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Migrant workers face tougher test to work in the United Kingdom

Measures to raise the bar for foreign workers wishing to enter the United Kingdom, and to give domestic workers a greater chance of applying first for United Kingdom jobs, have been unveiled by Home...

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New student immigration system set to launch in the UK on 31st March 2009

The UK Government today announced the go-live date for the student tier of its new points-based system for migration. From 31st March, students looking to study in the UK can apply for their visa...

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Tough new points system for earning citizenship

Plans requiring would-be-citizens to earn enough points to stay permanently in the United Kingdom were revealed by the Government today. The new points based test for citizenship – an extension of the...

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New controls help protect jobs for British workforce

A raft of new government measures will ensure that resident workers can have every opportunity to fill vacancies before they are offered to workers abroad, the Home Secretary announced today.Following...

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More than 100,000 identity cards issued to foreign nationals

The UK Border Agency has now issued more than 100,000 identity cards for foreign nationals, mostly to those extending as students or spouses – and regulations laid this week will, if approved,...

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Minister sets out evidence for immigration policy change

The government will ensure that the UK maximises the benefits of immigration, Immigration Minister Damian Green has said. Speaking to the Royal Commonwealth Society last night, the minister commented...

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Row over child benefit for East Europeans

Tens of thousands of children living in Eastern Europe will continue to receive child benefit despite the payment being stripped from middle-class families in this country. The Coalition government’s...

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Immigration cap ‘threatens future of leading genetics lab’

The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, responsible for sequencing a third of the first human genome, is struggling to recruit the scientists it needs due to the tough new visa controls. The laboratory in...

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Immigrants to be charged for appeals

Immigrants and asylum seekers will have to pay for appeals against decisions made over their cases, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has said. Fees will apply to appeals against decisions refusing someone...

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5,000 jobs to go at UK Border Agency

A further 5,000 jobs are set to be axed at the UK Border Agency over the next four years, its chief executive said today. Lin Homer said 1,700 job had been cut so far this year but thousands more could...

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