More law centre closures as government introduce legal aid plan for 10% cut
Proposal due before parliament as Law for All charity blames planned legal aid cuts for pushing it into liquidation, the Guardian reports.
Chinese restaurant fined £30000 over illegal staff
Chinese restaurant owners in Newquay are facing a huge fine of up to £30,000 after immigration officers arrested three members of staff last week.
MP’s call for report on Turkish UK immigration prior to EU membership
Not all new members of the EU have been offered full working rights by the established European nations. When the so called A2 countries, Bulgaria and Romania, joined the EU restrictions on working were imposed by the UK.
Woman launches Judicial Review in bid to bring her Indian husband to UK
A wife challenging the UK Government over a rule which prevents her husband moving to England has vowed never to give up, This is Leicestershire reports.
Immigration News weekly round up 24 July 2011
Immigration News weekly round up 24 July 2011
‘Sham marriage’ couple in court
A Ghanaian woman has appeared in court after police stopped an alleged sham marriage taking place in Belfast, the BBC reports.
Wanted by UK Government – 1000 exceptionally talented migrants
The UK government will encourage exceptionally talented leaders in the fields of science, humanities, engineering and the arts to come to the UK, it announced this week. The new Tier 1 (Exceptional talent) category will open on 9 August 2011. This new category will facilitate not only those who have already been recognised but also those with the potential to be recognised as leaders in their respective fields.
Illegal worker arrested in UKBA raid, but employers still confused by rules for Bulgarian and Romanian workers
As raids on businesses employing illegal workers continue throughout the UK, employers are still flouting the rules on EU workers from Bulgaria and Romania.
14 Year Long Stay Immigration Concession to be closed
Ministers plan to shut down what many see as an immigration loophole which grants illegal immigrants a permanent stay in the UK after 14 years whether they entered the UK legally or not…
Immigration News Weekly Round up 12 June 2011
Immigration News Weekly Round up 12 June 2011
