Brief history of the European Union
Key dates in the history of the European Union from Churchill’s concept 60 years ago to present day superstate:
As East European workers leave UK in droves what effect will the exodus have on the Care Sector?
As Eastern European workers return home in droves, how will the care sector recruit sufficient numbers of staff to fill their vacancies for care workers, which are already on the Government’s official Shortage Occupations list?
Eastern European workers continue to leave UK
The number of Eastern European workers returning home is now nearly as large as the numbers arriving for the first time since the EU exapnsion in 2004.
Immigration and asylum statistics released by Home Office
The Home Office this week published annual immigration statistics for 2008 and quarterly immigration figures for April to June 2009, covering migration from Eastern Europe, asylum applications and removals and voluntary departures.
Britain is the third largest investor in the Philippines says Ambassador Beckinham
Many people forget that the British are a nation of migrants, travelling, settling and in the past colonising almost every corner of the globe. It is estimated that around six million Brits are living abroad for more than one year at any given time and one place they are making their mark is the Philippines.
NVQ Student gets 3 year visa after refusal overturned on appeal
Filipina NVQ Student obtains a 3 years visa after being refused by the British Embassy in Manila.
British Embassy Manila Announcement on Visa Delays
As a result of damage to the Asia-Pacific Cable Network in the South China Sea and the subsequent loss of IT/Internet Systems, the British Embassy regrets to announce that there are likely to be delays in processing applications for UK visa and British passports.
NVQ Student wins visa appeal but ‘business as usual’ by ECO’s under Tier 4
As yet another Filipino NVQ Student wins a Visa appeal, in the UK at the AIT (Asylum and Immigration Tribunal), after being refused by the British Embassy in Manila, we are receiving an alarming number of reports of pedantic refusals under Tier 4, for which there is no appeal.
NVQ Student’s visa refusal overturned on appeal but questioned by Immigration Officers
NVQ Student, Diane, makes it to London after her entry clearance or visa was refused and later overturned by the British Embassy in Manila, on appeal. But she had to jump through more hoops for UK Border Officers at Heathrow Airport where she was asked “are you pregnant?”.
Student visa holder reports to Majestic College hours after landing at Heathrow
She received a warm welcome from the team and fellow students at the NVQ training Centre in Borehamwood, where she met fellow Pinoys. The college helped her with formalities such as opening bank accounts and applying for travel discounts.
