New study reveals impact of immigration on UK religious faiths
Britain is home to 1.1 million Muslim immigrants, according to a comprehensive study of faith and migration by a leading think tank.
New student visa controls would hit language schools warns Kent paper
Language schools around the Thanet area of Kent in the South East of England say the millions of pounds their students bring into the isle’s economy could be hit by proposed new immigration rules, the online publication ‘This is Kent’ warns.
Chinese woman fools immigration controls in Japan with fake fingerprints
Chinese woman manages to enter Japan illegally after having plastic surgery to alter her fingerprints, thus evading immigration controls.
Changes to policy on judicial reviews
The UK Border Agency has announced important changes to the way it manages judicial review challenges from those being removed from the UK.
New agreement to combat visa fraud in the Philippines
The British and Philippine governments are joining forces to combat visa fraud, the UK Border Agency has announced.
Border and Immigration Minister responds to Home Affairs Committee report
‘The UK Border Agency is continuing to make progress in dealing with the legacy backlog of older asylum cases, and has already concluded more than 220,000 cases. We are now looking at whether we can clear the backlog earlier than summer 2011, said Border and Immigration Minister Phil Woolas
Immigration staff bonuses row continues
The Times reports that Britain’s Immigration Minister provoked outrage this week by claiming that immigration officers were “putting their lives on the line” for the country.
UK Border Agency responds to alleged abuse of Tier 4 student visa system
The British Government has published its response to allegations in the media that Tier 4 of the UK’s points-based system for immigration is being widely abused by foreign nationals posing as students. Undercover reporters from the Daily Telegraph have exposed a host of scams, including an agency in the Philippines, offered to foreign nationals desperate to come to Britain as bogus students.
UK Border Agency response to media reports about UK education providers
The UK Border Agency publish response to claims in the media that some education providers may be prevented from enrolling foreign students.
MAC Chairman Prof Metcalf criticises UK student immigration policy
Professor David Metcalf, Chairman of the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC), said he was “stunned” that 770 universities and colleges offer courses that provide a route for non EU graduates to remain here for two years looking for work.
