UK Border Agency staff man Dover Port ahead of strike
The BBC reports that UK Border Agency staff had already begun manning a picket at Dover’s Eastern Docks hours ahead of a public sector strike today over pensions.
JCWI asks: Bogus’ Colleges – what about their Genuine Students?
Finally one of the main migrant groups are taking up the cases of thousands of Tier 4 students who have been left stranded like refugees in a war zone during the UK Border Agency’s relentless student visa crackdown on private colleges.
Airlines prepare for ‘gridlock’ at UK airports during this week’s public sector strikes
Private businesses are set to lose millions as the indirect effect of the public sector strike forces them to close for the day. Even if their staff do not join the strike action, they may find it difficult to commute to work or will have to stay at home to look after children as the local schools close for the day.
Immigration News weekly round up 27 November 2011
Immigration News weekly round up 27 November 2011
Crooked border agency official jailed for 7 years
Nigerian Samuel Shoyeju, a UK immigration officer, was jailed this week for seven years for falsely granting Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) to 44 non-EU residents who were not entitled to stay in the country.
UK Immigration Officers to go ahead with strike action next week
12 hour delays expected at London Heathrow as strike action by border officers is set to go ahead on 30 November, but the UK will remain ‘open for business’.
UK net migration at record high
Net migration to the UK in 2010 was 252,000 – the highest figure for any calendar year on record, statistics show. However, data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed that immigration remained at roughly the same 591,000 but there was a fall in the number of people leaving the UK.
Employment restrictions for Bulgarians and Romanians extended until end of 2013
UK work restrictions on Bulgarian and Romanian nationals will be extended until the end of 2013, Immigration Minister Damian Green announced today. Romanian and Bulgarian (EU2) nationals seeking to work in the UK will still need permission from the UK Border Agency before they can work in the UK…e.g. Work Permit or Yellow Card…
Nurse job cuts putting NHS at ‘crisis’ point, says Royal College of Nursing
Care homes are facing a staffing crisis following a government clampdown on non-EU immigration and changes to Tier 2 work visa rules. Care industry employers looking for staff are increasingly turning to EU member workers from Eastern European countries such as Poland, Bulgaria and Romania.
Bogus Hungarian bride jailed for fake wedding after taking £400 to marry complete stranger
A bogus European bride was jailed yesterday after she admitted taking £400 to marry a Pakistani stranger in an EEA marriage scam. Sham marriage fixers are fully aware of these rules which is why non-EU immigrants are set up with EU partners.
