One Million Foreign Nationals Given British Passports Under New Labour

Over one million foreign nationals have been given British citizenships during the Labour party’s decade in office official figures reveal.
During 2006, the countries providing the largest number of new British citizens were India with 15,125, Pakistan (10,260), Somalia (9,050), the Philippines (8,840), South Africa (7,670), Nigeria (5,870) and Sri Lanka with [...]

Yes, Students Are Coming To The UK

With the Home Office tightening the rules on Work Permits, increasing numbers of Filipino Carers and Nurses are choosing to come to the UK on Student Visas.
There are a number of reasons why people are going down the Student route – the qualification levels are usually lower, you don’t need an employer and it’s much [...]

Home Office Compliance Visits Start to Bite

Coping with a compliance visit from any official body, let alone the Home Office, can be a nightmare if not handled correctly. But the process need not be so stressful provided you are on the right side of the law.
Care Homes all over the UK are receiving letters, questionnaires and visits from [...]

Home Office Announce New Crackdown on Employing Illegal Workers

As the government struggles to cope with the estimated 500,000 undocumented migrants in the UK, this week Immigration Minister Liam Byrne announced a further crackdown on employers who employ illegal immigrants.
Businesses face fines of up to £10000 per illegal worker and will have to carry out annual checks on their employee’s [...]

MPs Call for An Amnesty

Migrant Rally in London – 07 May 2007

Six Members of Parliament (MPs) have laid an early-day motion (EDM) in Parliament, calling for a one-off regularisation of hundreds of thousands of ‘illegal’ immigrants in the UK.

An independent ORB opinion poll, published last week, shows that British people support the idea of [...]

Sponsors Role in New ‘Points’ System Revealed

With less than nine months to go before the biggest shake-up in Work Permit history, employers and migrants have no idea how the new points system will actually work.
This week I met with Home Office representatives from the Points Based Team to discuss the key role of the sponsor, one of the [...]

15 May 2007 – Peterborough Care Fair

PETERBOROUGH CARE FAIR
15th May 2007
East of England Show Ground
Charles Kelly will be speaking at the Fair.
Subject of Talk:
“Are You Employing Overseas Staff Illegally?”
Charles would be pleased to meet you and will be available at the Guide2Care stand in the main exhibition hall.
For more details, email info@immigrationmatters.co.uk

Migrants To March On Westminster

Thousands of migrants will take to the streets in London on 7th May to celebrate immigration and call for an amnesty for illegal immigrants and overstayers.
Cardinal Murphy-O’Connor will concelebrate a multilingual Mass for migrants, followed by a march to Trafalgar Square for speeches.

The Cardinal will be joined by the heads of two other dioceses, Archbishop [...]