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The scrapping of the “racist” UK visa software based algorithm is good news. Eventually, after a great deal of trouble, this system has now been scrapped. However, why is it necessary to go to so much trouble? Why does everyone have to fight to stop this sort of discrimination? Is the system so lacking in basic decency that we
Matthew Albence, despite being an immigration hardliner, did not always follow the Trump line. Recently Trump officials had criticised Albence for being too concerned over the welfare of immigrants, which it was claimed had interfered with enforcement action! In fact there are concerns at ICE
It is surely not surprising that this would happen. There is a great deal of animosity amongst sections of the public towards ICE. Probably it was a big mistake for the US to call it ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement). It sounds like an organisation that you would see in a Police state. It conjures up image
The expensive, confusing and overly bureaucratic UK visa processing system makes things even worse when there is a pandemic. Further bad news is that the infection rate appears to be increasing in parts of the UK.
Donald Trump is trailing in the polls well behind Biden the Democratic Presidential candidate. On Monday Trump signed another Executive Order that will increase scrutiny of H1B visa applications. H1B visas are very popular with Indian owned IT companies in the US. In reality much of the time the only suitable visa is the H1B visa or L1 visa.
Recently there have been changes to the coronavirus COVID-19 Government UK visa advice. There is a new concession that benefits Tier 4 visa students and other visa holders as well. Everyone whose visa expires between 24 January 2020 and 31 July 2020 can stay until 31 August 2020.