Weekly Immigration News Round up 29 August 2010
Weekly Immigration News Round up 29 August 2010
Net UK migration rose in 2009 with student visas up 35%
Net migration to the UK rose last year to 196,000, up by 33,000 from the number in 2008, the BBC reports.
YES, YOU NEED TO TAKE THE LIFE IN THE UK TEST OR ESOL BEFORE APPLYING FOR BRITISH CITIZENSHIP
Cynthia Barker says: If you are applying for naturalisation as a British citizen or for indefinite leave to remain (ILR), you need to show that you know about life in the UK.
Care worker paedophile jailed
A social worker who sexually abused children more than 30 years ago was finally caught after being nominated for a bird-watching award, the Daily Mirror reports.
Life in the UK Test – Journey to British Citizenship
The naturalization process in the United Kingdom includes as a first step the “Life in the United Kingdom” test that needs to be attached to the citizenship application.
Britons survive Philippines bus siege
The BBC reports that two British nationals are among the survivors from the Philippines bus siege, the Foreign Office has said.
Nine illegal workers in care home deported – 6 Filipinos sent home
Nine illegal foreign workers, arrested during an immigration operation at a care home in Poulner, Ringwood on 29 July 2010, have been deported, the UK Border Agency has announced.
Weekly Immigration News Round up 22 August 2010
Weekly Immigration News Round up 22 August 2010
Immigration Rule change following Supreme Court judgment in ZO (Somalia)
The UK Border Agency (UKBA) has announced that as a result of the Supreme Court’s judgment of 28 July in the case of ZO (Somalia), they must now allow failed asylum seekers who have made further submissions asserting a fresh claim for asylum to apply for permission to work if…
Illegal workers arrested at Slough beauty salon
Three people have been arrested for working illegally following a UK Border Agency raid on a beauty salon in Slough this week, the UK Border Agency said.
