Weekly Immigration News Round up 8 November 09
Weekly Immigration News Round up 8 November 09
Earning the right to stay under new UK citizenship rules
Crime suspect returned to the US
A wanted man on suspicion of assaulting his daughter in Arizona has been removed from the United Kingdom by UK Border Agency officers at Gatwick airport, the Home Office has revealed.
Earning the right to stay under new UK citizenship rules
New citizenship proposals outlined in the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration ACT, which became law on 21 July, will make it harder to settle in the UK.
The UK government is radically changing the route to British citizenship under a new system of ‘earned citizenship’. Until now migrants have largely taken for granted that they would gain a British passport or permanent residence by virtue of the amount of time spent in the UK.
Weekly Immigration News Round up 1 November 09
Weekly Immigration News Round up 1 November 09
English language tests for citizenship will not work
British government proposals to extend legislation requiring applicants for British citizenship and permanent residence in the UK to take an English language test will not work, says the Guardian.
UK announce changes to enhanced package for assisted voluntary return to Zimbabwe
The UK Government has announced changes to the delivery of its ‘enhanced assisted voluntary return’ package for Zimbabwe.
UK Border Agency response to media coverage of operations to prevent human trafficking
The UK Border Agency has published its response to media coverage of operations to prevent human trafficking.
Home Office ‘lose’ 40,000 immigrants
The Home Office is said to have no idea whether 40,000 immigrants who were refused extensions to their visas as far back as 2003 ever left the country, according to Lin Homer, chief executive of the UK Border Agency.
Citizenships granted fall by 35,000 in a year, says The Independent in ‘The truth about immigration’
Contrary to claims that Britain is being ’swamped’ and the population is exploding, the net number of incomers to the country has dropped sharply, says the Independent on Sunday.
Weekly Immigration News Round up 25 October 09
Weekly Immigration News Round up 25 October 09
