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Immigration Information     Settlement in UK to be linked to a minimum salary of £31,000 says Immigration MinisterThe UK is set introduce a minimum earnings figure of £31,000 in order to qualify for permanent settlement or Indefinite Leave to Remain, the Immigration Minister announced. If applied to existing migrants, the minimum threshold would affect nurses, senior carers, chefs, care managers and many other occupations where the basic pay rate is less than £31,000. London 2012 Olympic Games tourist visa applications open from 1 January 2012As millions prepare for the greatest sporting spectacle on earth, the UK Border Agency (UKBA) has announced that from 1 January 2012 they will start processing visitor visas for those coming from outside the UK to watch the Olympic and Paralympic Games. UK ‘Apply Online’ and online booking service unavailable on Saturday 3 December 2011The UK Border Agency has announced that the ‘apply online’ service for applicants in the UK will be unavailable between 08:00 and 23:59 on Saturday 3 December 2011 for essential maintenance work. JCWI asks: Bogus’ Colleges – what about their Genuine Students?Finally one of the main migrant groups are taking up the cases of thousands of Tier 4 students who have been left stranded like refugees in a war zone during the UK Border Agency’s relentless student visa crackdown on private colleges. UK Immigration Officer illegally issued visas for cashA UK Border Agency immigration officer has admitted to illegally issuing visas to non-qualifying immigrants allowing them to stay in the UK. Samuel Shoyeju, 53, of Namur Road, Canvey, Essex, worked as an entry clearance officer in Croydon for the UK Border Agency, part of the Home Office. Tier 2 Shortage Occupations List changes start todayThe UK Border Agency has announced that Tier 2 changes will come into effect from today. Tackle visa abuse, but not at the cost of genuine students say Universities UKIn a blog for the Guardian this week, Nicola Dandridge of Universities UK warns that tough talk on immigration will frighten away the talent our colleges need. The government’s recent measures to clamp down on net migration, and limit the right of genuine students and staff to come into the country to study and work in universities, is playing badly internationally. UK universities are losing top students and staff to other countries whose governments are more welcoming. Students from the Indian subcontinent in particular are choosing to go to other competitor countries, with some UK universities reporting drops of 30% or more. Student visa crackdown damaging our reputation abroad, Universities UK warnsAs the Home Office reveals 11,000 drop in the number of overseas students since tougher measures introduced, UK Universities warns that not only is the government’s action damaging Britain’s reputation, but was also responsible for 400 private colleges effectively opting out of the new Tier 4 sponsoring system. English UK seeks apology from Home Office over ‘bogus colleges’ claimEnglish UK, the association for 450 language colleges, seeks apology saying remark implied institutions were fronts for illegal immigration. UK Border Agency announce further changes to the student visa systemThe UK Border Agency (UKBA) has taken ‘tough new enforcement action’ to stop ‘abuse’ of the student visa system by effectively preventing over 450 education providers from sponsoring new international students…Many private college owners have decided that ‘enough is enough’ following stringent new Tier 4 visa rules, implemented on 4 July, which basically means that any new international students studying at a private college (as opposed to a government publicly funded institution) can no longer work or sponsor dependants. The new rules do not affect Bulgarians and Romanians coming to the UK on Yellow Card registration permits to work and study on vocational courses such as NVQ or QCF courses in Health and Social Care. Share                                                 |