, 2010Read More

The Home Office has released new figures for the fees for its immigration and nationality services. The new figures, which will come in to effect as of April this year, are set above the normal administrative costs of the service. Whilst most services will see a rise of up to £100; one particular service will treble in cost - the dependent relative visa.

Friday, January 22, 2010Read More

David Cameron, leader of the UK Conservative party has proposed a cap on UK immigration. If the elected PM at the next election, Cameron is proposing an annual cap on UK immigration to stop the population reaching the predicted 70 million. The cap could see net migration to the UK limited to the tens of thousands.

Thursday, January 21, 2010Read More

English language schools are said to contribute £1.5 billion to the UK's economy on an annual basis and draw more than 600,000 students to the UK.

Thursday, January 21, 2010Read More

The UK Hospitality sector has seen the largest number of employers who have breached illegal working legislation since the UK Border Agency (UKBA) started to implement rigorous checks last year in order to prevent illegal working.

Friday, April 24, 2009Read More

A person's application for Indefinite Leave to Remain (permanent residence) on the basis of 14 years residence cannot be refused because he/she has lived in the UK 'unlawfully' or 'worked unlawfully', according to a recent decision by the Court of Appeal.

Friday, April 24, 2009Read More

The UK Government has recently announced that strict working restrictions for Eastern Europeans will be retained.

Friday, April 17, 2009Read More

Prior to 3 April 2006, those under the HSMP who wished to apply for ILR were required to show that they had spent 4 years' continuous residence in the UK. On 3 April 2006, the 4 year qualifying period was increased to 5 years' qualifying residence. Due to this change, a large number of HSMP holders did not qualify for ILR.

Thursday, April 16, 2009Read More

A UK employer who does not accept job applications from non-EEA nationals who required a work permit is at risk of claims for indirect race discrimination, according to a recent legal case.

Tuesday, April 14, 2009Read More

A quarter of UK colleges who want to enrol overseas students have been denied a licence by the Home Office.

Friday, April 03, 2009Read More

Whilst a growing number of unemployed local people are given support to find jobs or learn new skills, the East of England needs migrant workers to plug employment gaps and beat the recession.

Friday, March 27, 2009Read More

Stricter Immigration Rules for skilled and highly skilled migrant workers will take effect on 31 March 2009, raising the academic and financial requirements of two categories in Tier 1 of the points-based system.

Tuesday, March 24, 2009Read More

Foreign workers and students from outside the European Union will have to pay £50 when arriving in the UK to help ease the impact of immigrants on public services.

Thursday, March 19, 2009Read More

Malcolm Clay, of the Association of Circus Proprietors of Great Britain, told the committee that they needed to bring performers from Eastern Europe and China. However they feared that although the new points-based system is a 'vast improvement' on the previous work permit system, Embassy staff have not been properly trained for the new system.

Friday, March 06, 2009Read More

The Government has announced its proposed fee levels for all visa, immigration, sponsorship and nationality applications in 2009/10.

Friday, March 06, 2009Read More

Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has announced tougher measures to reduce the number of foreign workers wishing to enter the UK, and to give British workers a greater change of applying first for UK jobs.

Tuesday, February 24, 2009Read More

Migrants from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) are expected to receive identity cards for foreign nationals. The cards replace the stickers or vignettes in passports.

Wednesday, February 18, 2009Read More

South Africans will be required to obtain visas to visit Britain under Government plans to close a route exploited by people smugglers, illegal immigrants and terror suspects.

Wednesday, February 18, 2009Read More

The UK Border Agency has announced a call for tender for the European Integration Fund 2007-2008. The European Integration Fund is aimed at legally newly arrived migrants within the last five years who are not asylum seekers or refugees.

Wednesday, February 04, 2009Read More

The US Embassy in Ghana has made the renewal procedure of certain US visas much easier for eligible applicants. It is hopeful that these procedures will be followed in other US embassies and consulates located in other countries.

Wednesday, February 04, 2009Read More

More than 150,000 foreigners from outside the EU were allowed to work in the UK last year, a figure almost four times higher than when the Labour government took power in 1997.

Wednesday, January 28, 2009Read More

Foreign workers have taken almost all the new jobs created in the UK in the past 7 years. The research into the UK labour market since 2001, published by the think-tank Migrationwatch, shows that 1.08 million out of the 1.34 million new jobs created since 2001 have gone to non-UK citizens.

Wednesday, January 28, 2009Read More

Education providers who want to bring non-EEA students must have a licence and comply with their sponsorship duties under the Tier 4 category of the points-based system.

Friday, January 23, 2009Read More

A bill which requires newcomers to the UK to earn the right to stay here was recently published in Parliament.

Wednesday, January 21, 2009Read More

The welfare of children in Britain’s immigration system is a top priority, according to new UK Border Agency guidelines announced on 6 January 2009.

Monday, January 12, 2009Read More

Due to the unlawful changes to the immigration rules, an estimated 2,500 highly skilled Indian workers were forced to leave Britain, but may now be allowed to return to the UK.

Wednesday, April 23, 2008Read More

Britain's High Court has recently declared that changes to the UK’s Highly Skilled Migrants Programme (HSMP) were unfair and unlawful.

Monday, April 14, 2008Read More

The United Kingdom has approved the use of the TOEFL® test (Test of English as a Foreign Language) in its new immigration points-based system.

Thursday, April 03, 2008Read More

By 2012, skilled migrant workers will contribute over £77 billion to the UK economy, says a recent report, “Future Flows”, by global recruitment consultancy, Harvey Nash.

Tuesday, April 01, 2008Read More

The number of skilled migrants coming to live and work in Britain will reach an all-time peak this year, experts predicted this week.

Wednesday, March 26, 2008Read More

Since entering the European Union in 2004, Poland and seven other eastern European states have collected 28 million GBP in Child Benefit money for children not living in the UK.

Tuesday, March 25, 2008Read More

New immigration rules are being put in place to prevent UK visa fraud. These more stringent rules will come into affect this month.

Thursday, March 20, 2008Read More

Everybody wants to study in the UK, or so it seems, as a recent report showed that there's been an almost 7% (over 26,000) increase in applications to UK universities and colleges in 2008.

Friday, March 07, 2008Read More

The new points-based system for immigrants, which has come into force on last week Friday, the 29th of February, will let the right people into the UK, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown had stated.

Tuesday, March 04, 2008Read More

Britain is enjoying an influx of highly skilled migrants, whose numbers outweigh those leaving the country, a recent survey revealed.

Saturday, March 01, 2008Read More

The UK's new points-based immigration system is finally seeing the light of day, as the UK Government has just published its details. The big day will be on the 29th of February when it will come into effect.

Monday, February 11, 2008Read More

Britain is fast catching up to America's reputation as the most popular place for overseas students to study, according to a survey published last week.

Monday, February 04, 2008Read More

If you would like to live and work in the United Kingdom, now is the best time to apply for a working visa, as from the 1st of March 2008, the current Highly Skilled Migrant Programme (HSMP) and UK Work Permit scheme will be replaced by a brand new points-based system.

Tuesday, January 15, 2008Read More

The UK Government plans to implement a new Australian style points based system to manage migration to the UK more effectively.

Friday, April 20, 2007Read More

2008 will see the introduction of a new UK immigration scheme to reward highly skilled migrants, says Liam Byrne, UK Immigration Minister.

Thursday, April 19, 2007Read More

In the past few weeks, the Home Office has announced key changes to several visa categories.

Tuesday, April 03, 2007Read More

According to new figures issued by Assetz Property Investment Tracker the UK is the second most profitable country for buy to let investors.

Monday, April 02, 2007Read More

Home Office minister Liam Byrne outlines new measures for immigration control.

Wednesday, March 28, 2007Read More

The UK has introduced a new fast and secure method of clearing immigration method called IRIS Recognition Immigration System). IRIS recognises someone by the pattern of his or her iris which is also the most personally distinct external physical characteristic.

Wednesday, March 21, 2007Read More

The Home Office and Foreign Commonwealth Office have announced the introduction of new fees for entry clearance for those applying to come into the UK to visit, study, live or work.

Monday, March 19, 2007Read More

Following a High Court ruling, the Home Office has now relaxed the criteria for obtaining a Certificate of Approval (COA) for couples who wish to get married or enter into civil partnership in the UK.

Wednesday, March 14, 2007Read More

We wish to advise our clients that our Australian office will be closed on 12th March, 2007 for Labour Day.

Friday, March 09, 2007Read More

The UK Government has announced new fees for immigration and nationality which will come into effect from April 2007.

Friday, March 09, 2007Read More

The UK Government has introduced an additional requirement of language knowledge and “life in the UK” for those adults who are applying for indefinite leave to remain on or after 2nd April 2007.

Wednesday, March 07, 2007Read More

International Monetary Fund (IMF) has announced that UK’s macroeconomic performance remains ‘impressive’.

Tuesday, March 06, 2007Read More

New requirements have been revealed for applicants in Pakistan who wish to come to the UK for longer than 6 months.

Monday, March 05, 2007Read More

Revised guidelines have been issued by Work Permit UK affecting work permit holders on a six months work permit or less.

Saturday, March 03, 2007Read More

Great opportunities are now open to nurses to work in the over 20,000 private care homes for the elderly in Britain.

Thursday, March 01, 2007Read More

Great opportunities are open to nurses to work in the over 20,000 private care homes for the elderly in Britain.

Thursday, March 01, 2007Read More

Great opportunities are open to nurses to work in the over 20,000 private care homes for the elderly in Britain.

Thursday, March 01, 2007Read More

The British High Court has refused a judicial review of the changes made to the Immigration Rules abolishing the permit-free training for overseas doctors.

Saturday, February 17, 2007Read More

The UK economy is booming! The country has experienced the fastest economic growth since 2004 which had led companies to step up hiring both domestic and overseas workers.

Wednesday, February 14, 2007Read More

The case of highly skilled Indian migrants was debated in the British Parliament.

Friday, February 09, 2007Read More

New laws intended to tighten the Government's grip on immigration after a string of headline-grabbing fiascos have cleared their first Commons hurdle.

Tuesday, February 06, 2007Read More

New laws intended to tighten the Government's grip on immigration after a string of headline-grabbing fiascos have cleared their first Commons hurdle.

Tuesday, February 06, 2007Read More

New biometric technology launched at Birmingham Airport today has been introduced to boost Britain's border controls.

Monday, February 05, 2007Read More

New biometric technology launched at Birmingham Airport today has been introduced to boost Britain's border controls.

Monday, February 05, 2007Read More

New biometric technology launched at Birmingham Airport today has been introduced to boost Britain's border controls.

Monday, February 05, 2007Read More

Macedonia is looking to be the next possible EU member, following in the footsteps of Bulgaria and Romania.

Wednesday, January 31, 2007Read More

The Embassy will be closed from 17th until 21st of February for the celebration of the Chinese New Year.

Saturday, January 27, 2007Read More

From 5 February 2007, visa applicants in Ghana and Kenya applying for UK visas valid for stays longer than six months will need to provide with their visa application a certificate confirming that they are free from infectious tuberculosis (TB).

Saturday, January 27, 2007Read More

Suspension is still in place for some countries participating in the Working Holiday Maker Scheme.

Saturday, January 20, 2007Read More

United Nations: for Nationality purposes the Home Office has clarified that UN employees will now fall under a concession.

Monday, January 15, 2007Read More

From 1st January 2007, as European Economic Area (EEA) nationals, Bulgarians and Romanians will be able to move and reside freely in any EU Member State.

Monday, January 01, 2007Read More

The influx of migrants from Eastern Europe has helped Britain’s economy to thrive.

Monday, April 24, 2006Read More

According to the National Statistics Office, 2004 was a record year for the number of newcomers to the United Kingdom.

Wednesday, April 12, 2006Read More

The Home Office has announced a change to the UK Ancestry visa. Holders of this visa will now be allowed to remain in the UK for five years.

Saturday, April 08, 2006Read More

The United Kingdom High Commission Nigeria has announced improvements to its UK visa service in Nigeria.

Saturday, April 08, 2006Read More

The Home Office continues its commitment to making the UK immigration process as accountable and fair possible.

Saturday, April 08, 2006Read More

Home Office Minister Tony McNulty explained some of the government’s new immigration measures in Scotland.

Saturday, April 08, 2006Read More

On March 30, 2006 a new law affecting immigrants to the United Kingdom was given royal assent.

Saturday, April 08, 2006Read More