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
British unemployment not caused by immigration new study reveals
Following this week’s claim by Migrationwatch UK, a study by the National Institute of Economic and Social Research published by the Independent strongly refutes claim that foreign nationals are depriving British-born workers of jobs.
British youth unemployment link to immigration rise pressure group claims
There is ‘probably’ a link between rising youth unemployment in Britain and an increase in migration from eastern Europe, a report from an anti-immigration pressure group claims today.
Immigration News Weekly Round up 08 January 2012
Immigration News Weekly Round up 08 January 2012 – www.immigrationmatters.co.uk
7 tips for completing a Yellow Card BR1 application to work and study in the UK
With Yellow Card student applications for Bulgarians and Romanians taking 3 to 6 months to process, getting it right first time is vital.
Immigration will fall but due to UK economic downturn thinktank claims
In a different slant on the continuing speculation over net migration figures, the Guardian reports that thinktank IPPR claims government is still unlikely to fulfil pledge of cutting net immigration to ‘tens of thousands’, but it will fall anyway partly due to the economic conditions.
Immigration to UK will fall sharply this year says ippr
Immigration to Britain will fall sharply this year, a think-tank said this week – but will fall short of the Prime Minister’s target, the Daily Mail reports.
The Institute for Public Policy Research (ippr) claimed that net migration – the difference between the number of people arriving in the UK, and those leaving – would be [...]
