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Immigration Information     Mexican tops Forbes rich list and China has 89 billionairesThe world is changing as wealth shifts from the west. A mexican tops the Forbes Rich list, China has more billionaires than any other country apart from the US and Pakistan added its first official billionaire. David Cameron’s immigration shift in election battleWith a UK general election less than two months away immigration is becoming a hot topic and is rated in the top five of voter concerns. Strike could cause delays at UK bordersThe UK Border Agency has advised that travellers could face potential disruption at UK ports following strike action by the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) on Monday 8 March and Tuesday 9 March. Brazilian gang jailed for running passport factory in BayswaterThe UK Border agency has announced that three Brazilian nationals were sentenced to a total of five years in jail on Thursday 4 March, for producing hundreds of counterfeit identity documents from flats in London’s Bayswater. Weekly Immigration News Round up 7 March 2010Weekly Immigration News Round up 7 March 2010 UKBA announce new immigration fees from 6 April 2010The UK Border Agency announce revised immigration fees. Snoop Dogg wins UK immigration appealUS rap star Snoop Dogg has won the latest round in a long-running fight with UK border authorities over his right to enter the country, the BBC reports. Government’s new international strategy to protect UK BorderThe UK Government this week launched a new ‘international strategy’ aimed at preventing illegal immigration. Tier 4 student visa rules change starts todayThe following changes to Tier 4 student visa applications will apply from 3 March 2010 to adult students coming to the UK to study below degree level in the further education and English Language sectors. Student body say UK immigration laws discriminatoryOneIndia reports that participants attending an Oxford University seminar, ‘New British Immigration’ have termed Britain’s immigration laws discriminatory and unjust for Pakistani students. Share                                                 |