Visa scam immigration adviser jailed for 10 years
He first came to Britain as a student in 2000, but then illegally gained a work permit in 2004 after claiming he was employed by a sham company…
Canada to launch new visa for foreign entrepreneurs
The Canadian government will launch a new “start-up” visa to attract foreign entrepreneurs to immigrate to Canada as part of a new economic strategy, the Telegraph reports this week.
Chinese immigrants feel they can’t make money in Canada
“Right now, there’s competition for talent, a talent war, going on. That’s not healthy. Instead, there should be better planning. Both sides should be facilitating the movement of talent – if Canada lacks nurses and China has [extra] nurses, then China should facilitate nurses going to Canada.”
UK must attract overseas students which are key to future prosperity
The Financial Times asks if the next generation of world leaders, like Manmohan Singhs, Benazir Bhutto and Bill Clinton, will be educated in the UK? Britain’s world-class universities explain why the UK is the most popular destination for international students after the US.
Immigration News Weekly Round up 13 May 2012
Immigration News Weekly Round up 13 May 2012
71% of passenger searches at Gatwick Airport ‘unjustified’ report says
An independent Borders and Immigration inspection report has raised concerns about the effectiveness of detection operations at Gatwick Airport’s North Terminal the BBC reports this week.
Visa and Immigration Appeals on the increase
‘Last month an immigration Judge at Taylor House overturned a student yellow card refusal for a Bulgarian applicant who had been working in the UK since 2009 a self employed yellow card.’
‘Any work placement is simply a part of that study’, says Immigration Judge.
London Mayor Boris Johnson on Immigration and Football
‘Football teaches us about creating a thriving jobs market, but you can’t make people perform better simply by excluding the foreign competition’, says the newly re-elected Mayor.
UK border staff stage 24-hour strike at London Heathrow Airport
London’s flagship Heathrow Airport will see further delays at immigration points this evening as two trade unions, whose members are responsible for border checks, go on strike.
Student at Cambridge University who sat English exams for illegal immigrants in people-smuggling scam jailed
A young Cambridge University student has been convicted and jailed for sitting English exams on behalf of illegal immigrants as part of a sophisticated people-smuggling scam.
