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Immigration Information     Student allowed by Immigration Judge to remain in UK despite buying a fake English certificateA bogus international student who lied that he could speak English and admitted buying a fake language proficiency certificate can stay in Britain, immigration appeal judges have ruled Crackdown on immigration fraud – banks and UKBA to share information on debtorsA pilot scheme to help UK banks and credit providers identify fraudulent applications by immigration offenders has been launched by the Audit Commission…Hundreds of international students are currently being sued by their former colleges or universities for unpaid fees according to debt collection agencies…A CCJ or Default will stay on your credit file and history for six years or more and will have to be declared on immigration forms. Foreign Doctor and Romanian Nurse row continuesThe EU law also covers nurses, prompting Lord Winston, the IVF pioneer and broadcaster, to speak out twice in the past week about the threat posed by the poor communication skills of nurses recruited from EU countries such as Romania. NVQ AND QCF VOCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS EXPLAINEDNVQ’s or National Vocational Qualifications are work-related, competence-based qualifications introduced to train people in the workplace. They reflect the skills and knowledge needed to do a job effectively, and show that a candidate is competent in the area of work the NVQ represents. Hospital bosses defend recruiting Romanian nursesHealth bosses at Darent Valley Hospital in Dartford came under fire after an investigation found that a team had been sent to Romania on a recruitment drive, despite the fact that hundreds of job cuts – including 250 nurses – were planned at Barts and London NHS Trust just 20 miles away. Illegal immigrant ‘lived’ in NHS hospital for a year after treatment because red tape prevented dischargeFollowing a number of similar high profile cases the UK Border Agency has introduced compulsory Comprehensive Sickness Insurance cover for Bulgarians and Romanians applying for yellow card registration as a working student. NHS hospitals cut British jobs but still hire abroad on expensive jolliesCynthia Barker of Immigration Advisers Bison UK has over the years attempted to offer UK based NMC approved qualified overseas nurses to staff strapped NHS Trusts, but were always turned down. Spanish immigration to UK soars by 85% but lags far behind Poland, Bulgaria and RomaniaLarge scale European migration to Britain has more recently come from former Eastern Bloc countries such as Poland, Bulgaria and Romania which, at 1 million plus, dwarfs the numbers coming of Spain. Do we actually need foreign nurses, especially those with poor English who are a risk? Lord Winston asksLord Winston says Bulgaria and Romania are ‘Mafia states’ and claims their nurses put patients at risk.. Crimes by EU citizens treble figures revealIn highlighting Bulgarians and Romanians, it should also be noted that they are being treated like second class European Citizens in the UK as well as other EU member countries. Unlike workers from A8 accession countries such as Poland, who enjoy full ‘free movement of Labour’ rights to work in the UK, Bulgarians and Romanians do not have the same rights to work in the UK. Share                                                 |