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Ireland’s Supreme Court has notified the State of its intention to make a formal declaration in February 2018, ruling that a total Irish general employment permit and visa ban that stops asylum seekers working in the country is unconstitutional. Five judges announced that its declaration will be made on February 9th, 2018.
An article published by The Economic Times of India says that Chinese nationals are more likely to gain a US visa than Indian citizens. Based on US visa refusal rates, an Indian national applying for a nonimmigrant visa is ‘far less’ likely to be awarded an US visa than a Chinese applicant. According to official data, India’s US visa refusal rate is double that of China’s.
The Health Select Committee is urging all non-EU GPs to share cases of being thrown out of the UK or being hit with delays in being able to take up work on tier 2 visas with employers who have tier 2 sponsorship licences. The Committee is set to launch an inquiry into the systems and processes used to grant non-EU GPs the right to work in Britain, and is gathering information to demonstrate how systems and processes are failing.
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has appealed to big names across the technology industry to help it carry out social media surveillance of US visa holders deemed to be a threat to national security. The appeal came during a presentation at a recent tech industry conference, outlining plans to monitor US visa holders’ social media activity.
An article published by the Daily Mail’s Home Affairs Editor, Ian Drury, claims that non-EU migrants are handed UK residence permits at a rate of one every 36 seconds, despite Britain having no permit system. According to figures released by Eurostat, UK immigration officials approved 865,894 applications for a residence permit made by non-EU nationals in 2016.
New government plans will make it easier for foreign students in the UK to apply to switch from within the UK from a Tier 4 visa to a Tier 2 skilled worker visa once they complete their course, rather than having to wait until they have confirmation that they have passed their exams.