Immigration News Weekly Round up 05 February 2012
Immigration News Weekly Round up 05 February 2012
How will the new ‘minimum salary for residency’ proposals affect you?
Following yesterday’s announcement by the UK Immigration Minister, Damian Green, that under new proposals migrants seeking permanent settlement, or Indefinite Leave to Remain, will be required to earn between £31,000 and £49,000 per annum, Immigration Matters has been inundated with questions from worried work permit holders such as Senior Care Workers, Nurses and Domestic Workers.
Human rights decisions led to ‘ridiculous and damaging’ situation, says UK Immigration Minister
The UK Immigration Minister Damien Green has warned that the way courts interpret the human right to family life has led to a “ridiculous and damaging situation” and risks a “dangerous” stand off between parliament and judges.
Settlement in UK to be linked to a minimum salary of £31,000 says Immigration Minister
The 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.
Sham marriage vicar John Magumba jailed
Another Church of England vicar has been jailed for carrying out sham marriages to allow immigrants to gain residency rights to remain in the UK, the BBC reports.
Immigration News Weekly Round up 22 January 2012
Immigration News Weekly Round up 22 January 2012 – www.immigrationmatters.co.uk
Immigrants on benefits – figures revealed
371,000 migrants on benefits according to Government estimates.
The UK Government has published its first ever estimates for the proportion of foreign-born people who are claiming working-age benefits in the UK.
Bulgarian and Romanian applications – UKBA issue new application form and guidance
The UK Border Agency (UKBA) has published revised guidance notes for Bulgarian and Romanian accession worker card applicants and employers, and a new version of Form BR3.
Immigration News Weekly Round up 15 January 2012
Immigration News Weekly Round up 08 January 2012 – Immigration News Weekly Round up 15 January 2012 – www.immigrationmatters.co.uk
East London sham marriage couple jailed
A London ‘couple’ who flew in European brides as part of an immigration scam enabling Bangladeshi men obtain indefinite leave to remain in the UK illegally have been jailed for a total of 6 years, the UK Border Agency has confirmed.
