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Immigration Information     Thousands of illegal immigrants win right to stay in Britain under 14 year ruleThe Telegraph reports that thousands of illegal immigrants have been granted what the paper describes as “squatters’ rights” to remain in Britain permanently after proving they have lived here for 14 years. E-borders will cause ‘chaos’ warns travel industryThe BBC reports that travellers face chaos during this year’s PEAK school holiday travel season should airlines be forced to implement new electronic passport checks. But if we want the Government to ’secure Britain’s borders’ should we accept that we are going to have to put up with delays and more infringements on our personal liberty? London still boomingMigrants and students have a better chance of finding work around London, which is teaming with hotels, shops, bars and restaurants, and more tourist attractions than almost anywhere on earth. London is also a magnet for an estimated half a million overstayers and illegal immigrants, which is why Mayor Boris Johnson favours an amnesty for illegal immigrants against his own party line. See London Mayor Boris Johnson favours amnesty for illegal immigrants Weekly Immigration Matters news round upWeek’s round up of the main Immigration Matters stories for the week ending 4th July 2009. Senior Carer and her 18 year old Daughter get Indefinite Leave to RemainWork Permit holding Senior Carer collects her passport from her immigration adviser, Bison UK, today which now includes an Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) sticker. The Borders Citizenship and Immigration Bill, expected to become law later this year, will have far reaching effects on Filipino and other Work Permit holders, for instance, Senior Carers and Nurses, hoping to apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) or British Citizenship. UK Border Agency to speed up identity cards for foreign nationalsHome 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 offenceThe 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 todayThe 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 degreesAs 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. NVQ Student arrives after visa appeal at AITFilipino NVQ student makes it to the UK after his entry clearance refusal in Manila was overturned by an Immigration Judge at the AIT (Asylum and Immigration Tribunal) following an appeal. Share                                                 |