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Immigration Information     UKBA Postal biometric appointments and residence permit reporting change to online serviceAs announced last month the UK Border Agency has now closed their telephone booking line for postal applicants in the UK who want to make appointments to enrol their biometric information. Romanian workers offered UK jobs while 2.7 million claim benefitsBritish employers are offering thousands of jobs to Romanian workers as UK unemployment soars to a record high, the Daily Star claims. A recruitment agency in Bucharest is advertising 2,434 vacancies for British jobs according to the report. The news that employers are recruiting in Romania will surprise many as, despite being members of the European Union, Romanians cannot work in the UK as employees without permission. Sham marriage vicar John Magumba jailedAnother Church of England vicar has been jailed for carrying out sham marriages to allow immigrants to gain residency rights to remain in the UK, the BBC reports. Britain will limit settlement to ‘brightest and best’ migrants under new plansBritain is set to change the rules in order to give priority to the “brightest and the best” immigrants who can ‘contribute’ under new plans to cut the number of foreigners settling in the UK, the Immigration Minister has said. Immigration News Weekly Round up 29 January 2012Immigration News Weekly Round up 29 January 2012 UKBA tighten English language test requirement on Tier 1 and 2 working visa applications in the UKThe UK Border Agency (UKBA) has announced that from 6 April 2012 they will be removing the provision for applicants in the UK to apply for permission to stay here (leave to remain) before they have taken or received the results of an English language test. The revised policy applies to applicants applying under Tier 1 (General), Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) and Tier 2 (Working Visa) of the points-based system. Illegal immigrant criminal returns home with £1500 from the British taxpayer and sets up a business selling UK passportsIn a bizarre story, according to several overseas press reports, an illegal immigrant who was caught arranging a sham marriage in Britain was able to leave jail early with £1,500 of taxpayers’ money, which he used to set up a business in Pakistan offering UK passports. ‘Pagan’ woman wins immigration appeal after denying polygamyA pagan woman who lives with her lover and his wife, but denies it is a polygamous arrangement, has won a ‘right to family life’ immigration case Human Rights distorted, British PM warns the Council of Europe, as many in the UK call for withdrawal from ECHRBritish Prime Minister David Cameron has warned that the concept of human rights was being “distorted” – and even “discredited” – by controversial decisions in Europe. Changes to English language tests for applications under Tiers 1, 2 and 4 of the points-based system announced by UKBA todayThe UK Border Agency has announced a number of amendments to the list of approved English language tests for applications made under Tier’s 1, 2 and 4 of the points-based system and for spouse or partner applications. Share                                                 |