UK Government to introduce new accreditation scheme for colleges recruiting Overseas Students

The UK Government will introduce tougher measures for colleges wishing to bring in overseas students under the points based system next year.
In a document entitled “Points Based System: The Accreditation of T4 (Students) Sponsors”, the Border and Immigration Agency will tighten rules and procedures in an effort to thwart bogus colleges.
Main Points:
· Tier 4 (Students) [...]

UNISON Announcement on Senior Carers

UNISON London Region
& Filipino Community
Attention all Filipinos in London Region working as Senior Carers.
Most of you should be aware as to the present situation in which applications for renewal of Work Permits is being refused by the Home Office.
UNISON London Region & Nationally are addressing this issue.
A meeting of Filipino Senior Carers in London Region is [...]

UK Deports an Illegal Immigrant every Eight Minutes

Illegal immigrants will have no place to hide in the United Kingdom, according to the Border and Immigration Agency (BIA).
With one illegal immigrant being deported every eight minutes, the BIA plans to increase deportation of such foreign nationals.
Immigration Minister Liam Byrne has announced that a new BIA removal centre, Brook House, at Gatwick will [...]

Action Group Started to Help Overseas Senior Carers

An action group has been formed under the ‘Alliance’ banner to spearhead the campaign to “Save Our Senior Carers”.

The Alliance, made up of representatives from several community groups, is considering launching a legal challenge to fight the government on the Senior Carer Work Permits refusals.

The legal costs cannot be funded by legal aid so [...]

Filipino Family Saved From Deportation After MP Raises Case In UK Parliament

A Filipino Nurse, and his family, are celebrating this week after Immigration Minister Liam Byrne granted them a temporary reprieve from a removal order, Balita Pinoy reports.

Following intervention by Adam Price, their local Member of Parliament (MP), Mr Byrne agreed to:

“…propose to grant Aldrin Quibuyen, a Filipino Nurse, and his family a period of leave, [...]

Ambassador Espiritu Takes Up Cudgels For Filipino Senior Carers And Encourages Online Petition

Embassy of the Philippines
Press Release – July 2007
AMBASSADOR ESPIRITU TAKES UP CUDGELS FOR FILIPINO SENIOR CARERS AND ENCOURAGES ONLINE PETITION

Philippine Ambassador to the Court of St. James’s Edgardo B. Espiritu has raised the evolving issue of the non-renewal of work permits of the senior carers with Home Secretary Jacqui Smith, MP.

Ambassador Espiritu told Secretary [...]

Calls For Amnesty For UK Illegal Immigrants But Action Urgently Required To Stop Legal Immigrants Being Deported

Half a million illegal immigrants should be given the right to stay in Britain, a think tank has said. But Government action is required to protect thousands of legal migrants currently working in the UK from deportation.
The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) says an amnesty for illegal immigrants would bring in £1bn in extra taxes, [...]

Care Workers Kicked Out By Government

By William Davison
Reproduced by kind permission of Town Crier
www.towncriertoday.co.uk
International workers who have been caring for elderly people around Huntingdonshire for years have been told to pack their bags and head home by the Government.

Anna Palluto and Cherry Bastero

The decision not to renew their work permits has come as a shock to the two Filipino senior [...]

Nurses to be Removed from Shortage Occupations List

Nurses to be Removed from Shortage Occupations List

The NHS across the UK should no longer recruit junior nurses from abroad, the government has announced, as it removes general nursing from the shortage occupation list.
As reported by Immigration Matters on 4th July, the Home Office has now officially announced that general nursing is being taken [...]

Meet The Immigration Experts at the Barrio Fiesta

Lampton Park, Hounslow

Saturday and Sunday 14 and 15 July 2007

Family Day out, and a chance to show the kids what Fiesta time in the Philippines is really like!
Make it a place to Renew Old Friendships and Make New Ones!
With over 60,000 visitors last year, The Barrio Fiesta has been so successful it’s now held for [...]