Weekly UK Immigration News Round up 3 October 2010
Equality Act brings new rights for all workers
The rules apply whether you are a resident worker or on a work permit or student visa.
Care Quality Commission introduce new fines in a bid to improve care standards
The care industry is one of the most regulated sectors in the UK. It is extremely rare to find an owner knowing employing overseas care workers or nurses without valid Tier 2 work permits or Tier 4 student visas.
Bogus NHS dentist with fake qualifications worked for nine years
A bogus dentist with no qualifications managed to fool her employers at NHS hospitals for nine years before being discovered, the Daily Mail reports today.
The UK Border agency has announced that four people were arrested this week as part of an investigation into a suspected sham marriage operation in Reading.
Immigration Officers say ‘access denied’ to internet lover seeking entry into the UK
An American man who flew to Britain claiming he wanted to pay a visit to his internet girlfriend was refused entry to the country after immigration officers at Cardiff Airport discovered he intended to set up home with her permanently in Pontypool.
Top college bans Muslim veil for students
Muslim students and visitors have been banned from wearing veils in a controversial new crackdown on security at a leading sixth-form college.
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