MPs say UK immigration backlog rose by 180,000 in a year
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14:27 17/07/2013
The total number of cases in the UK's immigration backlog rose by 190,000 in the last three months of 2012 to over 502,000 cases according to the House of Commons' Home Affairs Committee (HAC). The...
Senior civil servant says UK immigration and visa services face cuts
9:07 02/07/2013
One of the UK's most senior civil servants, Mark Sedwill, gave evidence to an influential committee of MPs this month about the future of the UK's immigration services. Mr Sedwill told the Home...
Angry reaction to UK immigration's visa 'security bonds'
15:14 01/07/2013
India and Nigeria have reacted angrily to the announcement by the UK's Home Secretary Theresa May that the UK intends to introduce 'security bonds' for some visitors in an attempt to ensure visa...
UK immigration to launch pilot 'security bond' scheme for 'high risk' nations
19:05 27/06/2013
The UK's Home Secretary, Theresa May, has announced that UK immigration will launch a pilot scheme in November which will test the effectiveness of making foreigners from 'high risk countries' pay £3...
UK visas and immigration chief answers MPs questions
19:11 21/06/2013
The acting head of the UK's visa and immigration services has appeared before a committee of MPs in Westminster to answer questions about her progress in improving the UK's visa and immigration...
UK's chief independent immigration inspector to stay in post until 2015
16:22 04/06/2013
John Vine, the UK's Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration, has agreed to renew his contract. Mr Vine was first appointed in 2008 and has been credited by MPs with exposing many...
