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UK announces new immigration rules for 6 month+ visits

14:33 13/07/2005
From 13 November 2005, all nationals from non-EEA member states as listed below who wish to come to the UK for more than six months will need to obtain an entry clearance from a British diplomatic...

France to change its immigration system

12:37 12/07/2005
French Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy on Monday announced the creation of an interministerial committee tasked with re-evaluating the country's immigration needs and its visa procedures. The...

EU countries agree on illegal immigration issues

11:10 06/07/2005
Ministers from five European Union countries agreed on 5 July to collaborate on repatriating illegal immigrants, according to French interior minister Nicolas Sarkozy. "All together, the European...

UK SBS work permit in hospitality sector to end

11:13 27/06/2005
The UK Minister of State for Immigration today announced that the Sectors-Based Scheme (SBS) would stop operating in the hospitality sector, but would continue until June 2006 in the food processing...

Need for immigrants in Scotland questioned

10:29 27/06/2005
Scotland's "Fresh Talent" initiative to entice foreign students to Scotland is "completely unjustified", according to the think tank Migrationwatch UK. Migrationwatch UK said reports of Scotland's...

Indian restaurants in UK disappointed with SBS decision

9:04 27/06/2005
The UK government has ended a short-term visa scheme for people working in Indian restaurants in the wake of an illegal immigration scam involving Bangladeshis. The move is likely to affect nearly 10...

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