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29 December 2006 With the government planning to apologise to Africa for its contribution to the 19th century slavery trade, Immigration Matters asks whether workers closer to home are being treated like slaves in 2006.
22 December 2006 To say that 2006 was a difficult year for non-European migrants wishing to work or settle in the UK would be an understatement.
15 December 2006
14 December 2006 Just when you think you are going to be able to stay in the 11 December 2006
British Test for Migrants The Home Office will introduce a Language and British Test for migrants planning to settle in the UK from 2nd April 2007. The new rule requires applicants for ‘indefinite leave to remain’ to prove they have sufficient knowledge of English language and ‘life in the UK’ to qualify for settlement.
BBC Reporter Obtains Fake Passports from 20 EU Countries Whilst the UK government makes life harder for those wishing to stay in the UK legally, it seems that coming here illegally has never been easier.
Victories for Appeals Team
22 November 2006
Home Office Forms Changing Home Office Releases Further Details on Points Based Scheme Shortage Occupations List Reduced
10 November 2006 Under new restrictions to the Highly Skilled Migrant Programme (HSMP) successful people with major achievements, such as the world’s richest man Bill Gates, will not gain sufficient points to qualify. 07 November 2006 The Home Office has suspended the Highly Skilled Migrant Scheme (HSMP) for 27 days, pending the introduction of a revised scheme on 5th December 2006. No further current applications will be accepted after today, giving the Home Office time to clear the backlog of existing cases.
03 November 2006
30 October 2006
Charles Kelly Speaks at Care Show Immigration adviser and recruitment specialist, Charles Kelly, addressed the Care Conference at
25 October 2006
24 October 2006 The Guardian reports: ‘Five years after declaring that English for adults unable to speak it would be taught free of charge because it was such an essential requirement, the government has revised its stance.’
24 October 2006 UK bosses are still employing foreign staff without proper papers or permission to work. 20 October 2006 13 October 2006 06 October 2006
29 September 2006 Thousands of overseas nurses on student nurse visas could be illegally staying in the
28 September 2006 The number of Rumanians and Bulgarians allowed to work in the
You Must Do IELTS To Prove Your Proficiency In English Maricel, a Filipina Senior Care Worker, came to the
IELTS Minimum Score Increasing to 7.0 The Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) has recently announced that it would, effective from
20 September 2006
CGMA Project: Donation by Charles Kelly and Cynthia Barker Immigration Advisers, Charles Kelly and Cynthia Barker, met the President of the Philippines in London today, in recognition of a donation to the CGMA Project, a classroom donation campain aimed at helping to address the acute shortage of classrooms in many public, elementary and secondary schools in the Philippines.
03 September 2006
02 September 2006 Employing foreign workers has become a necessity in the Care Industry, which would grind to a halt without them.
31 August 2006
Look Before You Leap... Changing Jobs as a Work Permit holder can be full of Pitfalls You know how it goes. A friend calls you and tells you there is a vacancy in their nursing home, so you attend an interview on your day off. They seem very nice and the pay is a little higher. The home manager assures you she will take care of the work permit.
Regine, Ogie and Ai Ai Perform in London
The Care Industry Still Needs Foreign Workers As Home Secretary John Reid ponders over whether or not to admit thousands of Romanian and Bulgarian workers next year, we ask what the Government is doing to help the private care sector to solve continuing staff shortages.
The Airport security alert in
18 August 2006 John Reid, the Home Secretary, in a reaction to mounting public anxiety over immigration has effectively called for official limits on the numbers coming into
British Diplomat gets 3 Years for Visa Fraud A married British diplomat, Sharad Ladva, has been sentenced to 3 years prison for faking visas whilst at
10 August 2006
09 August 2006 Last Saturday I joined a hundred or so
Overseas Nurses are NOT banned from UK As previously reported in Immigration Matters, the NHS will no longer recruit junior nurses from abroad. However, this does not mean that nurses are banned from the UK, as some Manila newspapers have suggested.
UK Government Rules Out Amnesty for Illegal Immigrants The government has ruled out an amnesty for the estimated 570,000 illegal immigrants currently in the
Nurses to be Removed from Shortage Occupations List The NHS across the
NHS Clampdown on Foreign Nurses The NHS across the
Ministers accused of hostility towards 200,000 skilled workers who want to settle in The Home Office was accused of creating chaos in the lives of up to 200,000 skilled workers and their families this week through a “vindictive” change in immigration law.
29 June 2006 British Diplomat on trial for immigration scam
When a Surrey Nursing Home owner was granted a Work Permit for an in country Senior Care worker in September 2004 little did he know that it would take nearly two years before the Carer could start work.
Home Office Forms Changing This Month There are a number of changes to forms and processing being implemented (starting 19th June 2006) including: Payment Processing, Worker Registration Scheme (WRS) application forms, updated FLR(IED) Forms, WP1, WP1X, WP3, WP3X and several other work permit forms.
09 June 2006 It is now widely accepted that there are between 310,000 and 570,000 illegal immigrants currently living and working in the 21 May 2006 In the last month we have witnessed the sacking of Charles Clarke following the “prisoners for deportation” scandal, a new “sex for visas” investigation and illegal immigrants working in the Home Office. As the Home Office lurches from one crisis to another, Immigration Matters asks “is the Home Office in disarray?” Martin Nievera and Pops Fernandez 'Reunion Concert' in London Martin Nievera and Pops Fernandez, the concert King and Queen, flew into London last week as part of their European tour.
Western Union announce new 2-day money transfer service 3 May 2006: Western Union Financial Services Inc., a worldwide leader in money transfer services, today announced a new 2-day service to the Philippines, making it even more convenient for customers to send money home to their loved ones. With a starting price of only 9.90, customers can now send money to over 6,000 Agent locations in the Philippines at even more competitive rates.
Immigration Services Fail To Check High Risk Migrants For TB A report published by the Health Protection Agency last week warned that Immigration services are failing to check nearly 200,000 migrants a year for tuberculosis when they arrive in this country.
The “Sheffield” post mark indicates the letter is from Work Permits UK and contains the much awaited news of that work permit application you sent in a week or so ago. The first clue as to whether or not the application has been successful is the colour of the letter inside the white envelope.
New Immigration Bill Gets Royal Assent The new Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act was given the Royal assent last week, empowering Britain to strengthen its borders and punish employers exploiting illegal labour with fines of up to £2000 pounds fine or two years in jail. Through the Act, Britain can implement its five-year strategy for immigration and asylum, published in 2005.
Is is really possible for my civil (unmarried or same sex) partner to join me in the UK? This is the question I recently get asked a lot and it might be beneficial for the readers to know more about this scheme.
Minister Outlines Immigration Plans At a special Home Office briefing for selected advisers and employers, Tony McNulty, Immigration Minister, outlined further details of the government’s plans to change the entire UK immigration system to one based on points. Radical measures include abolishing work permits and allowing employers to issue their own “employment certificates”.
New Immigration Rules Could Hurt Employers
Immigration Changes Will Hurt Health Care Employers
Employing Overseas Students, What are the Rules?
How 2 Come to the UK Book Launch in Manila and 2005 Round Up How 2 Come to the UK - To Live Work Study or Visit, a new book to help people legally enter the UK, was launched in The Philippines, on 6th January 2006, at Fully Booked Bookstore, Rockwell Power Plant Mall, Makati... |
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