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MP's report reveals problems with British immigration system.

10:24 12/11/2014
A recent parliamentary report reveals serious problems with the UK's immigration system. The report by the Commons Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has criticised £1bn wasted on cancelled IT projects...

Leading academic 'baffled' by UK Student visa policy

13:39 05/11/2014
A leading academic has criticised the UK government's tough and complicated international student visa requirements, saying that he is 'baffled' by the policy. Professor Andrew Hamilton is the Vice-...

UK and France crack down on illegal immigrants

19:44 30/09/2014
The UK and France have teamed up in a new plan to tackle the problem of illegal immigrants trying to enter the UK via Calais. The measures were announced by Home Secretary Theresa May, and French...

UK announces tourist visa refunds

14:18 29/09/2014
The UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, has announced changes to tourist visas which will refund the cost of up to 25,000 visas to Chinese tourists, in order to try and attract more...

London businesses seek visa reforms

13:27 25/09/2014
Almost 50% of London-based businesses are calling for the UK government to reform the Tier 2 visa system over concerns about a shortage of skilled workers. A recent business survey was carried out by...

Lord Heseltine: Foreign students should be excluded from UK immigration cuts

11:36 24/09/2014
A former UK deputy Prime Minister has called for foreign students to be excluded from the UK government's immigration figures, explaining that students are 'not the sort of people causing the anxiety...

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