Weekly Immigration Matters news round up
Week’s round up of the main Immigration Matters stories for the week ending 4th July 2009.
UK Border Agency to speed up identity cards for foreign nationals
Home Secretary Alan Johnson has ordered the UK Border Agency to review its successful rollout of compulsory identity cards for foreign nationals, with a view to accelerating the process, but appears to be making a U turn on mandatory ID cards for British Citizens.
Filipino to be deported for pornography offence
The UK Border Agency has taken the unusual step of publishing details of a Filipino man facing deportation for attempting to import explicit paedophiliac material into the UK.
Visa requirement for South Africans starts today
The announcement is clearly designed to reassure the public that the Labour Government is taking steps to secure and strengthen Britain’s borders.
Too hot for Filipino Students as London hits 32 degrees
As London temperatures soared to 32 degrees today even Filipino students were complaining about the heat! Most migrants coming to the UK from hotter tropical countries like the Philippines and India expect the weather to be freezing cold all year round, packing their huge suitcases with coats, jumpers and even blankets.
Where to get advice on debt problems
The Debt Advice Trust is a UK not for profit organisation which helps people in serious debt to get advice on various debt solutions ranging from Bankruptcy to an IVA (Individual Voluntary Arrangements), Debt Management Plans and more.
Tax increase on high earners could see British brain drain
Demand for staff in areas affecting migrants, such as the Care Sector, remians strong, with Care Home employers still reporting shortages of Care Assistants and Nurses.
Special work permit application forms and guidance for Bulgarian and Romanian nationals published
The forms and guidance are specifically for work permit applications for Bulgarian and Romanian nationals made on or after 01 April 2009.
