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Immigration Information     Tier 4 student visa laws ‘harm universities’ says former Education MinisterUK universities are missing out on students from India because of the Government tightening immigration controls, a former education minister warns. UK Immigration crackdown on Tier 4 students sees 70% fall in applications to private collegesCity AM reports that the UK government’s policy to cut immigration is having a devastating effect on private higher education, according to a new report published last week. Prohibiting some international students, those studying at private institutions, from working part-time to support their studies in the UK must be reversed, the Centre Forum think tank argued. UK university setting up a memorial scholarship in memory of murdered Indian studentLancaster University is to set up a scholarship in memory of Anuj Bidve the Indian student whose unprovoked murder in Manchester evoked widespread sympathy and outrage. 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. UK University applicants drops 8.7% but non-EU students increase, UCAS figures revealThe number of UK University applicants has dropped by 8.7% compared with last year, official figures show. With student agents in Asia reporting that students are now more attracted to study in Australia, New Zealand, Canada or the US, UK Universities may have to do more to attract overseas non-EU students to fill places – or start closing campuses and making redundancies. Romanian workers offered UK jobs while 2.7 million claim benefitsBritish employers are offering thousands of jobs to Romanian workers as UK unemployment soars to a record high, the Daily Star claims. A recruitment agency in Bucharest is advertising 2,434 vacancies for British jobs according to the report. The news that employers are recruiting in Romania will surprise many as, despite being members of the European Union, Romanians cannot work in the UK as employees without permission. Immigration News Weekly Round up 29 January 2012Immigration News Weekly Round up 29 January 2012 Immigration News Weekly Round up 22 January 2012Immigration News Weekly Round up 22 January 2012 – www.immigrationmatters.co.uk Immigrants on benefits – figures revealed371,000 migrants on benefits according to Government estimates. Bulgarian and Romanian applications – UKBA issue new application form and guidanceThe 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. Share                                                 |