The care industry already desperately short of qualified care workers and with government curbs on Tier 2 working visas and Tier 4 student visas managers are increasing turning to EU migrants, especially from keen new EU workers from Bulgaria and Romania. Although Bulgarian and Romanian citizens do not enjoy full free movement rights to work in the UK they can obtain Yellow Card permits to work full time as part of a vocational study programme such as NVQ or QCF courses in Health and Social Care.
Stephen Glover for the Daily Mail criticizes a leftwing foundation for urging the old to give up their homes for younger people.
At least 697 immigrant children detained by the UK Border Agency at south east ports between May and August, the Children’s Society has revealed following a ‘Freedom of Information’ request for the data.
Since 20 June 2011 the UK Border Agency introduced new guidance which makes it mandatory for Bulgarians and Romanians to take out a ‘Comprehensive Sickness Insurance’ policy when applying for yellow card registration as a working student. But finding out what is actually meant by ‘comprehensive sickness insurance’ is proving more difficult than you would expect?
The UK has decided not to implement two asylum directives of the European Union as part of its moves to be tough on immigration and asylum seekers…
A bogus international student who lied that he could speak English and admitted buying a fake language proficiency certificate can stay in Britain, immigration appeal judges have ruled
Health tourist visitors who do not pay their debts for NHS treatment will soon be denied permission to enter or stay in the UK
The National Minimum Wage rises to £6.08 per hour from 1 October 2011, but not all workers receive it…Non-EU illegal workers are in an even worse position being unable to complain for fear of losing their jobs. At least Bulgarians and Romanians have other options such as a study work yellow card and a vocational course which allows full time hours.
A pilot scheme to help UK banks and credit providers identify fraudulent applications by immigration offenders has been launched by the Audit Commission…Hundreds of international students are currently being sued by their former colleges or universities for unpaid fees according to debt collection agencies…A CCJ or Default will stay on your credit file and history for six years or more and will have to be declared on immigration forms.
The EU law also covers nurses, prompting Lord Winston, the IVF pioneer and broadcaster, to speak out twice in the past week about the threat posed by the poor communication skills of nurses recruited from EU countries such as Romania.
