UKBA publish new application form and guidance for UK naturalisation
The UK Border Agency has published a new version of Form AN this month, which is used to apply for naturalisation as a British citizen.
English Language Tests in force today – Press Release by JCWI
Press Release by JCWI
Today new English language requirements come into force for non- EEA spouses and partners of British or settled citizens or who are applying for leave to enter or remain in the UK.
Bulgarian couple arrested in France for people smuggling
The UK Border Agency reports that a Bulgarian couple from London have been arrested by the French Border Police for attempting to smuggle a wheelchair-bound Iraqi man into the UK in their car.
Weekly UK Immigration News Round up 28 November 2010
Weekly UK Immigration News Round up 28 November 2010
Immigration cap already in place – for Care Workers
The government announced a cap of 21,700 on the number of skilled workers from outside the European Economic Area but the UK Border Agency (UKBA) has already reset employers’ Certificates of Sponsorship (CoS) allocation to zero following the interim cap.
UK immigration cap Q&A
Dominic Casciani, BBC News home affairs correspondent, has written this useful guide and Q&A following this week’s ‘immigration cap’ announcement.
X Factor’s Gamu Nhengu visa refusal reversed on appeal
The case proves that even when you are faced with a seemingly hopeless situation you should not give up. It seems Gamu has had more luck with Immigration Judges than the X Factor judges who shot her to fame.
Latvia blames Ireland for its Citizens taking part in sham marriages for money
Every year hundreds of Latvian women, desperate to escape poverty, take part in sham marriages in the Irish Republic with Asian men seeking EU residency rights.
UK net immigration increases say ONS
Net migration to the UK rose in the year to March 2010 because fewer British people left the country, according to the latest estimates, the BBC reports today.
UK Border Agency to lose 5,000 jobs in spending cutback
Around 5,000 jobs will be axed at the UK Border Agency over the next four years, its Chief Executive said this month.
