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Net migration figures fall 1 Mar 2013 | 03:36 pm
The Home Office have announced a reduction in net migration and heralded this as a success. Many question the value of this fall and current policies are branded by some as being damaging to the UK’s ...
International Student numbers expected to fall. 28 Jan 2012 | 12:21 am
The number of international students coming to the UK is expected to fall significantly due to the forthcoming change to the Tier 1 Post Study Worker Visa. From 1 April 2012 the Tier 1 Post Study Wor...
Universities warn student against hostile student visa changes 3 Feb 2011 | 11:18 pm
The government’s proposal to reduce the number of overseas students has been described by vice-chancellors as a hostile act against British universities. MPs were warned that changes to the student i...
UK immigration system in chaos 23 Dec 2010 | 03:30 am
The Home Office have been criticised for the rapid introduction of new rules without following due democratic process and accused of rushing the introduction of new rules without proper consideration ...
High Court judges interim immigration cap to be illegal 21 Dec 2010 | 02:06 am
Two senior judges have ruled that the temporary UK immigration limit imposed from 28 June on Tier 1 and Tier 2 skilled migrants from outside the European Union is unlawful because ministers sidesteppe...
UK Immigration Cap will hinder economic recovery. 9 Dec 2010 | 01:24 am
Skills shortages, immigration restrictions and employment laws are likely to seriously hinder employer efforts to fill newly created private-sector jobs next year, a survey has revealed. Research fro...
Government proposes major changes to Tier 4 UK Student Visas 9 Dec 2010 | 01:18 am
The Government has announced a range of proposals designed to reduce the level of student migration to the UK. The Tier 4 Visa currently allows international students to enter the UK to study at a va...
Immigration Cap loophole showing potential 50% increase 30 Nov 2010 | 02:22 am
The interim immigration cap has seen the use of Intra-Company Transfers (ICTs) to bring non-EU workers to the UK surge. During the third quarter of this year the number of ICT visas issued was 8,000 ...
New Immigration Cap announced – is Britain open for business? 25 Nov 2010 | 03:15 am
Theresa May announced the new immigration cap, to commence in April 2011, ignoring many of the Migration Advisory Committee’s key recommendations. The total Tier 1 and Tier 2 Visas that will be appro...
Migration Advisory Committee publishes report on annual immigration limit 19 Nov 2010 | 01:04 am
The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) has today published its report into an annual limit on immigration through Tiers 1 and 2 of the points-based system. The government will consider the report’s f...
