Indian Government condemns US Immigration for radio-tagging duped students
The Indian Government has condemned US authorities for electronically tagging Indian students who, it says, were duped by a fake university, the BBC reports.
London immigration forgery factory man jailed
The UK Border Agency reports that an Algerian man living in London has been jailed for five-and-half years for running a forgery ‘factory’ producing false identity documents to help immigration offenders stay in the country illegally.
Weekly UK Immigration News Round up 30 January 2011
Weekly UK Immigration News Round up 30 January 2011 from http://www.immigrationmatters.co.uk/category/news
Immigration helps Canada’s population grow as job prospects improve
Unlike many countries in the west, Canada has plenty of room to grow and needs lots of skilled workers.
Tier 4 student visa cuts will damage UK Universities, Ministers warned
As the Government’s Student Immigration System consultation period draws to a close on Monday, more education leaders are warning that universities cannot afford to lose the fees of non-EU overseas students, the Guardian reports this week.
Edinburgh Students Union oppose UKBA’s student cull
Figures released by UCAS on 20 January showed that the rise in student numbers in 2010 was entirely made up of foreign students.
Thirteen immigration offenders seized in Wales raid
Thirteen immigration offenders have been caught following a series of raids across Wales by immigration officers, the UK Border Agency (UKBA) reports this week. But thousands of illegal immigrants get indefinite leave to remain under the little known ‘14 year rule’
Outgoing CBI boss attacks UK Government on immigration cap
Mr Lambert joins Government Minister Vince Cable, London Mayor Boris Johnson and a host of business leaders all warning against the damaging effects of a cap on immigration.
EU residency for sale at your nearest Latvian Estate Agency
Yes, you can now legally buy EU residency from Latvian Estate Agents!
Immigration cap on foreign staff will compromise patient care says NHS
Thousands of employers, for instance in the care sector which looks after the most vulnerable people in our society, are still being blocked from recruiting skilled migrants from outside the UK under the interim cap, even when the job is listed on the official shortage occupations list, such as Senior Care Workers.
