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Immigration Information     UK Immigration crackdown on Tier 4 students sees 70% fall in applications to private collegesCity AM reports that the UK government’s policy to cut immigration is having a devastating effect on private higher education, according to a new report published last week. Prohibiting some international students, those studying at private institutions, from working part-time to support their studies in the UK must be reversed, the Centre Forum think tank argued. How will the new ‘minimum salary for residency’ proposals affect you?Following yesterday’s announcement by the UK Immigration Minister, Damian Green, that under new proposals migrants seeking permanent settlement, or Indefinite Leave to Remain, will be required to earn between £31,000 and £49,000 per annum, Immigration Matters has been inundated with questions from worried work permit holders such as Senior Care Workers, Nurses and Domestic Workers. 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. 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 Immigration critic calls Canada “Super Visa” a shamThere has been much discussion about the Canadian Conservative government’s new “Super Visa” in the community recently, but unfortunately it has turned out to be an insult to families desperate for their parents to visit or migrate to Canada. Pop star Adam Ant raided at dawn over ‘illegal immigrant’1980’s pop legend Adam Ant was awoken by immigration border police yesterday when his London home was raided at dawn Rapper Garry Sandhu deported to India after losing immigration appealAsian singing star Garry Sandhu has been deported back to India by the UK Border Agency after losing an appeal… New fees for immigration and asylum appealsOn 19 December 2011 the UK government’s Ministry of Justice brought in new charges for some asylum, immigration and visa appeals and introduced new procedures for submitting appeals against refusals. Fees of £80 for a ‘paper consideration’, a decision made by an Immigration Judge on papers without a hearing, and £140 for a full oral hearing at a tribunal will be applied to appeals against decisions taken on or after 19 December 2011. Senior Carers Workers win stage in appeal for right to settle in UKThe Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI) has posted the following article on their appeal to win settlement rights for Senior Care Workers who came to the UK on Work Permits. Share                                                 |