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    Immigration Matters articles Forms WP1, WP1X, VAF1, UK Visas Immigration news and articles on matters relating to migrating to the UK: work permits, visa, student, study, nurse, senior carer, uk, USA nurse jobs, visa appeals, ILR, £7.02, going rate, jobs in uk, Home Office, BIA, Jacqui Smith, Liam Byrne
    
    
    • Draft Immigration and Citizenship Bill published by Home Office
      Draft Immigration and Citizenship Bill published by Home Office
      
      
    • Newcomers must earn the right to stay in the UK
      Newcomers must earn the right to stay in the UK
      
      
    • Barrio Fiesta will not take place say Hounslow Council
      Barrio Fiesta will not take place say Hounslow Council
      
      
    • Canada Jobs
      Canada Job opprtunities. New doors are opening up for migrant Workers in Canada, Australia and USA
      
      
    • Barrio Fiesta 2008 Lampton Park Hounslow by Philippine Centre
      Barrio Fiesta 2008 Lampton Park Hounslow by Philippine Centre
      
      
    • The UKBA carry out compliance checks on care homes to verify going rate salary
      The UKBA carry out compliance checks on care homes to verify going rate salary
      
      
    • Good news for HSMP migrants as UKBA publish arrangements following Judicial Review
      Good news for HSMP migrants as UKBA publish arrangements following Judicial Review
      
      
    • Visa Fixers target academic conferences to obtain visit visas to obtain UK visit visas
      Visa Fixers target academic conferences to obtain visit visas to obtain UK visit visas
      
      
    • Tier 1 of Points Based System launched
      Tier 1 of Points Based System launched
      
      
    • Will UK Government move on Domestic Visas signal a more flexible approach to migration
      Will UK Government move on Domestic Visas signal a more flexible approach to migration
      
      
    • UK Governments sanctions on visit visas family sponsors face 5000 fines or jail for breaking rules
      UK Governments sanctions on visit visas family sponsors face 5000 fines or jail for breaking rules
      
      
    • British Embassy Manila Moves to Fort Bonifacio
      British Embassy Manila Moves to Fort Bonifacio
      
      
    • UK Government will preserve Domestic Worker rights for two years says Liam Byrne
      Domestic Worker Rights
      
      
    • Employers to be named and shamed for hiring illegal workers
      
      
    • UK Border Agency will implement new transitional arrangement post Tier 2
      UK Border Agency will implement new transitional arrangement post Tier 2
      
      
    • Sharon Cunetas Caregiver Premiers in London
      Sharon Cunetas Caregiver Premiers in London
      
      
    • Government responds to House of Lords report on Migration Impact
      Government Responds to House of Lords Committee Report on Economic Impact of Migration
      
      
    • The real Filipina Caregiver who made it in London via Israel
      The real Filipina Caregiver who made it in London – via Israel and KSA
      
      
    • New Shortage Occupations List from UK Border Agency
      New Shortage Occupations List
      
      
    • 3 Steps to a Student Visa
      3 Steps to a Student Visa
      
      
    • British Embassy Manila Announcement on Student Visa Questionnaire
      British Embassy Manila Announcement on Student Visa Questionnaire
      
      
    • Government must act on senior carer Work Permits post points based system to prevent a care industry staff crisis
      Government must act on senior carer Work Permits post points based system to prevent a care industry staff crisis
      
      
    • UK Border Agency deports illegal immigrant every 8 minutes
      UK Border Agency deports illegal immigrant every 8 minutes
      
      
    • Eastern European migration to UK falls confirms Home Office
      Eastern European migration to UK falls confirms Home Office
      
      
    • 10000 Filipinos gain Uinted Kingdom or British Citizenship
      10000 Filipinos gain Uinted Kingdom or British Citizenship
      
      
    • Record number of people granted UK citizenship
      
      
    • UK Border Agency Steps up Immigration Raids on Illegal Employers
      UK Border Agency Steps up Immigration Raids on Illegal Employers
      
      
    • Gary Glitter banned from Philippines
      Gary Glitter banned from Philippines
      
      
    • Revised FLR (IED) Forms Version 04/2008 Published by UK Border Agency
      Revised FLR (IED) Forms Version 04/2008 Published by UK Border Agency
      
      
    • Companies Fined for employing illegal immigrations in UK Border Agency Crackdown
      
      
    • UK Border Agency Points Based Scheme criteria bad news for low paid skilled workers
      UK Border Agency Points Based Scheme criteria bad news for low paid skilled workers
      
      
    • UK Border Agency Statement of Intent on Points Based System Eligibility Criteria 060508
      UK Border Agency Statement of Intent on Points Based System Eligibility Criteria Tier 2 060508
      
      
    • Yes new doors are opening up for OFWs Overseas Filipino Workers
      New doors are opening up for OFWs Overseas Filipino Workers in Canada, Australia and USA
      
      
    • Canada Immigration Opportunities
      Canada is one of the most desirable destinations for low and highly skilled immigrants
      
      
    • Eastern Europeans head back east
      Eastern Europeans head back east says ippr study
      
      
    • New Requirement for Students Extending Visas Biometric Immigration Document
      New Requirement for Students Extending Visas Biometric Immigration Document
      
      
    • Foreigners top the Sunday Times Rich List
      Foreign billionaires top the 2008 Sunday Times Rich
      
      
    • Migrants hit by points based system changes graduate categories and other are deleted
      Migrants hit by points based system changes as graduate categories and other are deleted
      
      
    • Gwyneth Dunwoody Dies
      Gwyneth Dunwoody, the longest serving female MP, died last week aged 77.
      
      
    • Government launch new UK Border Agency
      Government launch new UK Border Agency
      
      
    • BIA consider out of time Leave to Remain cases for Senior Carers 200308
      BIA will consider out of time Leave to Remain applications for Senior Carer with expired visas
      
      
    • Press Announcement on Senior Carer Work Permits by Bison UK 260308
      PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT BISON MANAGEMENT UK Bison UK can help Senior Carers find ‘£7.02’ employers and give you a 5 year Work Permit Thousands of overseas Senior Carers have, until recently, been trapped in jobs with employers unable or unwilling to pay the new going rate salary required to renew their Work Permits.
      
      
    • Employers totally confused by UK immigration rules
      Employers totally confused by immigration rules in the UK, as BIA prepare to dish out 10000 fines
      
      
    • New Civil Penalties for employing illegal workers will have teeth
      Civil Penalties, 10000 fines for employing illegal workers
      
      
    • Immigration rules are unrealistic Universities warn
      Immigration rules are unrealistic Universities warn
      
      
    • UK immigration rules too inflexible India warns
      
      
    • New points system for UK immigration starts for Tier 1
      New points system for UK immigration starts for Tier 1
      
      
    • Employers face 10000 fine for each illegal worker
      £10000 fine for each illegal worker under Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.
      
      
    • YES, DOMESTIC WORKERS HAVE RIGHTS TOO
      domestic workers, rights, liz hurley
      
      
    • Migrants to earn right to citizenship under proposed new rules 220208
      Migrants to earn right to citizenship under proposed new rules
      
      
    • Liz Hurleys Runaway Domestic gets New Visa and compensation
      Liz Hurley’s Runaway Domestic gets New Visa and compensation Domestic Workers concession
      
      
    • HC321 Immigration Rule change to start soon 200208
      HC321 Immigration Rule change to start soon, migrants face entry clearance ban of up to 10 years for overstaying their visa
      
      
    • Polish Workers Fall
      As Polish worker numbers fall, the UK cannot rely on EU workers to fill the labour gaps in the catering and hospitality and care industries
      
      
    • ENTRY CLEARANCE FOR SPOUSE & OTHER SIMILAR CATEGORIES 190208
      ENTRY CLEARANCE FOR SPOUSE & OTHER SIMILAR CATEGORIES Paragraphs 295M 295O 289AA to 295 277 280 281 289 295D to 295F of the immigration rules
      
      
    • Senior Carers in game of snakes and ladders
      
      
    • Senior Carers dodge deportation and ruin in the deadly ‘snakes and ladders’ immigration game 100208
      Senior Carers dodge deportation and ruin in the BIA UK Governement deadly ‘snakes and ladders’ immigration game
      
      
    • Immigration Minister Byrne Lauches Consultation on Visitor Visas
      Immigration Minister Liam Byrne Launches Consultation on Visitor Visas
      
      
    • BIA remove medical occupations from national shortage list for work permits 080208
      BIA remove medical occupations from national shortage list for work permits, but midwives in short supply at St Marys hospital says leading doctor and Dame Karlene Davis of royal college of midwives Dentists, doctors, nurses and midwives removed
      
      
    • BIA Announce New Immigration Application Forms 080208
      BIA Announce new immigration forms for business, FLR FLR(IGS) - International Graduates Scheme · FLR(M) - husband, wife, civil partner, or unmarried or same-sex partner of a permanent resident · FLR(S) - students, student nurse, prospective student or sabbatical officer, exam resits, thesis writing · FLR(FT:WISS) - Fresh Talent: Working in Scotland Scheme · FLR(IED) - work permit holders · FLR(O) - other categories Settlement, permanent residence or indefinite leave to remain · BUS - business person, sole representative, retired person of independent means, investor, innovator · SET(DV) - victim of domestic violence · SET(F) - family member of a permanent resident · SET(M) - husband, wife, civil partner, or unmarried or same-sex partner of a permanent resident · SET(O) - other categories NTLTOC - transfer of residence permit from an old to a new passport · COA - certificate of approval for marriage or civil partnership in the United Kingdom
      
      
    • New Points System Starts New Regime for Migration to Britain 08 Jan 2008
      New points based system starts new regime for migration to Britain HOme Office, Border and Immigration Agency BIA Liam Byrne has announced details of Britain's new Australian-style points based immigration system (PBS) along with a 10 year ban for migrants who break the immigration rules migrants contributed to our economy to the tune of £6 billion to GDP in 2006 visa applicants has their fingerprints Highly Skilled tier 1
      
      
    • Filipino with Indefinite Leave Deported from UK 010208
      Filipino with Indefinite Leave Deported highlights the need to apply for British Citizenship
      
      
    • INDEFINITE LEAVE TO REMAIN AND BRITISH CITIZENSHIP 310108
      INDEFINITE LEAVE TO REMAIN AND BRITISH CITIZENSHIP THE PROS AND CONS Having obtained Indefinite Leave to Remain or permanent residency in the UK, many people do not go the extra mile and apply for British citizenship.
      
      
    • UK immigration fees to increase soon 310108
      
      
    • Border and Immigration Agency revise guidance on Chefs and Hospitality workers
      Border and Immigration update and revise guidance for work permits for chefs and hospitality workers
      
      
    • Home Office Issue Work Permits to Senior Carer Job Movers
      Border and Immigration issue revised transitional measures for senior carer work permits. Overseas Senior Carers can now switch jobs to employers willing to pay at least £7.02 per hour and the BIA are issuing Work Permits for job-movers.
      
      
    • UK Government's Response to Senior Carer Petition
      UK Government response to Immigration Matters Senior Carer Work Permit on-line petiton to the Prime Minister
      
      
    • Home Office and BIA Work Permit Forms
      Home Office and BIA Work Permit Forms WP1 and WP1X
      
      
    • UK Visa VAF Forms
      UK Visa VAF Forms
      
      
    • 080118 BIA Announcement on Senior Carer Work Permits
      BIA Announcement on Senior Carer work permit Immigration Matters articles Immigration news and articles on matters relating to migrating to the UK: work permits, ILR, £7.02, going rate, jobs in uk, Home Office, BIA, Jacqui Smith, Liam Byrne
      
      
    • 080114 Foreign Visitors to be Fingerprinted
      Foreign Visitors to be Fingerprinted
      
      
    • 080108 Overstaying Students
      Overstaying Students
      
      
  • 2007 Archives
    immigration articles and news
    
    
    • 071221 Immigration Matters 2007 end of year report
      Immigration Matters 2007 end of year report
      
      
    • 071218 Home Office Announce Visit Visa Restriction
      Home Office Announce Visit Visa Restriction
      
      
    • 071218 FREE SENIOR CARER SURGERY EXTENDED
      FREE SENIOR CARER SURGERY EXTENDED
      
      
    • 071214 Relief for senior carers as government reviews policy
      Relief for senior carers as government reviews policy
      
      
    • 071213 Press Statement on Senior Carers from Bison UK
      Press Statement on Senior Carers from Bison UK
      
      
    • 071207 BBC Report Care Workers Forced to Leave UK
      BBC Report Care Workers Forced to Leave UK
      
      
    • 071207 Want to marry a foreigner? Make sure they speak English
      Want to marry a foreigner? Make sure they speak English
      
      
    • 071206 Home Office to Simplify Immigration Law
      Home Office to Simplify Immigration Law
      
      
    • 071123 Work Permit may not be valid when you by a Care Home
      Work Permit may not be valid when you by a Care Home
      
      
    • 071123 New college launched to accommodate the growing market for NVQ students
      
      
    • 071122 The BIA gets tough on illegal working
      
      
    • 071115 Scandal over illegal immigrants in guard jobs
      
      
    • 071112 Student Visas Are Being Granted
      
      
    • 071109 English tests to be introduced under points based system
      
      
    • 071108 Gwyneth Dunwoody Early Day Motion
      
      
    • 071102 Smith Says Sorry
      
      
    • 071026 Gwyneth Dunwoody Slams Immigration Minister
      
      
    • 071025 Not Every Case Will Fit Neatly Into The Points-Based System
      
      
    • 071024 Announcement Alliance Rally 03 Nov
      
      
    • 071018 Student Visa Appeal Success
      
      
    • 071016 Migration adds 6 billion to UK economy
      
      
    • 071015 Romanian fined
      
      
    • 071012 IOM gives free flights and support to overstaying migrants
      
      
    • 071009 Britain may allow half a million failed asylum seekers to stay
      
      
    • 071007 7 Tips for Senior Carers trapped in Work Permit lottery
      
      
    • 070925 Migrants Should Pay for Services
      
      
    • 070923 Migration Advisory Commission Chair Announced
      
      
    • 070920 Immigration to the UK
      
      
    • 070915 EU to introduce European 'Blue Card' immigration scheme
      
      
    • 070909 Migrants to be forced to learn English under new rules
      
      
    • 070823 Work Permit Renewal Success For Senior Carers
      
      
    • 070817 Senior Carer Work Permits Special Meeting
      
      
    • 070816 Employers Refuse To Pay Higher Salaries
      
      
    • 070813 Senior Carers Victory
      
      
    • 070813 Border and Immigration Agency Announcement
      
      
    • 070812 Senior Carers to be given reprieve
      
      
    • 070810 ECCA Press Release Senior Carer Work Permits
      
      
    • 070810 UNISON Press Release - Appeal For Action - Care Worker Deportations
      
      
    • 070809 Rule change unfair to skilled migrant workers
      
      
    • 070807 Senior Carer Crisis - How to write to your MP
      
      
    • 070731 Points Based System T4 Students
      
      
    • 070730 Unison Announcement on Senior Carers
      
      
    • 070727 UK Deports One Illegal Immigrant Every Eight Minutes
      
      
    • 070726 Action Group Started to Help Overseas Senior Carers
      
      
    • 070721 Filipino Family Saved From Deportation
      
      
    • 070718 Philippine Embassy Press Release
      
      
    • 070716 Call For Amnesty For UK Immigrants
      
      
    • 070712 Care Workers Kicked Out By Government
      
      
    • 070707 Meet the Immigration Experts at Barrio Fiesta
      
      
    • 070706 Senior Carers Vow To Fight On
      
      
    • 070702 Gordon Brown Turns On Immigrants
      
      
    • 070630 Home Office Says Senior Carer Work Permits Over
      
      
    • 070621 UK to Lift Bulgarian and Romanian Restrictions
      
      
    • 070619 UK Economy Gains From Migrant Workers Says TUC
      
      
    • 070615 Save our Senior Carers
      
      
    • 070612_Senior_Carer_Work_Permits_on_Hold_at_Home_Office.html
      
      
    • 070612_minister_launches_consultation.html
      
      
    • 070606_national_britain_day_to_unite_people.html
      
      
    • 070606_work_permit_holder_finally_arrives_uk_after_visa_appeal.html
      
      
    • 070605_who_cares_seminar_press_release.html
      
      
    • 070601 Are Senior Carer Work Permits History
      
      
    • 070527 Sponsors Role in New 'Points' System Revealed
      
      
    • 070527 One Million Foreign Nationals Given British Passports
      
      
    • 070525 Yes, Students Are Coming To The UK
      
      
    • 070523 Home Office Compliance Visits Start to Bite
      
      
    • 070519 Home Office Announce New Crackdown on Employing Illegal Workers
      
      
    • 070511 MPs Call For An Amnesty
      
      
    • 070503 Migrants to March on Westminster
      
      
    • 070427 Overseas Nurses No Longer Welcome In Britain
      
      
    • 070420 Points System To Start January 2008
      
      
    • 070417_immigration_fuels_UK_buy-to-let_boom.html
      
      
    • 070403_best_of_british_test.html
      
      
    • 070402_borders_and_immigration_agency_gets_started.html
      
      
    • 070331_work_permit_fees_change_from_2_April_2007
      
      
    • 070330_marriage_visa_age_to_rise_to_21
      
      
    • 070330_new_govt_body_to_investigate_social_impact_of_uk_immigration
      
      
    • 070323 A Million Overseas Workers Come To The UK
      
      
    • 070313 Romanian and Bulgarian Workers Confused
      
      
    • 070309 UK Hikes Visa Fees
      
      
    • 070307 Reid Targets Illegal Immigrants and Employers
      
      
    • 070305 Domestic Workers To Lose Rights
      
      
    • 070221 How To Protest To The Prime Minister
      
      
    • 070216 Visa Refusals - Lagos Tops League Table
      
      
    • 070208 Home Office Crackdown on Working Migrants
      
      
    • 070202 New Border Bill and Employer Sanctions
      
      
    • 070126 Embassies Ignore Judges Rulings
      
      
    • 070119 Home Office Consultation
      
      
    • 070109 Charles Kelly will speak at Care Fair
      
      
    • 070104 Home Office Rules on Bulgaria and Romania
      
      
  • 2006 Archives
    
    
    • 060129 Does Slavery Still Exist in the UK
      
      
    • 061222 2006 A Tough Year for non-EU Migrants
      
      
    • 061215 One in Ten British Citizens is Living Overseas
      
      
    • 061214 Life in the UK Test
      
      
    • 061211 Migration Advisory Committee
      
      
    • 061205 British Test for Migrants
      
      
    • 061205 BBC Reporter Obtains Fake Passports
      
      
    • 061125 More Victories for Appeals Team
      
      
    • 061122 Illegal Immigration Crackdown
      
      
    • 061114 Home Office Forms Changing
      
      
    • 061114 Home Office Release Further Details on Points Based Scheme
      
      
    • 061113 Shortage Occupations List Reduced
      
      
    • 061110 New HSMP Rules
      
      
    • 061107 HSMP Suspended
      
      
    • 061103 Yes Students Can Still Come to the UK
      
      
    • 061030 Visa Charges to Rise
      
      
    • 061025 Charles Kelly Speaks at Care Show
      
      
    • 061025 Home Office to Restrict Bulgarian and Romanian Workers
      
      
    • 061024 Too Expensive in any Language
      
      
    • 061024 UK Companies Employing Staff Illegally
      
      
    • 061020 Age Discrimination Rules
      
      
    • 061013 NARIC Assessment Service Expanded
      
      
    • 061006 How Can I Come to the UK
      
      
    • 060929 Thousands of Student Nurses Illegally in UK
      
      
    • 060928 UK Could Restrict Workers From Bulgaria and Romania
      
      
    • 060927 You Must Do IELTS To Prove Your Proficiency In English
      
      
    • 060920 Are Unfair Visa Refusals Undermining the Home Office
      
      
    • 060926 IELTS Score Increased to 7.0
      
      
    • 060913 CGMA Project
      
      
    • 060903 NARIC Assessment
      
      
    • 060902 Leave Our Overseas Workers Alone
      
      
    • 060831 Civil Partnership Act Reunites Same-Sex Partners
      
      
    • 060830 Look Before You Leap
      
      
    • 060826 Regine Ogie and Ai Ai In London
      
      
    • 060825 Care Homes Still Need Foreign Staff
      
      
    • 060819 Airline Security
      
      
    • 060818 Calls for Limits on Immigration
      
      
    • 060811 British Diplomat Gets 3 Years
      
      
    • 060810 Government to Get Tough on Employers
      
      
    • 060809 Welcome to the UK but be Careful
      
      
    • 060727 Immigration Matters Special Report from Charles Kelly in Manila
      
      
    • 060714 UK Govt Rules Out Amnesty For Illegal Immigrants
      
      
    • 060707 Nurses to be Removed from Shortage Occupations List
      
      
    • 060704 NHS Clampdown on Foreign Nurses
      
      
    • 060630 Ministers Accused of Hostility
      
      
    • 060629 Current Levels of Immigration Unsustainable
      
      
    • 060628 British Diplomat on Trial
      
      
    • 060619 Dannys Visa Appeal
      
      
    • 060616 Home Office Forms Change
      
      
    • 060609_Amnesty_For_Illegal_Immigrants.html
      
      
    • 060521 Home Office in Disarray
      
      
    • 060516 Martin & Pops in London
      
      
    • 060328 Yes, Your Civil Partner can Come to the UK
      
      
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